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Another very strange season. But just feeling, but something will happen.

I voted no, but hope your 'feeling' has merit.

I just took the summer off assuming that we would have a so-so season.  It only takes one big storm to get things going.

If the prior hurricane seasons havent put anyone in the poor house, this one will for sure.

Hurricane season is over, folks!

Nah, it's not. Just last year, a $65,000,000,000.00 hurricane struck on 10/29, and it was not recognized even as a tropical wave until 10/22.

We also had a few less notable hurricanes in the late seasons the last few years:

2012 Rafael (10/15, 90 mph winds)

2011 Rina (10/24, 115 mph winds)

2010 Otto (10/08, 85 mph winds)

2010 Paula (10/12, 105 mph winds)

2010 Richard (10/24, 100 mph winds)

2010 Shary (10/30, 75 mph winds)

 

 

Many of us remember Wilma. Karen may not be to much, may get a few adjusters working. Looks like a weak cane or strong TS into the pan handle (at this moment).
Expect a couple more stroms this month.

Posted By stormcrow on 10/03/2013 10:28 PM
Many of us remember Wilma. Karen may not be to much, may get a few adjusters working. Looks like a weak cane or strong TS into the pan handle (at this moment).
Expect a couple more stroms this month.

I really don't mind a "weak cane". Sandy & Irene were both relatively recent category 1 hurricanes, and both made the top 10 most expensive hurricanes on record list. I know of over 200 people still deployed and picking up work from Sandy, a year later.

I try to not get too optimistic until the wind actually blows, but Chuck calling the season as "over" while we still have a quarter to go (famous words, I might add) seems a bit brash. 

Total and Average Number of Tropical Storms by Month (1851–2011)
Month	Total	Average
January— April	5	<0.05
May	18	0.1
June	82	0.5
July	114	0.7
August	362	2.3
September	555	3.5
October	323	2.0
November	87	0.5
December	16	0.1

As you can see by the attached chart, October is almost as busy a time as August.

Karen at this time is barely hanging on as a naked swirl, almost destroyed by shear and dry air. But she is trying to refire some sotrms. She may survive as a TS to make landfall on the gulf coast. Likely minimal storm minumal damage.

Over the last few years not so much as the peak intensity, but more organized weather systems seem to be moving ever closer to the latter time frames of hurricane season. We had Ida back in MID-November 2009, Sandy in late October, Karen now in October. If I remember correctly we had Wilma in October of 2005 and Tropical Storm Zeta December 2005.

So much for Karen!

I went surfing at Pensacola Beach during the worst Karen had to put out. She made for some chunky waves, but good surf for these parts.  Nothing claims-worthy will come out of this unless you live close enough to take care of the leaky roofs absent wind damage.

 

In reference to the earlier post about Irene and Sandy being late season low category storms. While these two were low category compared to their damage costs, they impacted expensive property with very high pop. density.  

 

I love the point about comparing the number of storms between August and October; almost the same.

Posted By ChuckDeaton on 10/06/2013 7:43 AM
So much for Karen!

Touche. Still not over though :)

Do I hear a full figured female warming up her voice in the wings

The hurricane season is over for 2013, go back to sleep.....................LOL

Posted By ChuckDeaton on 10/23/2013 2:19 PM
The hurricane season is over for 2013, go back to sleep.....................LOL

Still 2 days left!

Still a month to the end of November but I can here to sound of singing approaching. Maybe next year.

Home Depot n Wal Mart are hiring. Go get a job!

Pizza delivery is often a daily cash job

2014 is going to have all sorts of land falling canes.
Well at least you have to feel like it should have.