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Hurricane predictors admit they can’t predict hurricanes

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December forecasts are too unreliable, experts say. Full story...
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Hurricane Season 2011 comes to an end

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video Hurricane season comes to an end today. The year was an active one, with 19 named storms. But only Hurricane Irene made landfall in the US. Full story...
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Panel says wild weather worsens

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Freakish weather disasters - from the sudden October snowstorm in the Northeast US to the record floods in Thailand - are striking more often. And global warming is likely to spawn more similar weather extremes at a huge cost, says a draft summary of an international climate report obtained by The Associated Press. Full story...
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STORMTRACK 3: Strong storms headed our way

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Two powerful weather systems will make for one stormy night here in southeastern North Carolina. Stay tuned to WWAY News on-air and online for all the latest. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Hurricane Hunters provide vital forecasting tool

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video When the tropics get active, the famous Hurricane Hunter aircraft are meteorologists' eye in the sky. These are more than just planes. They are working laboratories sent on missions that would make most queasy. Full story...
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Jerry Jackson

Storm Names

Here is a list of the 21 names for the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.

Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Don
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katia
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rina
Sean
Tammy
Vince
Whitney

Below is a list of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane names with pronunciation.

Arlene (ar-LEEN)
Bret (bret)
Cindy (SIN-dee)
Don (dahn)
Emily (EH-mih-lee)
Franklin (FRANK-lin)
Gert (gert)
Harvey (HAR-vee)
Irene (eye-REEN)
Jose (ho-ZAY)
Katia (ka-TEE-ah)
Lee (lee)
Maria (muh-REE-uh)
Nate (nait)
Ophelia (o-FEEL-ya)
Philippe (fee-LEEP)
Rina (REE-nuh)
Sean (shawn)
Tammy (TAM-ee)
Vince (vinss)
Whitney (WHIT-nee)

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