Above-average 2011 Atlantic hurricane season

[ArkRescue]

"FORT COLLINS, Colo. — This year will be an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, with a forecast of 16 named storms forming between June 1 and Nov. 30, Colorado State University researchers predicted Wednesday.

That’s one storm less than what the team forecast in its early December prediction.

Nine of the storms are expected to turn into hurricanes, with five developing into major hurricanes with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater, CSU forecasters said."

Forecast: Above-average Atlantic hurricane season - Weather - msnbc.com

 

[makemepurr]

Hasn't this been said for the past 2-3 years? Seems that we had NOTHING last year at all.

 

[Gilligan]

Hasn't this been said for the past 2-3 years? Seems that we had NOTHING last year at all.

Last year?...quite busy. We just got lucky here in SoMD.

From Wikipedia:

The 2010 Atlantic season ties with the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season and the 1887 Atlantic hurricane season for the third largest number of named storms, with 19, and it also ties with the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season for the second largest number of hurricanes, with 12.[2] In addition, the activity in the north Atlantic in 2010 exceeded the activity in the northwest Pacific Typhoon season. The only other known time this event happened was in 2005

 

[ArkRescue]

Hasn't this been said for the past 2-3 years? Seems that we had NOTHING last year at all.

"Due to a moderate La Niña, the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season was well above-average with the most number of named storms since 2005. The 2010 Atlantic season ties with the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season and the 1887 Atlantic hurricane season for the third largest number of named storms, with 19, and it also ties with the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season for the second largest number of hurricanes, with 12.[2] In addition, the activity in the north Atlantic in 2010 exceeded the activity in the northwest Pacific Typhoon season. The only other known time this event happened was in 2005.[3]"

Earl and Igor affected the East Coast.

2010 Atlantic hurricane season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Bird Dog]

"Due to a moderate La Niña, the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season was well above-average with the most number of named storms since 2005. The 2010 Atlantic season ties with the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season and the 1887 Atlantic hurricane season for the third largest number of named storms, with 19, and it also ties with the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season for the second largest number of hurricanes, with 12.[2] In addition, the activity in the north Atlantic in 2010 exceeded the activity in the northwest Pacific Typhoon season. The only other known time this event happened was in 2005.[3]"

Earl and Igor affected the East Coast.

2010 Atlantic hurricane season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The only reason there are more named storms, they're starting to name whirling dervishes in Africa, so the weather channel and the global warming wackos have something to talk about.

We have had a relatively mild hurricane activity since 2005.

 

[toppick08]

Gonna' be a hot summer......bank on it.

 

[ArkRescue]

The only reason there are more named storms, they're starting to name whirling dervishes in Africa, so the weather channel and the global warming wackos have something to talk about.

We have had a relatively mild hurricane activity since 2005.

HUH? They have set criteria that must be met BEFORE a storm is named.

Tropical cyclone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Bird Dog]

HUH? They have set criteria that must be met BEFORE a storm is named.

Tropical cyclone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yes, but how many of the "many" named storms do you remember from last year?
Remember, they started naming "sub" tropical storms and storms that touched on tropical, for maybe an hour or so then fizzled.

I am not talking about "hurricanes". If you look at named hurricanes, its been very mild since 2005.

 

[awpitt]

Hasn't this been said for the past 2-3 years? Seems that we had NOTHING last year at all.

Yep.

There were quite a few storms that developed last year but most of them stayed out to sea.

 

[awpitt]

Yes, but how many of the "many" named storms do you remember from last year?
Remember, they started naming "sub" tropical storms and storms that touched on tropical, for maybe an hour or so then fizzled.

I am not talking about "hurricanes". If you look at named hurricanes, its been very mild since 2005.

You're right. It seems they started naming almost anything that moved off the west coast of Africa.

 

[awpitt]

HUH? They have set criteria that must be met BEFORE a storm is named.

Tropical cyclone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maybe so but three or four years ago, they started designating and following sub-tropical systems just as they do outright hurricanes.

 

[Baja28]

 

[Baja28]

Hasn't this been said for the past 2-3 years? Seems that we had NOTHING last year at all.

Lil Andikins used to start a tread every year on how hurricanes were gonna rule..... Can you say :fizzle:

 

[bohman]

Gonna' be a hot summer......bank on it.

What makes you say that?