A commercial weather service has issued a prediction that the Northeast coast of the United States will be the target of a major hurricane that could hit this year.
“The Northeast is staring down the barrel of a gun,” said Joe Bastardi, chief forecaster of the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center, in a statement. “The Northeast coast is long overdue for a powerful hurricane, and with the weather patterns and hydrology we're seeing in the oceans, the likelihood of a major hurricane making landfall in the Northeast is not a question of if, but when.”
AccuWeather.com said that in terms of the number of storms, it expects the 2006 season will be more active than normal, but less active than last summer.
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