NEW YORK–Experts at a Northeast Hurricane Conference hereyesterday projected a doomsday scenario of a 30-foot-high stormsurge and endless power outages for New York if a major hurricanehits the city.

They also forecast that there is a one-in-nine chance of a majorhurricane hitting the Northeast.

Conference speakers stressed it was not a question of “if,” but“when” the Northeast will suffer a devastating hurricane in thecoming years. Still, one forecaster, Colorado State Universityresearch associate Phil Klotzbach, put the probability of a majorstorm hitting the area as relatively low.

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