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Hurricane cycles: Major hurricanes (winds 111 m.p.h. or higher) run in alternating active and quiet periods of 25-40 years each. A new active period began in 1995 and might last to about 2035.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
