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Hurricanes: No News is Good News

Posted by Chuck Grantham on July 1, 2009

Courtesy of Rob Lightbown’s Tropical Weather Discussion today:

“We have now officially ended June with no named storms. This is the first time that this has happened since 2004.”

This is music to the ears of those of us living on the US Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts.

And the good news continues: things are likely clear through the Fourth of July weekend.

This is fortunate because I haven’t done the annual “What Books Will I Take?” list yet this year. And I’ve got a few DVDs to cram into the carrying cases, too.

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Hello, Hurricane Season

Posted by Chuck Grantham on July 2, 2008

The first tropical disturbance of note for the year is moving off the coast of Africa, Invest AL 92. It is very early in the cycle yet, but all the computer models are high on this topical wave becoming a tropical depression in the next day or two.  It is still far away from posing danger to the US. Nevertheless, I can now declare it time to back up the computer and plan out a few scenarios, once more.

Those affected or interested can check out Crown Weather’s Tropical Discussion and Colorado State University’s North Atlantic Basin graphics.

I love the summer time….

 UPDATE 7-3-08 5 am Eastern: Congratulations, it’s a tropical depression. TD 2 now being advised about at the National Hurricane Center and Crown Weather’s Tropical Discussion page. Let’s hope it finds the waters off Greenland appealing.

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