2005 hurricane season launches early.Forecasters predicted this year's hurricane season Hurricane season refers to a period in a year when hurricanes usually form. For more information see: Tropical cyclone#Times of formation. For a lists of past seasons, see:
"Four named storms in the first five weeks of the hurricane season has never happened since we've begun keeping records of hurricanes,'" Mark Hanna, spokesman for the Insurance Council of Texas, said in a statement July 11. The fourth storm and first hurricane, Dennis, hit the Florida Panhandle The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 counties in the state. It is a narrow strip lying between Alabama and Georgia to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. and the Alabama coast on July 10. That storm was heralded earlier in the week by Tropical Storm tropical storm n. A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 kilometers (30 to 75 miles) per hour. tropical storm Cindy, which came ashore in Louisiana with 70 mph winds and heavy rains. Before Cindy, came Tropical Storm Bret on June 29, which degraded into a tropical depression tropical depression A tropical cyclone having sustained surface winds less than 39 mi (63 km) per hour. See Note at cyclone. before hitting Mexico. The first named storm of the season, Tropical Storm Arlene, came ashore June 13 near Pensacola, Fla., with 60 mph winds. The fifth storm and second hurricane, Emily, was heading toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as of July 15. The active season, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the hurricane forecast team at Colorado State University Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus, and a research campus. , is due to favorable hurricane conditions in the Atlantic Ocean caused by fluctuations in water temperature and salinity. When circulation is strong, the conditions for hurricanes become more favorable. The Colorado team predicted a "well above-average" hurricane season with 15 named Atlantic basin storms between June 1 and Nov. 30, with eight becoming hurricanes and four developing into "major" storms--those in categories 3, 4, and 5 on the Saffir/Simpson scale. The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration is forecasting between 12 and 15 Atlantic tropical storms, with between seven and nine of those becoming hurricanes and three to five becoming major hurricanes, with a 70% chance the hurricane season will be "above normal." The Tropical Storm Risk consortium is predicting 14 tropical storms, with eight becoming hurricanes and lout Lout - Lout is a batch text formatting system and an embedded language by Jeffrey H. Kingston <jeff@cs.su.oz.au>. The language is procedural, with Scribe-like syntax. developing into intense hurricanes ill 2005. By comparison, the 2004 season saw 15 named storms, nine hurricanes and six intense hurricanes The long-term average is 9.6 named storms, 5.9 hurricanes and 2.3 intense hurricanes a year. California-based catastrophe-modeling firm Eqecat Inc. is predicting a one-in-three chance of large hurricane losses in the United States this hurricane season. Eqecat said the season's forecast is very similar to the forecast for 12 other years since 1950, of which tour seasons resulted in large losses: 1954, with three "severe and costly storms"; 1969, with one severe hurricane; 1980, with one; and 1989, with one major landfalling hurricane--Hugo. According to David Smith, director of Eqecat s research group, a repeat of 1954's hurricane season with today's population would cause "total losses exceeding $50 billion." 1989's Hugo could cause about $8 billion, depending on the areas hit, he said. Storm Snapshot U.S. Landfall land·fall n. 1. The act or an instance of sighting or reaching land after a voyage or flight. 2. The land sighted or reached after a voyage or flight. : July 10, 2005 Santa Rosa Island Santa Rosa Island, narrow barrier beach between the Gulf of Mexico and Santa Rosa Sound, NW Fla. in the vicinity of Pensacola, extending c.50 mi (80 km) parallel to the coast. It is the site of Fort Pickens and of a missile-launching station. The island is also a resort area. , Fla. Size: Category 3 Windspeed at Landfall: 120 mph Forward Speed: 17 mph Storm Surge: 10-15 feet Hurricane Force Winds 40 miles from center Tropical Storm Force Winds: 230 miles from center Death Toll: at least 22 (United States and Caribbean) |
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