"Tammy is a minimal tropical storm," said Steve Letro, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service in Jacksonville. "The forecast movement will keep the worst of the weather offshore." Tammy, with winds of 40 mph, was centered about 20 miles east of Cape Canaveral at 7:30 a.m. and was moving to the north-northwest at 16 mph. It was expected to continue moving parallel to the coast in that direction while gradually slowing its forward motion. Robbie Berg, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, said because Tammy will spend so little time over water, it was unlikely to reach hurricane strength of 74 mph. A tropical storm warning has been issued from Cocoa Beach north to Santee River, S.C., meaning tropical storm conditions were expected in those areas within the next 24 hours. The path "is going to be very similar to Ophelia," Letro said, referring to a tropical storm in early September which hugged the coast before coming ashore in North Carolina as a hurricane. "Hopefully this will be a 24-hour thing." Berg said it was hard to forecast where Tammy will make landfall because it was moving parallel to the coast "and one slight variation in its track could bring it onshore." Rainfall was expected to be 3 to 5 inches in most areas with some isolated spots getting from 8 to 10 inches. High tides were expected to be 2 to 3 feet above normal. Tornadoes were also possible. Tammy is the 19th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1 and ends Nov. 30. This is tied for the second-busiest season since record-keeping started in 1851; 19 storms also formed in 1995 and 1887. The record for tropical storms and hurricanes in one year is 21, set in 1933.
My wife and myself have noticed that too. The increase in weather activity in the southern atlanic. We first noticed something wrong with all the REPORTED shark attacks around Florida. Unusual acticity for these critters. We think these are indications of Global Warming.
Two more examples from the news this decade. Mount Saint Helens, and the heating of Yellowstone National Park.
i guess making sure there is enough fuel to power all those lights in vegas on a 24 hour basis is very important and dosent contribute to the artificial warming of the atmosphere AT ALL *wink*
whats going on with the weather lately?, its so terrible for the people in the south. Peace and love to new orleans.
