HURRICANE SEASON 2010 - The Official Thread

HurricaneJoanie · Post by **HurricaneJoanie** » 05-30-2010 05:42 PM

I now declare the 2010 Official Hurricane Thread open. Agatha has already hit the Eastern North Pacific.

This season is expected to be a wild ride, so those in hurricane-prone areas should begin preparations.

God help those in the Gulf.

Free tracking chartsfor the Eastern Pacific, Western Atlantic, and full Atlantic regions are available from the NHC.

This year's Atlantic storm names:

Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Igor
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tomas
Virginie
Walter

Eastern Pacific Storm Names

Agatha
Blas
Celia
Darby
Estelle
Frank
Georgette
Howard
Isis
Javier
Kay
Lester
Madeline
Newton
Orlene
Paine
Roslyn
Seymour
Tina
Virgil
Winifred
Xavier
Yolanda
Zeke

Names for other regions can be found here.

Swerdloc · Post by **Swerdloc** » 05-30-2010 06:04 PM

Joanie!!:D

badspell · Post by **badspell** » 05-30-2010 06:33 PM

HurricaneJoanie or any other experts out there.

Would it be possible for the oil leak in the Gulf to produce a combustible mixture that could be ignited by typical hurricane electromagnetic activity?

HurricaneJoanie · Post by **HurricaneJoanie** » 05-30-2010 06:42 PM

Geez, good question, badspell. Oil and water may not mix, but they are both good conductors. "Fire in the Water" for sure....

Psychicwolf · Post by **Psychicwolf** » 05-30-2010 06:43 PM

Hi Joanie!!!:D

I voted for no big storms, because I am doing every prayer and ritual I know to make it so.

racehorse · Post by **racehorse** » 05-30-2010 08:07 PM

Hi HurricaneJoanie.

It is great to see you again.

HurricaneJoanie · Post by **HurricaneJoanie** » 05-30-2010 08:41 PM

Hi guys -- I've wandered back for a post here and there.

I admire your faith, PW!

Psychicwolf · Post by **Psychicwolf** » 05-30-2010 08:54 PM

Chocolate recommendation for the upcoming season.

For disclosure: My name is PW and I am an addict.

Miniature Reeses. Buy 2 bags of milk chocolate and one bag of new dark Reeses miniatures. Eat in ratio 2 to 1. Preferably in frozen state which allows the flavors to melt and "pop" in your mouth...excuse me, I need to make a trip to the kitchen.:p

SETIsLady · Post by **SETIsLady** » 05-30-2010 11:57 PM

JOANIE !!! I was waiting and waiting and waiting for you to post this thread ! Its good to see you girl

HurricaneJoanie · Post by **HurricaneJoanie** » 05-31-2010 12:36 AM

{{SETIsLady}} I was nudged by a higher power (and you know you are) to commiserate with my friends once in a while.

And PW, my original post included that preparations would include SL stocking up chocolate, but I tried keep it serious. :p

And you would have to mention my ultimate weakness: Miniature Reese's Cups. I am on a major weight loss program so have a bag for me. That's not to say I won't grab a bag with my bottled-water run when a "center of circulation" is spotted.

SETIsLady · Post by **SETIsLady** » 05-31-2010 11:04 AM

HurricaneJoanie wrote: {{SETIsLady}} I was nudged by a higher power (and you know you are) to commiserate with my friends once in a while.

And PW, my original post included that preparations would include SL stocking up chocolate, but I tried keep it serious. :p

Got the chocolate my friend

Have missed you {{{Joanie}}}, glad you were nudged !

I am ready for this year, looks like Agatha is already off the list, over a 100 people reported dead in Guatemala

Psychicwolf · Post by **Psychicwolf** » 05-31-2010 01:59 PM

HurricaneJoanie wrote:
And you would have to mention my ultimate weakness: Miniature Reese's Cups. I am on a major weight loss program so have a bag for me. That's not to say I won't grab a bag with my bottled-water run when a "center of circulation" is spotted.

I feel you, sister.

We don't get hurricanes in my neck of the woods but Reeses Mins are definitely in my house when the winter storms set in.

I am not sure what my excuse is right now, but press me and I'll come up with one. My favorites too.

SETIsLady · Post by **SETIsLady** » 05-31-2010 07:44 PM

(CNN) -- At least 115 people have died after a tropical storm battered Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador over the weekend, officials in those countries reported.

Guatemala was hit hardest, with at least 92 deaths, 54 people missing and 59 injured, emergency officials said. Nearly 112,000 people have been evacuated and more than 29,000 areliving in temporary shelters, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said in an address to the nation late Sunday.

The devastation has been widespread throughout Guatemala with mudslides destroying homes and buildings and burying some victims. At least nine rivers have dramatically higher levels and 13 bridges have collapsed, the nation's emergency services said.

In the northern part of Guatemala City, the downpour created a giant sinkhole that swallowed up a space larger than the area of a street intersection. Residents told CNN that a three-story building and a house fell into the hole.

More

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/ ... mergency/?

HurricaneJoanie · Post by **HurricaneJoanie** » 05-31-2010 09:45 PM

omg...it looks like it's Photoshop'd, or that it was drilled into the ground. I've never seen anything like it.

SETIsLady · Post by **SETIsLady** » 05-31-2010 10:15 PM

I know Joanie, its pretty weird.

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