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US Census Bureau News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2006


Census Bureau Says 16 Million People in Path
of Tropical Storm Ernesto

     On the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated 16.5 million people are in the projected three-day path of Tropical Storm Ernesto. Ernesto is approaching South Florida, the most densely populated area in the state.

     According to the latest advisories issued by the National Hurricane Center, Ernesto will near the Florida Keys and extreme southern Florida tonight, if it continues on its current track. A tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch are in effect from New Smyrna Beach southward on the east coast, from Bonita Beach southward on the west coast, and for all of the Florida Keys.

     Ernesto is the fifth named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. As the season progresses, the Census Bureau will continue to post information on its new Hurricane Data and Emergency Preparedness Web page <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/emergencies/index.html>.

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Note: The above calculations are based on projections of the storm’s path from the National Hurricane Center, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service, and Census Bureau population estimates as of July 1, 2005. These data do not present a full picture of the seasonal population increases of coastal or other tourist areas.
 
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Public Information Office |  Last Revised: August 09, 2007