"Sunshine State"? How about "Hurricane Magnet"?

VulcanRider · 07-11-2005, 11:35 PM

Hurricane Dennis just blew through, and Tropical Storm Emily is on the way. It's still way out in the Atlantic, but 4 of the 6 predicted tracks are pointed at Florida. One keeps it south of Cuba, and one says it'll just fizzle out. We're at the wrong end of a shooting gallery...

Ziroc · 07-12-2005, 02:20 AM

Yeah, I've said for over 3 years now that Florida should be renamed to "The rainy state". I mean crap, our lawn is so soaked, we can even MOW it!!

Seraph · 07-12-2005, 11:37 PM

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It's still way out in the Atlantic, but 4 of the 6 predicted tracks are pointed at Florida. One keeps it south of Cuba, and one says it'll just fizzle out. We're at the wrong end of a shooting gallery...

Whos tracks are you talking about? The National Hurricane Center is predicting that Emily won't come near Flordia within the next five days.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...946.shtml?5day

VulcanRider · 07-13-2005, 12:21 AM

The weatherman on my local TV station showed 6 possible tracks on the 11pm news last night. 4 of them were aimed at us. The track in your link looks like the 1 that kept the storm south of FL. Yes, it'll take Emily over a week to get here, but according to the weatherman she will be visiting. I've searched the station's website but can't find the graphic with all 6 tracks. I'll keep looking...

Seraph · 07-13-2005, 09:25 AM

I don't know if it works the same way down there, but I've learned not to trust local weathermen in New York. They generally have an intrest in making the storm sound as bad as possible. If the storm sounds bad then more people are going to want to keep track of the weather, which means higher ratings for the local news.

Ziroc · 07-13-2005, 09:40 AM

Very true Seraph, so true. Thats why I go where the weathermen GET the data, and where pros go and talk.. the real deal. If you want to visit the forum, go to:

http://www.geo-earth.com/forums/inde...5&showforum=69

Called "Geo Earth". Need to register to remove that dumb 'login' window...

[ 07-13-2005, 12:31 PM: Message edited by: Ziroc ]

Cloudbringer · 07-13-2005, 11:45 AM

It was a bad hurricane season last year and this year it's started early so we can only hope it doesn't get much worse than this!

07-11-2005, 11:35 PM	#1
VulcanRider Lord Soth Join Date: July 25, 2002 Location: Melbourne FL Age: 61 Posts: 1,971	Hurricane Dennis just blew through, and Tropical Storm Emily is on the way. It's still way out in the Atlantic, but 4 of the 6 predicted tracks are pointed at Florida. One keeps it south of Cuba, and one says it'll just fizzle out. We're at the wrong end of a shooting gallery... __________________ ----- Help feed animals in shelters with just a mouse click at The Animal Rescue Site !!

07-12-2005, 02:20 AM	#2
Ziroc Ironworks Webmaster *Bow to the Meow* Join Date: January 4, 2001 Location: Lakeland, Florida Age: 52 Posts: 11,727	Yeah, I've said for over 3 years now that Florida should be renamed to "The rainy state". I mean crap, our lawn is so soaked, we can even MOW it!! __________________ Ironworks Gaming's Official Youtube Gaming Channel

07-13-2005, 12:21 AM	#4
VulcanRider Lord Soth Join Date: July 25, 2002 Location: Melbourne FL Age: 61 Posts: 1,971	The weatherman on my local TV station showed 6 possible tracks on the 11pm news last night. 4 of them were aimed at us. The track in your link looks like the 1 that kept the storm south of FL. Yes, it'll take Emily over a week to get here, but according to the weatherman she will be visiting. I've searched the station's website but can't find the graphic with all 6 tracks. I'll keep looking... __________________ ----- Help feed animals in shelters with just a mouse click at The Animal Rescue Site !!

07-13-2005, 09:40 AM	#6
Ziroc Ironworks Webmaster *Bow to the Meow* Join Date: January 4, 2001 Location: Lakeland, Florida Age: 52 Posts: 11,727	Very true Seraph, so true. Thats why I go where the weathermen GET the data, and where pros go and talk.. the real deal. If you want to visit the forum, go to: http://www.geo-earth.com/forums/inde...5&showforum=69 Called "Geo Earth". Need to register to remove that dumb 'login' window... [ 07-13-2005, 12:31 PM: Message edited by: Ziroc ] __________________ Ironworks Gaming's Official Youtube Gaming Channel

07-13-2005, 11:45 AM	#7
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	It was a bad hurricane season last year and this year it's started early so we can only hope it doesn't get much worse than this! __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

07-13-2005, 09:25 AM	#5
Seraph Quintesson Join Date: September 12, 2001 Location: Ewing, NJ Age: 43 Posts: 1,079	I don't know if it works the same way down there, but I've learned not to trust local weathermen in New York. They generally have an intrest in making the storm sound as bad as possible. If the storm sounds bad then more people are going to want to keep track of the weather, which means higher ratings for the local news.

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