Bastardi forecasts an active 2010 season

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In terms of landfalls in the U.S,he says not a single coastline of the U.S will evade a landfall.

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From the article:
Bastardi compared a number of years to the upcoming season in terms of storm set up including 1964, 1995, and 1998. All were major impact seasons for the U.S. coast.

In 1964, Hurricane Cleo struck southeast Florida near Miami as a Category 2 storm and killed 217 people.

In 1995, Hurricane Opal made landfall in Pensacola, Florida as a Category 3 storm affecting 200 miles of coastline and causing $3 billion in damages.

In 1998 Hurricane Bonnie struck near Wilmington, North Carolina as a borderline Category 2 to Category 3 storm causing significant harm to crops and $1 billion in damages.
This season could be very active. I remember 1995 and 1998, very active. 1995 is one of the most actives besides 2005, 1933, and 1887.
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