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Hurricane absence: The longest period without a hurricane striking the United States is three years seven days, from Allen (Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 10, 1980) to Alicia (Galveston, Texas, Aug. 17, 1983).
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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.
