2021 hurricanes

They always predict an above average storm season.....just like gamblers always come out "slightly ahead" when they visit a casino.

Last year WAS an unusually active year though.
Not sure about storm intensity per kilapost/dollar squared "compared" with other years.....but they 'did' run out of non Greek letters for sure.

 

we're just barely getting out of winter

 

Hurricane season is June through November and it is about a quarter till June now.....

 

It will.
We used to call a 40 MPH storm in the Gulf that brings 6-8A" of rain.....Tuesday.

BUT....TWC needs revenue, and the kids in the 403rd wing need to practice on SOMETHING.

 

i'm more concerned with the heat from out west

 

build a nationwide water pipeline system

 

You may want to re-check that.
We've already had 6 inches during one weekend this year.
According to the NWS we "average" 68" of rain per year and close to 8" a month from May thru July....BUT like the NHFC, the NWS uses words like "unprecedented" and "above average" all too much.....because: Revenue.

Pretty soon they'll have to either re-adjust the "averages" or get a dictionary and look up words like "unprecedented."

But hey....our buildings all have low flo shower nozzles and commodes to.....ah......"save water."

 

Right now our rainometer says a little less than 5” in 12 hours.
Airport data closer to the “strike cone” suggests less rain (4”?) with average winds over time 20-ish gusting into the 40s - but that’s how swirlies work sometimes.
Not great flying WX if you’re a light sport or UAS pilot but nothing to write home about.

We’ve had 2 local rain events of >6” since January and just last Sunday there were local winds well in excess of 50 during one of the strong summer storms that are common to the Gulf South.
The Gulf of Mexico is a pretty dang efficient heat exchanger!
Just ask Europe.
Like the moon…it is also a harsh mistress.
Every now and then it can produce some exceptionally powerful local storms that can harvest even otherwise seasoned boaters who get caught looking the other way.
Wake low - Wikipedia
Seacor Power - Wikipedia
Fortunately, summer squalls come and go.
UNfortunately….people sometimes don’t see em coming.

Tropical storms are high volume dealers, and you get DAYS of warning.
Statisticians, politicians and other people who lie with numbers also have more time to diddle with the data.

A person who would otherwise die from eating too many cheeseburgers gets to be a ‘hurricane victim’ if they kick off on the right date.
Somebody who always drives too fast during one of our frequent tropical downpours will probably be rebranded as a Tropical Storm Victim today somewhere in the 3 “affected states.”

Commercials cost money, and we have an economy to wake back up.

 

Commercials....

One of the reasons that TWC has to have all of those zany not-weather shows like Ice Road Truckers, and Fatties in the Forest is that their viewership is sorta like CNN's.

People click in when something unusual is going on, but unless you're in some roadside grocery store between checkers games, how long can you sit around and talk about the weather???

 

cuba has evacuated a lot of people, maybe there's more possibility than being reported

 

The media motto...if it burns it earns, if it bleeds it leads.

 

elsa passed by today. some flooding/high winds. we got another 31/2" on top of the recent 5 1/2". i think we're good for awhile, but this looks like a pattern.

we've been in a drought for 2 1/2 years, so it's a good thing, unless you're on vacation