YOUR 2006 PREDICTIONS

[george_r_1961]

1. Although hurricane season 2006 will not produce as many storms as 2005, it will bring its share of misery. At least one major hurricane will hit the Gulf coast and another will strike the mid atlantic states in August, causing major damage to coastal NC up thru the Delmarva.
2. An investigation by the FBI will result in several prominent congressman being indicted on corruption and bribery charges. The courts will show no mercy and most will recieve lenghty prison terms
3. President Bush will be the victim of an assasination attempt. He will quickly recover however.
4. A powerful nor'easter will batter the east coast in April..wreaking havoc from Florida to New England. Although it would be classified as a cold core low later studies would reveal that it was a powerful subtropical system.
5. Alarmed by the increase in deaths caused by drunken drivers, the federal government enacts laws to require all states to punish first offenders as felons with mandatory prison time and long term loss of license. Second offenders would face long prison terms and a permanent revocation of license. Drunken driving deaths drop dramatically.
6. A moderate earthquake will hit western Virginia and eastern West Virginia. Damage will be light and there will minor injuries.
7.A survey reveals that only 20 percent of Americans can name the Vice President.
8. A popular actor is arrested for drug distribution, shocking the world.
9. Michael Jackson is arrested again for child molestation charges. This time he is found guilty and is sent to prison.
10. A new, affordable drug is approved for AIDS patients, enabling many to live a near normal life.
11. A New England state will enact the death penalty after a series of shocking murders commited by a serial killer. Due to ex post facto this murderer cannot be executed however.
12. Heres one prediction I have great confidence in..Storm2k will continue to grow!

[arkess7]

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[azskyman]

Here's my addition to this thread.

1) G.W.'s ratings will improve all year long, but many will continue to see him as arrogant and out of touch.
2) Oil prices will rise again by late spring...with gasoline settling in to the $2.50 per gallon range.
3) Two days in the first week of April will produce a significant tornado swarm. The lower Ohio River valley will take the brunt of it.
4) Despite dire predictions of "the worst hurricane season yet," there will be fewer named storms but look out Miami, and look out Charleston!
5) Highest praise in the music world will be for a song (or songs) where lyrics, not sound, get our attention. A female artist will sing it.
6) Best movie of the year will NOT be The DaVinci Code.
7) February will be a snowy month in the northeastern half of the country after rains and snows also finally arrive in California and the Southwest during the second half of January.
8) A holdover from last year...one of the original Friend's cast will be hit with a lifechanging event.
9) Thousands of troops will be coming home from Iraq...only to be "on call" for the next hotspot which will not be Iran.
10) The number "56" will take on some signficance...not sure why, when, or how...but it will.
11) S2k will get some interest from an established "weather community."
12) A new weather BOOK will hit the stands and create a lot of interest....and no, it won't be something I publish.

[cycloneye]

Here are my predictions:

1) Michael Jackson goes bankrupt and closes Neverland park.

2) The economy of the US will suffer a mild recession with the stock market plunging to the lowest point around 9,500.

3) A tragic air crash will occur in the US mainland.

4) Hurricane season 2006 will have less named storms than 2005 but the US will get a couple of hurricane landfalls.

5) Tension rises and an air strike occurs in one of those countries Iran and North Korea.

6) A well known actor dies of natural cause.

7) Chicago White Sox will repeat with another World Series win.

8) Detroit Pistons win the NBA championship.

9) A strong earthquake occurs in SE Asia with many lives lost.

10) Storm2k will continue to improve with the membership reaching 10,000 members by September and new additions that the board will have.

[wx247]

This is always a lot of fun... here we go...

1) Katie Couric will be named the replacement anchor for the CBS Evening News.

2) A prominent poiltician will suffer a heart attack or stroke taking its state by surprise.

3) The Winter Olympics will have a major security breach.

4) A significant severe weather outbreak will impact the Southern Plains and Tennessee Valley, impacting one major city significantly.

5) Good Morning America will become America's #1 morning news program.

6) Donald Rumsfeld will resign as Secretary of Defense and a Democrat will be named to succeed him.

7) The 2006 hurricane season will be much quieter. An early season subtropical system will threaten NYC and Boston.

8) A member of S2K will make national news.

9) Claire McCaskill will win the MO Senate Race.

10) MHS will qualify a record 7 students to nationals in Dallas.

[Brent]

9. Michael Jackson is arrested again for child molestation charges. This time he is found guilty and is sent to prison.

GOOD!

