IT's OVER!

Baton Rouge Sky, Baton Rouge LA 11/2006
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No Hurricanes Hit U.S. in 2006

MIAMI, Nov. 30 (AP) — The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season closed uneventfully Thursday.

No hurricanes hit the United States this year, in stark contrast with a record-breaking 2005 season. Nine named storms and five hurricanes, two of them major, formed this season.