The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should be "very active," with nine hurricanes and a good chance that at least one major hurricane will hit the U.S. coast, a top researcher said Tuesday.Forecaster William Gray of Colorado State University said he expects 17 named storms in all this year, five of them major hurricanes with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater. The probability of a major hurricane making landfall on the U.S. coast this year: 74 percent, he said.
"There's about a 74 percent chance of a major storm hitting the U.S. coast this year, when the long-term average is about 52" percent, Dr. William Gray, Colorado State University forecaster, told CBS News Radio.
Last year, Gray's forecast and government forecasts were higher than what the Atlantic hurricane season produced. He expected five major hurricanes, but there were only two. And none hit the U.S., CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.
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