National Hurricane Preparedness Week May 23-May 29

NOAA/NHC ^ | 24 May 2010 | National Hurricane Center

[NautiNurse]

The Atlantic Tropical Storm Season officially begins June 1. This week, there is a low pressure system in the Atlantic with a 30% chance of developing into a tropical system.

The last week of May also provides the opportunity to review and complete your hurricane safety preparations and evacuation plans for 2010.

Hurricane History

Storm Surge

High Winds

Inland Flooding

Forecast Process

Be Prepared

Take Action

Invest 90 Forecast Models

Atlantic Satellite Floater 1 (90L)

Western Atlantic Buoy Data

Florida Buoy Data

Southeast US Buoy Data

2010 Tropical Storm Names

Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Igor
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tomas
Virginie
Walter

Finally, the Safir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was updated in January of this year. The summary table provides more detailed examples of wind damage for quality of building construction.

[NautiNurse]

There is very little "fire" in the poinsetta trees and when there is very little our season has been harmless

I like this old hurricane legend this year.

[SouthTexas]

This one drives me crazy. Have thought about just paying to move the due date one way or the other away from the first day of hurricane season. LOL

[rodguy911]

We are already having media problems down here. They are agenda laden and its hard to talk sense into them.

My friend in Key West caught 40 dolphin Thursday and one of the tv types from out of town asked him "if he was going to eat those fish" these people do not have a clue.

Does anyone else have any info on past experiences with the loop current feeding the Stream? The only thing I recall is frequent red tides in the winter that get into the loop current, come around the Tortugas get into the stream and usually break up.

They are bad in the area of the Tortugas but rapidly dissipate.

I wonder if anyone knows if the same would be true of crude?

[sig226]

2010 Tropical Storm Names

Alex

I know a guy named Alex. He’s a real pain in the ass. Hopefull his storm does not follow suit.

[rodguy911]

Great stuff thanks,seemingly difficult to predict which is nothing new.

[NautiNurse]

Had to lock in homeowner’s insurance a full week before closing on the house—August 31—because a storm was brewing in the Atlantic. Fortunately, I was watching the weather, and knew to call the insurance agent. Lesson learning—will never plan to close on a house during the height of hurricane season again.

[NautiNurse]

I read the other day that the loop current is quite variable. Once again, Jeff Masters provides The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current: A Primer

[NautiNurse]

Guess I better pull out my generator and get it primed. Just in case of course :-)

Ahhhh...the sweet sound of generators and chain saws...

[trillabodilla]

Thanks for the ping, NN! Better go stack up on pop tarts and tuna fish! (and chocolate, lots of chocolate.....just in case!) :)

[SouthTexas]

I bought houses a couple of times in August, but that was before the fire/windstorm policy separation and not as problematic.

[rodguy911]

Yeah thanks,
We have a similar scenario with the Gulfstream, it can be right on top of the reef or 20 miles out.

[NautiNurse]

and chocolate, lots of chocolate.....just in case!

Recently discovered dark chocolate peanut M&Ms. Wicked good!

[trillabodilla]

Yes, and M&Ms hold up better in a 90 degree house.....lol

[rdl6989]

Thread bump.

[nuclady]

Thanks, NN. I’ll be lurking, as usual.

[mstar]

don't see any African-American names on that list. Won't Sheila-Jackson-Lee be upset?

Don't you know by now, only the vast number of races, that make up "whitey", bring tears and trouble, thus deserving their names to be those of hurricanes.

African-Americans are always the victims, and the trampled upon source of all good. Therefore the name of the "Salvation Army" should be changed to the "Sheila-Jackson-Lee Adores Obama, Our Savior, Army"

[Grammy]

Up here in Tennessee we had a huricane preview starting on May 1. We had 14+ inches of rain in 2 days, and flooding beyond belief. We will be years getting over all this. I had a friend visiting and she said this was just like several hurricanes she went through.

I hope you have a very peaceful storm season..... disappointingly so!

[NautiNurse]

I was in Louisville during Derby weekend. The stories from folks driving home Sunday through TN were scary!

[Grammy]

Check out this you tube video. It was done by a friend of ours, and has many photos from our neighborhood.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP9Vl3wvi8k

[txhurl]

Well, as a Lisa myself since ‘66, we are never named storms, so that’s one off the list.