2006 hurricane season bows out quietly
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Defying predictions, the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season ended with a whimper rather than a bang on Thursday, without a single hurricane hitting U.S. shores.
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The mild 2006 Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close Thursday without a single hurricane striking the United States &#151; a stark contrast to the record-breaking 2005 season that killed more than 1,500 people and left thousands homeless along the Gulf Coast.
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How our lives ground to a halt when a storm knocked out power.
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A noted U.S. hurricane forecaster said on Tuesday there will be just one more hurricane this year, a welcome relief after the devastation caused last year by hurricanes like Katrina.
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The four-in-a-row hurricanes that have disrupted lives across Florida have also delayed life's final journey for many. Funerals have been put off for weeks in some places because the ground is too soggy for burials or because scattered family members cannot be assembled.
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Not a single hurricane hit the Atlantic Coast this season because of a combination of unusual weather conditions, experts say.
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The relative calm of the just-ended  Atlantic hurricane season will be just a short respite before  above-average storm activity resumes next year, a noted U.S.  hurricane forecasting team said on Friday.
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US forecasters have predicted there would be one more hurricane during this Atlantic hurricane season which ends November 30.
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The ninth tropical depression of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season formed Wednesday in the central Atlantic, but it was not expected to become a hurricane or threaten land, forecasters said.
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A calm Christmas Day dawned for residents of the interior West, Southwest and Northeast, though storms loomed over the Southeast, Pacific Northwest and Midwest.
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By Halverson, Jeffrey B THE OFFICIAL TALLY FOR THE 2006 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON STANDS AT nine named storms, slightly below the average of 10 per year. Of its own accord, the statistic hardly seems unusual; nine is just a slight dip below long-term expectations.
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Hurricane forecasting experts said the number of named Atlantic storms this year will be lower than initially predicted, following a slow start of the season in which only one hurricane formed so far.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - A weakening Tropical Storm  Jeanne sloshed away from Florida on Monday after pounding areas  of the state's east coast ravaged by Hurricane Frances three  weeks ago.
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A major US military airlift of relief goods for victims of deadly storms in the Philippines was winding down, a spokeswoman for the mission said.
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By JOE MACALUSO  It looks like Mother Nature is finally turning off the fans and is pulling the plug on the Mississippi River.  OK, so the wind will continue to blow from the southeast into Saturday.
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Hurricane expert William Gray downgraded his forecast for the 2006 Atlantic storm season again Tuesday, predicting one more hurricane, two more named storms but no intense hurricanes.
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The Colorado State University hurricane forecast team Friday called for a slightly below-average hurricane season with only five hurricanes instead of the seven earlier forecast. It is second time they had revised downward their forecast in a month.