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Colorado State University climatologist William Gray predicts the storm period this month will be nearly twice as busy as an average September. ap
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Number of storms, including hurricanes, forecasted in the Atlantic this month. That prediction counts Tropical Storm Ike, which formed Monday, and Josephine, which formed Tuesday.
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Number of hurricanes forecasted, including Hanna, which reached hurricane strength on Monday before weakening back to a tropical storm. Two are expected to be major.
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Number of Atlantic hurricanes forecasted for the season in an Aug. 5 prediction by Colorado State researchers.
