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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The hurricane season officially begins Wednesday, and it apparently won't be an easy one for forecasters. But one expert said typically hurricane-free cities may be overdue for a major storm.
This year, the National Hurricane Center is expecting the storm season to be busier than usual: up to 18 named tropical storms, with three to six of them major hurricanes.
Last year was the third-most active season on record, with 19 named storms, 12 of which became hurricanes. But only one gave the U.S. any problems.
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The Weather Channel's Rick Knabb, a hurricane expert, reported that five U.S. cities are long overdue for hurricanes and are just as vulnerable as cities in the South: Honolulu; New York; San Diego; Savannah, Ga.; and Tampa, Fla.
Below are summaries of those cities' histories with hurricanes, listed in order of the most recent storms: read more
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