>Except nobody said that.
Oh yes they did. The Guardian, June 1st, 2006:
17 Storms Slated For 2006 Hurricane Season.
Ill wind blows over storm-hit lands
The US hurricane season starts today with predictions of severe turbulence ahead
Alberto, Beryl, Chris and Debby. Somewhere over the Atlantic, a combination of warm sea surface temperatures and wind shear is brewing up a string of tropical storms that threaten to unleash a fresh season of devastation on coastal America.
With New Orleans still surrounded by the wreckage of Katrina, a new hurricane season gets under way today - and with it, the realisation that the coming six months could well bring a repetition of the panic and confusion that revealed a vulnerability many Americans had previously been unaware of.
Yesterday, a new forecast from the respected team of hurricane experts at Colorado State University predicted 17 named storms in 2006, including nine hurricanes. Five of those will be category three storms, with winds of more than 110 miles per hour. "We believe 2006 will be a very active season in the Atlantic basin," the report said.
In 2006
The University of Colorado team predicts that this year there will be 17 named tropical storms, of which 9 will be hurricanes. Of these, five will be serious Category Three storms.
A Category Three hurricane features winds of more than 110mph.
Researchers believe the chance of a major storm like this making landfall in the US next year is 82%.
It is most likely to strike the east coast, including Florida.
"experts at Colorado State University"
Well they were a little bit off weren't they? Maybe it's because Colorado is so far from an ocean.