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Title: 2005 hurricane season recap [IMG Heavy]
Post by: WeatherOp on November 25, 2005, 01:29:16 pm
I put this together about a week ago, using pics I have collected over this season. Now there maybe some errors here, so if you see one, please point it out.

Name:Arlene
Strongest Category: Tropical Storm
Strongest Winds: Tropical Storm
Landfall:Alabama



Name:Bret
Strongest Category: Tropical Storm
Strongest Winds: Tropical Storm
Landfall:Mexico


Name:Cindy
Strongest Category: TS or Hurricane
Strongest Winds: TS or Hurricane
Landfall:LA
2nd Landfall: Miss.



(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/HurricaneDennis9.jpg)


Name:Dennis
Strongest Category: Category 4
Strongest Winds: 150mph
Landfall: Cuba, Cat.4, winds 150mph
2nd Landfall: Florida, Cat.3, winds 120mph.
Damage estimate: $3 to 5 billion dollars


(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/SuperHurricaneEmily1.jpg)


Name:Emily
Strongest Category: Category 4 or Category 5*
Strongest Winds: 155mph or 160mph*
Landfall: Mexico, Cat.4, winds 140mph
2nd Landfall: Mexico, Cat.3, winds 125mph.
*Note: strongest hurricane in the month of July
*Note: Only Cat.5 hurricane in July, *pending




Name:Frankiln
Strongest Category: TS
Strongest Winds: TS
Landfall: None



Name:Gert
Strongest Category: TS
Strongest Winds: TS
Landfall: Mexico, TS




Name:Harvey
Strongest Category: TS
Strongest Winds: TS
Landfall: none

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/HurricaneIrene5.jpg)


Name:Irene
Strongest Category: Category 2
Strongest Winds: 105mph
Landfall: none




Name:Jose
Strongest Category: TS
Strongest Winds: TS
Landfall: Mexico


(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/SuperHurricaneKatrina7.jpg)


Name:Katrina
Strongest Category:Category 5*
Strongest Winds: 175mph*
Landfall: FL, Cat.1, winds 80mph
2nd Landfall: LA, Cat.3, winds 130mph
3rd Landfall: Miss., Cat.3, winds 120mph.
Damage estimate: 125+billion dollars**
*Note: 6th strongest hurricane ever recorded in Atlantic basin with pressure of 902mbs.
**Note: Most damaging natural distaster in US history



Name:Lee
Strongest Category: TS
Strongest Winds: TS
Landfall: none




(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/HurricaneMaria1.jpg)


Name:Maria
Strongest Category:Category 3
Strongest Winds: 115mph
Landfall: none

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/HurricaneNate2.jpg)


Name:Nate
Strongest Category:Category 1
Strongest Winds: 90mph
Landfall: none


(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/HurricaneOphelia34.jpg)


Name:Ophelia
Strongest Category:Category 1
Strongest Winds: 85mph
Landfall: NC*
*note: no official landfall, but brushed NC

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/TSPhilip1.jpg)


Name:Philippe
Strongest Category:Category 1
Strongest Winds: 80mph
Landfall: none


(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/SuperHurricaneRita14.jpg)


Name:Rita
Strongest Category:Category 5*
Strongest Winds: 175mph*
Landfall: LA, Cat 3, winds 120mph
*Note: 4th strongest hurricane ever recorded in Atlantic basin with pressure of 897mbs.
*Note: Most intense storm ever in Gulf of Mexico

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/TSStan3.jpg)


Name:Stan
Strongest Category:Category 1
Strongest Winds: 80mph
Landfall: Mexico, TS
2nd Landfall: Mexico, Cat 1 hurricane




Name:Tammy
Strongest Category:TS
Strongest Winds: TS
Landfall: Florida, TS


(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/vinceeye250m.jpg)


Name:Vince*
Strongest Category:Category 1
Strongest Winds: 80mph
Landfall: Spain, TS**
*Note: Formed father east than any storm in history
**Note: Only known Tropical cyclone to hit Europe.

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/SuperHurricaneWilmaWinds175mphpress.jpg)


Name:Wilma
Strongest Category:Category 5*
Strongest Winds: 175mph*
Landfall: Cozemel island, Mexico, Cat 4, winds 145mph
2nd Landfall: Mexico, Cat 3, winds 130mph
3rd Landfall: Florida, Cat 3, winds 125mph.**
Damage estimate: $10-15 billion dollars
*Note: Most intense hurricane ever in Atlantic basin with pressure 882mbs
*Note: Record 3rd Category 5 hurricane to form in one season
**Note: Breaks record as 4th Major hurricane to hit the US in one year

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/TSAlpha1.jpg)


Name:Alpha*
Strongest Category:TS
Strongest Winds: TS
Landfall: Haiti
*Note: Record 22nd named storm in one season

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/MajorHurricaneBeta1.jpg)


Name:Beta*
Strongest Category: Category 3
Strongest Winds: 115mph
Landfall: Mexico, Category 2, winds 105mph
*Note: Record 23rd named storm in one season

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/TSGamma1.jpg)


Name:Gamma*
Strongest Category: TS
Strongest Winds: TS
Landfall: none
*Note: Record 24th named storm in one season


(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/TSDelta3.jpg)


Name:Delta*
Strongest Category: TS
Strongest Winds: TS
Landfall: none
*Note: Record 25th named storm in one season

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/hurricaneEpsilon11.jpg)


Name:Epsilon*
Strongest Category: Category 1
Strongest Winds: 85 mph
Landfall: none
*Note: Record 26th named storm in one season


(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/weatherop/TSZeta1.jpg)

Name:Zeta*
Strongest Category: TS
Strongest Winds: 45mph
Landfall: none
*Note: Record 27th named storm in one season
Title: Re: 2005 hurricane season recap [IMG Heavy]
Post by: Sandwich on November 25, 2005, 02:51:09 pm
Sheeeaaat. God's Bowling Alley, indeed.
Title: Re: 2005 hurricane season recap [IMG Heavy]
Post by: General Freak on November 25, 2005, 03:22:26 pm
It's more like where he sneezes. :|

Arlene..nice name. ;)
'Bill and Arlene were a happy couple...'
Reminds me so much of Raymond Carver's 'Neighbors'.
Title: Re: 2005 hurricane season recap [IMG Heavy]
Post by: Ace on November 25, 2005, 09:22:43 pm
Sheeeaaat. God's Bowling Alley, indeed.

Damn air pressure meddling deities... :p
Title: Re: 2005 hurricane season recap [IMG Heavy]
Post by: WeatherOp on December 08, 2005, 03:20:01 pm
Added Hurricane Epsilon.
Title: Re: 2005 hurricane season recap [IMG Heavy]
Post by: WeatherOp on December 30, 2005, 12:50:00 pm
 :eek2:

Ummm, Added Tropical Storm Zeta. Hurricane season has been over a month.

But, Atleast we can end in the letter Z. :lol:
Title: Re: 2005 hurricane season recap [IMG Heavy]
Post by: Mongoose on December 30, 2005, 05:27:21 pm
You've got to be kidding me. :p
Title: Re: 2005 hurricane season recap [IMG Heavy]
Post by: Flipside on December 30, 2005, 05:46:41 pm
And here we are in the UK with snow closer to Christmas than it has been for a long long time...

Interesting summary though :)
Title: Re: 2005 hurricane season recap [IMG Heavy]
Post by: WeatherOp on December 30, 2005, 11:05:11 pm
These last few storms are amazing, they are forming under sheer, dry air, and SSTs far below what a tropical system can normally sustain.