3 major hurricanes to hit US this year: AccuWeather

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hree major hurricanes will strike the United States this year, with the storm-battered Gulf Coast most at risk in June and July, forecaster AccuWeather predicted today. Get ready for high gas prices once again if this hurricane season is anything like last years.

“Early in the season the Texas Gulf Coast faces the highest likelihood of a hurricane strike, possibly putting Gulf energy production in the line of fire,” he said. “As early as July, and through much of the rest of the season, the highest level of risk shifts to the Carolinas.” At the tail-end of the season, the Northeast and southern Florida will be most at risk from storms, he said. This year feature fewer named storms than last year’s record of 28, but will still be a season of above-average storm frequency, AccuWeather said in the press release.

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