Posted on 09/28/2009 1:59:25 PM PDT by SES1066
Before the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season kicked off on June 1, forecasters were calling for 12 named storms, with about half developing into hurricanes.
...
Based on the current El Niño conditions, Colorado State University meteorologists William Gray and Phil Klotzbach this week issued an updated hurricane forecast, which calls for 2009 to be a below-average season.
The pair predicts that this season will see just ten named tropical storms in the Atlantic.
Four of those storms are expected to develop into hurricanes, with winds of at least 74 miles (119 kilometers) an hour. Two will become major hurricanes, with winds exceeding 110 miles (177 kilometers) an hour, the meteorologists say.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalgeographic.com ...
So I guess we are officially in an El Niño now ?
You hit on the root cause.
Baraq has spread his arms like Moses and the winds calm.
“From the deadly 1900 Hurricane to Ike, it was 108 years, so I sincerely hope for you that that time frame for MAJOR and DIRECT hits stays intact”
Galveston had another deadly hurricane in 1910. Not as bad as 1900 though. Better be careful of 2018
Your memory is short grasshopper (tongue-in-cheek), 2005 had the record number of storms in recorded history with 28 Named Storms, 15 Hurricanes, 7 Major and 4 that touched Category 5. Since the names are set pre-season as "A" thru "W" with a skip of "Q" and "U", that season had the first 6 letters of the greek alphabet used, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Zeta. The "W" storm was Fred's wife, Wilma.
.
LOL!!I am broke from the econonmy tanking..and I don’t live in ana rea or otherwise qualify for the new ‘weatherization” package that Obozo is spending millions on...Guess I am just a TWP.(typical white person ).
Its all right, I'll float you a loan like Carlos Slim did for the NY Slimes - 14% OK for you? I'll give you a break and make that per year. [smile!]
Nah....
I know that the Bamster is REAAALLLY gonna unite us all REAAALLLY soon and then I will have my mortgage paid, my debts paid and a new car...oh, and a boat to float away if the storms come...and oh, Sean Penn said he would come down too with his camera crew to help me with the boat!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.