squirtgun 122 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 For the first time since they have been keeping records of the Atlantic hurricane season,there is a 22nd storm of the season.This storm is named ALPHA,it's the first time they have run out of names and had to go to the greek alphabet for names. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Mike Williamson 198 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 For the first time since they have been keeping records of the Atlantic hurricane season,there is a 22nd storm of the season.This storm is named ALPHA,it's the first time they have run out of names and had to go to the greek alphabet for names. Wilma is also a record breaker, with the lowest barometric pressure since they have kept records. Let's hope she keeps to the south. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PA Dutchman 14 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 Wilma is also a record breaker, with the lowest barometric pressure since they have kept records. Let's hope she keeps to the south. How far south??? Ocala or Orlando??? Hopefully she just poops out and just drops rain. I have a beef with those 'weather bugs'....aren't there 26 letters in OUR alphabet...where was Quincy, Rosey, Tiki, and Zeke??? Hopefully all those affected will pull through safely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Mike Williamson 198 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 How far south??? Ocala or Orlando???Hopefully she just poops out and just drops rain. I have a beef with those 'weather bugs'....aren't there 26 letters in OUR alphabet...where was Quincy, Rosey, Tiki, and Zeke??? Hopefully all those affected will pull through safely. No, I was thinking further south...like Cuba. ;) Here's the 2005 name list. There are names for R and T, but none for Q, U, X, Y, or Z. That's 21 names, with 22 starting the Greek alphabet. Maybe they couldn't come up with 6 names starting with Q, U, X, Y, or Z that they liked. Arlene Bret Cindy Dennis Emily Franklin Gert Harvey Irene Jose Katrina Lee Maria Nate Ophelia Philippe Rita Stan Tammy Vince Wilma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Larry B 55 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 Yea but somehow they liked "gert"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tropical wave 22 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 and they retire the big ones..... we'll never see another camile, katrina, andrew etc etc....... I moved my dad down there last year right after Frances, Im sure he's loving my dumb a$$ right about now.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 Hurricane Wilma Intermediate Advisory Number 32a Statement as of 7:00 am CDT on October 23, 2005 ...Wilma moving a little faster northeastward but not yet strengthening... ...New warnings for the northwestern Bahamas... At 8 am EDT the government of the Bahamas has issued a Hurricane Warning for the northwestern Bahamas...including the Abacos...Andros Island...Berry Islands...Bimini...Eleuthera...Grand Bahama Island...and New Providence. At 7 am CDT the center of Hurricane Wilma was located near latitude 22.4 north... longitude 86.1 west or about 90 miles north-northeast of Cancun Mexico and about 315 miles west-southwest of Key West Florida. Wilma is moving toward the northeast near 8 mph and an increase in forward speed is expected during the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 100 mph with higher gusts - a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 70 miles rom the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 200 miles. An Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft recently measured a minimum central pressure of 961 mb. Storm surge flooding of 8 to 13 ft above normal tide levels is possible along the southwest Florida coast near and to the south of where the center of Wilma makes landfall. Storm surge flooding of 5 to 8 ft above normal is possible in the Florida Keys and Florida Bay...as well as in Lake Okeechobee. Wilma is expected to produce additional rainfall accumulations of 10 to 15 inches through Sunday across portions of western Cuba and the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula... with isolated maximum storm total amounts approaching 50 inches. Rainfall across southern Florida including the Keys through Tuesday is expected to be 4 to 8 inches... with isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches possible. Isolated tornadoes are possible over the southern Florida Peninsula and the Florida Keys today. Repeating the 7 am CDT position...22.4 N... 86.1 W. Movement toward...northeast near 8 mph. Maximum sustained winds...100 mph. Minimum central pressure... 961 mb. The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 10 am CDT. Forecaster Knabb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 Tropical Storm Alpha Intermediate Advisory Number 4a Statement as of 8:00 am EDT on October 23, 2005 ...Alpha made landfall near the town of Barahona in the Dominican Republic... Tropical Storm Warning: the entire coastlines of the Dominican Republic and Haiti; the Turks and Caicos and for the southeastern Bahamas. LANDFALL: Satellite images and surface observations indicate that the center of Alfa made landfall near the town of Barahona in the Dominican Republic. At 8 am EDT the center of the tropical storm was located near latitude 18.4 north... longitude 71.4 west or about 25 miles west-northwst of the city of Barahona in the Dominican Republic. MOTION: toward the northwest near 14 mph. A turn to the north-northwest is expected over the next 24 hours. WINDS: near 50 mph with higher gusts. Alpha is expected to weaken rapidly and could dissipate over the mountainous terrain of Hispaniola. SIZE: Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from the center. PRESSURE: 1000 mb RAINFALL: The storm is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 4 to 8 inches over much of Hispaniola...with possible isolated maximum amounts of 15 inches over mountainous terrain. These rains could produce life-threatening flash floods and mud slides. The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 11 am EDT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 This is devastating stuff. The folks in Mexico are in for what New Orleans went through, or worse. I saw reports yesterday of water going through walls of home, flying refrigerators, major hotels with structural damage, hospitals are down, windows blown out. They have had over 5 feet of rain, and that was as of yesterday. Waves over 33 feet tall. Gas tank ripped off the foundation and sent into a home where it exploded and burned 7 people, including kids. No houses have roofs.... Don't expect much to be left. Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 Hurricane Wilma Advisory Number 34 Statement as of 4:00 PM CDT on October 23, 2005 ...Wilma a little stronger and accelerating northeastward toward Florida... ...Tropical storm-force winds impacting western Cuba and approaching the lower Florida Keys... At 4 PM CDT the government of Mexico has discontinued all warnings for the Yucatan Peninsula. At 4 PM CDT the center of Hurricane Wilma was located near latitude 23.5 north... longitude 84.9 west or about 210 miles west-southwest of Key West Florida and about 295 miles southwest of the southwestern coast of the Florida Peninsula. Wilma is moving toward the northeast near 14 mph. A continued northeastward motion and a gradual increase in forward speed are expected tonight and Monday. On this track...the center of Wilma is forecast to be near the southwestern coast of the Florida Peninsula early Monday morning. However...Wilma is a large system and tropical storm force winds will reach the Florida Keys and Florida Peninsula tonight...well in advance of the center. Data from Air Force and NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased and now are near 105 mph with higher gusts. Wilma is a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some strengthening is possible tonight and early Monday...and Wilma could be near category three strength as it nears the southwestern Florida coast. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 85 miles from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 230 miles. An Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft just reported a minimum central pressure of 959 mb...28.32 inches. Storm surge flooding of 9 to 17 ft above normal tide levels is possible along the southwest Florida coast near and to the south of where the center of Wilma makes landfall. Storm surge flooding of 5 to 8 ft above normal is possible in the Florida Keys and Florida Bay...as well as in Lake Okeechobee. Storm surge flooding of 2 to 4 feet is possible along the extreme southeastern coast of Florida. Additional rainfall accumulations across southern Florida... including the Keys... through Tuesday is expected to be 4 to 8 inches... with isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches possible. Large swells generated by Wilma will continue to affect portions of the northeastern Gulf Coast from the Florida Keys northward tonight and early Monday. Isolated tornadoes are possible over the central and southern Florida Peninsula and the Florida Keys tonight and Monday. An intermediate advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 7 PM CDT followed by the next complete advisory at 10 PM CDT. Forecaster Knabb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Mike 64 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 I have family all over southwest florida, I am glad to see it weakening and hope it continues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 This is from a subscription email I get... Beth Message sent to you follows: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Special thanks to Marla Fisher (In the Pink) for finding this website located here: http://www.cancunmap.com/ The site has information regarding Cozumel's status and actually named Adrian (one of the tour guides we use in Cozumel) as the source. Here is Adrian's communication: Adrian just phoned us. They have only been able to walk around downtown. The small piers for dive boats are destroyed. Punta Langosta cruise ship pier near downtown is partially destroyed. The roofs of Casa Denis restaurant and Plaza del Sol shopping area are gone. The giant flag pole is gone. he talked with the owner of Rock 'n Java restaurant and the building is intact, but all...contents destroyed, as is the case with most oceanfront businesses. Almost every palapa structure has disappeared. It sounds like McDonalds has been destroyed. The expensive oceanfront shops were severely damaged or destroyed and some looting took place immediatly after the storm (Adrian says that the streets are safe. The looting was isolated). They found a dead body on the oceanfront, but thought that this person had been dead for several days--and was washed up by the hurricane. The oceanfront street on the west side of downtown is intact--the seawall held. Most concrete structures are intact, but received water damage. Flooding was not a major problem in downtown, although rain was forced into every crack, so many homes received some water damage. Back to Adrian. We discussed the potential condition of the island. He's pretty sure that the east side of the island will be gone. We are worried that not only will the buildings be damaged, but that the land will actually be gouged out. The road along the eastern shore had just been rebuilt and is sure to be gone. Adrian's biggest concern was as the hurricane passed. The winds changed traveling from north to south, pushing waves into the northwest shore hotels like Melia Cozumel (www.meliacozumel.solmelia.com) and El Cozumeleno (www.elcozumeleno.com). As the hurricane moved farther across the channel the winds changed again and began traveling from west to east, bringing waves to the entire western side of the island. We heard reports of cars floating near the seawall as the waves crashed over onto avenue Melgar that runs along the oceanfront in downtown. ------------------ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Jeff 232 Report post Posted October 23, 2005 From start to finish the storm I heard lasted approx 60 hrs in cozamel/Cancun area, what a nightmare that must of been Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Jeff 232 Report post Posted October 24, 2005 Hope all the Florida folks are doing alright, just got off the phone with my brother in St. Cloud and he said its pretty wild, not real dangerous yet. GOOD LUCK ALL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Don Phelps 85 Report post Posted October 24, 2005 It's been raining all night here in Orlando and the wind has been getting progressively stronger. The biggest problem right now are the tornadoes popping up everywhere. Just another day in paradise! :lgbugeyes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PWkid 79 Report post Posted October 24, 2005 It's been raining all night here in Orlando and the wind has been getting progressively stronger. The biggest problem right now are the tornadoes popping up everywhere.Just another day in paradise! We are getting 50-60 mph winds right now but its expected to get worse.6-8 inches of rain is expected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Jeff 232 Report post Posted October 24, 2005 Im praying for my brother and all you folks down in Florida, be careful & safe Please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Don Phelps 85 Report post Posted October 24, 2005 The weather is starting to break here. It's still very windy with very strong gusts, but the rain has stopped and the sun is actually peeking through occasionally. The low tonight is predicted to be in the 40's....Almost unheard of in Central Florida in October. Breezy and in the 60's tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 seymore 90 Report post Posted October 24, 2005 Don Glad to see ya'll made it thru the storm! :cool: Don't let all the orange trees die now keep em warm.. ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Don Phelps 85 Report post Posted October 24, 2005 Thanks Shane......Happy B-Day! :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
For the first time since they have been keeping records of the Atlantic hurricane season,there is a 22nd storm of the season.This storm is named ALPHA,it's the first time they have run out of names and had to go to the greek alphabet for names.
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