Hurricane Forcasts?

I grew up in the southern United States. Hurricanes are just something we deal with. For years, scientists have tried to predict how many named hurricanes will occur that threaten the United States. And for years they have been wrong. Not just a little wrong, either. They would predict 6-8 named storms and we would get two. The predictions were so bad that after looking at their records, the scientists have stopped their predictions. Probably a good idea.