The Atlantic season kicks off on June 1. Where's the party?

World-renowned tropical storm expert Dr. William Gray's latest prediction information can be found here. He has a reputation for being quite accurate.

Will this be another punishing year for Florida? Time will tell.

BTW, if anyone's interested in some cool video footage of Hurricane Charley of last season, you can click here.

[ September 10, 2005, 07:52 PM: Message edited by: MIB ]

ok. I'm such a dope. I couldn't understand the post cuz I thought it was about the Miami 'Canes football season coming up.

But yeah... they better have a better season this year.

Don't you worry about my Canes. We'll start off the season right with #7 in a row against F$U soon enough. :cool:

We need a major hurricane to sweep through the Keys. That part of the state hasn't been cleaned up in years.

I was thinking more like Broward...they've never taken a direct hit....they should have some of the fun the rest of us have gone through recently...

Nah, I have too many friends down there who've said I can stay with them when my power goes out AGAIN this year (I had power for 14 days last September, from two hurricanes)....

Why not hope for a tsunami? It's much more efficient in that respect.

(What an ass!)

Hey, Hey, I am a Broward resident, and I'm east of A1A. We haven't taken a direct hit per se, but we had a LOT of damage last year even without a direct hit. Miraculously, even though I'm right on the beach we never lost power, and areas west of us had more damage, which was weird. Frankly, I hope none of us get hit - it's nervewracking to go through, and I'm amazed that anybody would actually hope that another area actually take a direct hit.

I can think of a couple of places I'd like to see a direct hit: wherever they're doing the next "Survivor," wherever they're doing the next "Real Gilligan's Island" (yes, there IS a season 2), wherever the "Big Brother" house is...

Good point. It would definitely sweep out those WHO HAVE NO FRICKIN' SENSE OF HUMOR. Survival of the fittest, I think.

It's official: the southeast is doomed.

Here is NOAA's official 2005 hurricane outlook, released just today.

The 2005 list of hurricane names.

[ May 16, 2005, 12:42 PM: Message edited by: MIB ]

Damn...another year without a hurricane named after me. frown

Oooh, this makes me SO much happier that my father wants to retire to Florida - as if worrying about some widow getting her clutches into his $20k fortune weren't enough.

And you won't see it anymore. The name "Bob" was retired after Hurricane Bob in 1991, and "Bobby" is a form of the retired name so won't be used.

Retired hurricane names

Sigh.

I live within 3 blocks of Galveston Bay....each Season brings a sorta sinking feeling in my stomach....we're long overdue for a direct hit...there was a recent article in the Houston Chronicle spelling bad news for all of us in this area should a "5" come our way.
THE BIG ONE

But, I grew up here....it just comes with the territory, I suppose.

NJ

I lived in Houston for two years, and just KNEW that a hurricane was going to hit me there...but I got lucky and nothing ever hit, so I moved to Miami....in 1992.....


eek!

One nice thing about hurricanes....NO LINES @ DISNEY! We were there last year as Ivan was bearing down on the state, and we could walk right on every ride. They weren't even doing any Fast Passes.

The wierdness has started.

i just moved to a home on a canal a block from the gulf of mexico. I hope this is a mild season.

OK, we're 4 days into the 2005 hurricane season. Where's the beef?

The season's first tropical depression has formed in the western Caribbean this morning:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATC...ml/082050.shtml

If it developes into a tropical storm, it will be named Arlene. It is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico by the weekend.

Arlene says hello


Where will she go?

[ June 09, 2005, 10:54 AM: Message edited by: MIB ]

Got a few feeder bands of wind and rain last night from Arlene but just a glancing blow here.

Btw, what's Hizzzhoner's obsession with hurricanes? Strange for a midwesterner.

I've always been fascinated by weather, especially severe storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Kinda cool.

MIB, Hurricanes aren't cool. We rode out Eloise in the 70's and it was awful. We were even inland about 80 miles and I can still remember the howling wind and rains that went on forever it seemed.

UH-OH!!! eek!

Serves you right, KW. Incur my wrath and I shall employ all my powers to teach you a lesson.

Oh no! Not again! June 2005 was an all time record rainfall for Central Florida for the month of June. We had over 16.74 inches!
rainfall

We live in Titusville which is just East of Orlando by the Kennedy Space Center and we are having a time just keeping the lawn mowed. You can almost see the grass growing!! We have our storm shutters ready for action when they make the announcement!! eek!

Looks like I have to get in touch with my atmospheric sciences prof from school and see what he thinks is going to happen! I have this bad feeling in my stomach... let's hope it's wrong!

God's memo: All the sinners in Key Queer, errr, West, should consider fleeing. Oh wait, I guess that should read 'everyone needs to get out of Key West.'

If the path of Dennis is consistent, it looks like New Orleans, that city of decadence, will get hit head on, but of course, who ever knows with these things.

Fortunately with Cindy going through that area already, Dennis wouldn't be nearly as strong as it potentially could be if that's the path it takes (towards NOLA). Add that cooler water that will be present to the weakening that will take place as it travels over Cuba and maybe it won't be too bad. We'll just have to see.

Worst teaser I've ever heard on the news: "Mississippi is about to get windy from Cindy while we're wondering if Florida will be menaced by Dennis."

We could get some wind and rain from Dennis....

I remember Dennis....really cute, muscular, deep blue eyes...oh wait, we're talking about the hurricane. Well, if we could wish some of that rain up to the Chicago area, I would be one happy camper. (and gardener) I think I have spent my inheritence on my water bill and cyprus mulch.

His judgment cometh, and that right soon.

Except our own Key West Guy, I hear he is a saint, paragon of virtue and pure at heart.

Hey, let's me finish the work from Ivan before these storms of destruction go through. Dear God, please don't let a hurricane hit the Alabama/Florida Gulf Coast until at least the end of the August.

As bad as it sounds, hurricans are good for business.

Flooding in Mobile from TS Cindy was horrendous. How cruel if this thing hits them as well. Mother Nature is a beotch.

So far, all the "predicted" tracks take Dennis right into the Gulf Coast area of the Florida panhandle and AL./MS. This can change, of course (and probably will), but he's predicted to be most likely a Category 3 or higher storm.

This is from one of the most accurate computer modeling programs linked thru NOAA - and if its as accurate as it normally is, then folks in MS & LA better brace themselves.

FYI - this is animated, but refreshes itself..

Que Darth Vader Music

You might get a message that the modeling graphics are being updated.

IF that track is accurate, then AL and MS would get the worst of it because of their being on the right front (northeast) quadrant of the storm. LA. would be spared some of the brunt.

I also noticed that that model takes Dennis's remnants up into the Midwest, where God knows we seriously need the rain.

This morning it has re-modeled, and now looks like it'll destroy Alabama...with the war zone the tried and true Pensacola to Mobile stretch.

When will these beach home owners learn?

More stuff brewing off Africa



Dennis the Menace - latest closeup

For the love of God, please spare Pensacola/Mobile. Those poor people in Pensacola haven't rebuilt from last years and Baldwin County, AL is just in the middle.

Tropical waves off the African continent are rare at this time during the hurricane season, for the Cape Verde season usually doesn't start brewing until August.

Interesting.

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth...

Seriously, stay safe KWG. BOHICA.

As long as you swallowed and didn't spit. . . wink

We're in full preparation mode now. Tourists evacuated as of noon today. Finishing up work now so can use all day tomorrow for shuttering, etc. I dread going to the grocery store tonight! eek!

good luck. I got an e-mail from our friends who now live in Hong Kong. They still have not sold their Key West house yet, so they're a bit concerned...
Stay safe.