richard09
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 | | Subject: NOAA’s new hurricane outlook shows so many storms, we may have to turn to the Greek alphabet Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:52 pm | |
| Fuck me. NOAA’s new hurricane outlook shows so many storms, we may have to turn to the Greek alphabet - Quote :
- The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has already set records for being so active, with Hurricane Isaias being the earliest ninth named storm on record. Now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting that many more records may fall in the coming months, as the Atlantic hurricane season cranks out at least 10 more named storms.
The updated outlook released Thursday calls for a total of 19 to 25 named storms (winds of 39 mph or greater), of which 7 to 11 are expected to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or greater), including three to six that could become major hurricanes (winds of 111 mph or greater). This update covers the entire hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30, and therefore includes the nine named storms to date.
About 95 percent of hurricanes and major hurricanes form from August to October, National Weather Service director Louis Uccellini said during a news conference call. In more than two decades of issuing these forecasts, NOAA has never predicted that as many as 25 named storms would form in a single season. |
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NoCoPilot
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| | Subject: Re: NOAA’s new hurricane outlook shows so many storms, we may have to turn to the Greek alphabet Tue Aug 25, 2020 10:47 am | |
| Here’s a suggestion: name them after Trump family members and cabinet members. |
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NoCoPilot
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| | Subject: Re: NOAA’s new hurricane outlook shows so many storms, we may have to turn to the Greek alphabet Mon Sep 21, 2020 5:21 pm | |
| Tropical storm Beta struck Houston today.
Or I suppose that’s β. |
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richard09
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| | Subject: Re: NOAA’s new hurricane outlook shows so many storms, we may have to turn to the Greek alphabet Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:04 pm | |
| Tropical Storm Zeta to threaten Gulf Coast as 2020 ties record for most named storms - Quote :
- Tropical Storm Zeta formed in the western Caribbean very early Sunday morning and is set to drift north and unleash wind, heavy rainfall and, potentially, ocean surge concerns as it approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Zeta becomes the record-tying 27th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, matching 2005 for the most names used in a season (the National Hurricane Center found one additional storm formed in the 2005 season in post-analysis, but it did not receive a name). Hurricane season still has five weeks left, and the record for most named storms could fall.
Zeta is most likely to come ashore the Gulf Coast on Wednesday at tropical-storm strength, but there’s an outside chance that it could cross the coast as a hurricane. According to the Hurricane Center, Zeta “could bring storm surge, rainfall, and wind impacts to areas from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle."
The landfall zone includes areas in Louisiana hit hard by hurricanes Delta and Laura as well as parts of Alabama slammed by Sally.
Portions of the beleaguered Pelican State have spent more than three weeks in 2020 inside the National Hurricane Center’s cone of uncertainty, the zone where forecasters have predicted storms could reasonably track.
Zeta is likely to become the 11th named storm to make landfall in the United States in 2020, extending the record for most in a year, which was broken by Delta earlier this month. |
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