[Brent]

1. Terrorist attack will be thwarted at the Winter Olympics in February in Italy
2. Major Terrorist attack will be averted against a major U.S. city
3. Large passenger plane will crash in the U.S. or just offshore
4. Hurricane Season 2006 won't be as bad as 2005 but will have it's share of devastating storms
5. Strong earthquake will hit Southern California during rush hour killing hundreds
6. The Democrats will re-take the Senate in the November Midterm elections
7. A prominent politican will die suddenly in the summer... and this person will be up for re-election in November
8. Gasoline prices will once again rise to record levels
9. A Major power outage will strike the Eastern U.S. due to an extreme early season heat wave
10. Thousands of troops will leave Iraq... though several thousand will still be left by the end of the year, but will only be helping the Iraqis, not involved in combat
11. Tensions with North Korea and Iran will both hit a boiling point at some time during the year, though at least one will end peacefully

[nystate]

1. Independence Day will be celebrated with fireworks on July 4th
2. There will be at least one named hurricane in the 2006 Hurricane Season
3. It will snow in the northeast sometime in February

Ok, ok, ok. I know, I'll post some real ones now...

1. A large jet airliner will crash in the US causing numerous casualties, but terrorism will be ruled out as a cause
2. The Indianapolis Colts will win the superbowl
3. Hostilities will begin with renewed vigor between Israel and the Palestinians
4. Saddam will be found guilty and sentenced to execution
5. There will be a small scale terrorist attack in the US (suicide bombing?)
6. No real progress will be made on North Korea, while Iran will agree to peacefully end its nuclear program
7. US troops will be sent in a small number to a third world country (similar to the Liberia situation a few years ago)
8. A few airlines will go out of business...Independence Air and ATA are two front runners

[cycloneye]

Cleaned thread from political discussions.Nothing political can be discussed with debates at storm2k as there is no political forum.

[arkess7]

Thanks Luis!!!!

[Brent]

I could have swore there was a 2005 prediction thread but I cannot find it.

[Skywatch_NC]

1. The winter of 2005-'06 will be an overall mild one in the SE similar to the 2004-'05 one.
2. Indianapolis Colts will be the Super Bowl champions.
3. The 2006 Atl/Car/GOM tropical season will be a lot less active.
4. Iran will surrender it's nuclear program while North Korea maintains a stubborn stance in the international scene.
5. S2K Games Forum will have unusually higher than normal activity during the much quieter tropical season.

Eric

[O Town]

I could have swore there was a 2005 prediction thread but I cannot find it.

I think there is somewhere because I remeber people pullin it back up in refrence to things that came true or parcially true during the year.

[wx247]

I did a search for it and found it earlier, but I can't find it now. Go figure!

[beachbum_al]

May I play.

1. I will get snow in 2006 during January. (I can dream can't I)

2. Unfortunately there will be named hurricanes to hit the US somewhere.

3. I will get a new car this summer.

4. There will snow all along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida.

5. Storm2k will be rank #1 on best sites to visit for weather and just chatting.

[southerngale]

I could have swore there was a 2005 prediction thread but I cannot find it.

predictions for 2005...
http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic ... redictions

And here's the 2004 one too...
http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic ... redictions

[Brent]

I could have swore there was a 2005 prediction thread but I cannot find it.

predictions for 2005...
http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic ... redictions

And here's the 2004 one too...
http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic ... redictions

I am not worthy...

[canegrl04]

1. The drought in Texas and Oklahoma continues on well into summer,but relief comes in the fall

2.A major US airline plane crash in America,killing nearly 200 people

3.Gerald Ford passes away

4. Things in Iraq take a turn for the worse with civil war

5.Karl Rove indicted

6. Michael Jackson in trouble agaIN

7. Earthquake of mag. 7.2 in Calif second half of the year

8.First terror attack in US by suicide bombing

9. Israel bombs Iran

10. Bush poll numbers stay low

[angelwing]

Ok, I'm going to give this a shot:

1-Major n'oreaster hits the East Coast mid-February dumping 2 to 3 feet of snow on Virginia, PA, NJ, NY, Ohio and Delaware.
2-A much more active hurricane season for 2006 with the first named hurricane coming in early May and at least 1 hitting NJ.
3-The Phillies and the Cubs will meet for the National League Championship and the Cubs will finally get to the world series but will lose to the
Chicago White Sox.
4-The Americans will bring home the most gold in the Winter Olympics.
5-The drought will continue out west and no relief will be seen until October.
6-Israel will attack Iran.
7-There will be an attempt on GWB.
8-There will be a major earthquake on the New Madrid Fault, causing the Mississippi to flow backwards again as before.
9-Atlantic City will lose what's left of its beach due to the rising ocean; the ocean will reach the doors of the casinos.
10-Storm 2k will be acknowledged nationwide!

[Brent]

2-A much more active hurricane season for 2006 with the first named hurricane coming in early May and at least 1 hitting NJ.

More active than 2005????