A new hurricane model predicts that the U.S. will experience two hurricane landfalls—one on the East Coast and one along the Gulf Coast—in 2013. 

The model, Coastal Carolina University's Hurricane Genesis and Outlook, or HUGO, will also provide specific storm-surge and inundation data as a hurricane approaches, CCU's forecasting team says.

The model interprets current atmospheric and oceanic conditions and compares them to past years with a similar mix of storm-influencing variables. It is the first forecast that narrows down how many hurricane formations in a season may actually hit land, CCU says, as opposed to how many may form. 

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