June 1 to November 30 is Hurricane Season in my part of the world. This will be our 37th Hurricane season in South Florida. We’ve had to lower the awnings quite a few times over the years. The most devastating hurricanes we’ve been through were Hurricane Andrew in August 1992 and Hurricane Wilma, the end of October 2005.
The worst year for the whole state of Florida was 2004 when 4 hurricanes criss-crossed the state. That was also the year that my younger sister and her husband moved to the west coast of Florida! What a welcome that was. During Hurricane Charley, they hunkered down with martinis and popcorn in a big closet in their bathroom!
In 2005, there were 28 named storms: 15 of which were hurricanes. They had predicted 14 named storms (9 hurricanes)! I guess “they” didn’t see it coming …
This year they are predicting 14 – 23 storms, which includes 8 – 14 hurricanes. Unless you have one of them Time Machines and go take a trip to the future and come back again, I really don’t think you can be an accurate predictor of hurricanes.
I hope the number of storms falls short of this year’s predictions. I have a feeling that we will be preparing for some storms in Florida. All we can do is be prepared. Keep a watch on the weather. And always respect Mother Nature.
You realize, don't you, that the predictors are located in Colorado. Go figure. That is also where the seismic indicator is located.
ReplyDeletePat - I wish you all well this year during Hurricane season. I live in Chicago, where we have tornadoes and floods, not hurricanes. But your hurricanes of 2004 did affect us...my daughter was married here in Chicago on Sept 5, 2005, and many of the guests were coming from the Boca Raton area. Some of them had to cancel their long-made plans to come because flights were cancelled and couldn't be re-scheduled at the last minute. I think that one was Hurricane Francis or Ivan. claudia w
ReplyDeleteI meant to say my daughter was married on Sept 5, 2004, not 2005.
ReplyDeleteI used to live in Kenosha and I don't like tornadoes that come with such little warning!
ReplyDeleteThe hurricane that interfered with your daughter's wedding guests was Frances. The Ft Laud Internatl Airport was close on Sept. 2, 2004 and I'm sure that many people's plans were changed. We don't have Frances to worry about, anymore. Once a hurricane does devastating damage, its name is retired. Also retired from 2004 are Charley, Ivan and Jeanne. A record breaking mess in Florida that year.