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Record Storms Hit U.S. For the first time since records were kept, the U.S. mainland was hit by six consecutive hurricanes in 2008. The Atlantic basin season, which ended last November 30, produced 16 named storms and was the fourth most active season in 64 years. Eight named storms became hurricanes and five intensified into Category 3 or larger hurricanes. Making landfall in the U.S. were hurricanes Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike. Gustav swept through New Orleans on September 1; Ike dealt a serious blow to Houston-Galveston on September 13, causing the most damage to boats seen in years (see www.BoatUS.com/ hurricanes for videos and images). “Last year’s hurricane season continued the current active era, and was the 10th season to produce above-normal activity in the past 14 years,” said Dr. Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Safely Eliminate the Red Cord. TM Prediction Center. Bell was interviewed by BoatU.S. on the accuracy of pre-season forecasts (see BoatU.S. Magazine, Sept. 2008). NOAA was pretty much on target, forecasting another aboveaverage year of hurricanes in 2008, predicting 12 to 16 named storms, six to nine becoming hurricanes, and two to five becoming major (Category 3 or higher). Stop your motor and sound an alarm if you, a passenger, or pet falls Last year was also the first overboard with AUTOTETHER , the revolutionary wireless lanyard. Atlantic season to have a major hurricane (Category 3) form in five consecutive months (July: Bertha, August: Gustav, September: Ike, October: Omar, November: Paloma). Three hurricanes struck Cuba (Gustav, Ike, Paloma). The Atlantic basin has been in a period of aboveaverage tropical storm activity Great Gift since 1995, called the “multiIdea! • Simple installation. decadal signal,” and based on • No tangled lanyards. historic patterns, this could • No tools. Get 10% Off Now. • Protects up to last another 10 years or more. Go to 4 people autotether.com w w w. n o a a n e w s . n o a a . g o v. Enter Discount on a boat. Brings boating safety to a new level. — E.D. Code: BOAT-0010 Order yours today at www.autotether.com or toll free at 888-593-4181 BoatU.S. Magazine March 2009 http://www.BoatUS.com/hurricanes http://www.BoatUS.com/hurricanes http://www.autotether.com http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov http://www.autotether.com http://www.autotether.com

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