Somebody knows somth'in bout birth'n hurricanes

[tw]

Originally Posted by marichiko

Well, I'm not going to scream about it. Of course living in Colorado does wonders for one's blase' factor about such things.

I find it ironic that the expert on hurricanes, Dr Gray, is in Colorado.
The Tropical Meteorology Project

Meanwhile, Dennis is right on his predicted track. First to southern Ill. He should now turn sharply east to head for NC or NJ.

Dennis could have been a very destructive storm. The Carribean is ripe and warm early. There were no upper air currents to rip the roof on that storm. However just like Andrew suddenly intensified for reasons not fully understood; Dennis fizzled about 50 miles before hitting the mainland coast. Those who talk lightly about the hazards of these storms usually assume they survived a big one. If it was Dennis, then one suffered damage from what ended up being a minor hurricane. Currently no way to know that storm was not going to be destructive because we still don't understand the mechanism that so sharply intensifies or deflates these storms without warning.

I read somewhere that a person is convinced the storm will not be dangerous as long as he does not put on that toe tag. He says he can prove it. He's not dead. Amazing the religions that some people practice.

[quote=tw]

Originally Posted by marichikoWell, I'm not going to scream about it. Of course living in Colorado does wonders for one's blase' factor about such things.[/QUOTE

I find it ironic that the expert on hurricanes, Dr Gray, is in Colorado.
The Tropical Meteorology Project

Yeah, we got NCAR here and NOAA, and CSU has a pretty good department of study devoted to such matters. That's why the national forecasters can dispatch their predictions of doom with such sangfroid. Ain't happening here!

[melidasaur]

I'm looking forward to Dennis rain all day tomorrow... he best deliver because i think one of my trees is dying.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by tw

I read somewhere that a person is convinced the storm will not be dangerous as long as he does not put on that toe tag. He says he can prove it. He's not dead. Amazing the religions that some people practice.

An ex-coworker and her family would rent a house on the beach in the Carolinas every year during hurricane season. On purpose. In the event of storm warnings they would refuse to be evacuated and would have an extra-big party at which they served Hurricanes as the beverage of choice and watch the storm approach. This included the year that the storm did hit and swept all the water out of the pool in front of the beach-side window wall of their rented home.

She was later found to be crazy. When she popped her noodle we quietly made arrangements for her to be admitted to another hospital. This is a service we cheerfully provide for our employees and their relatives.