Start of Hurricane Season?

It appears Hurricane season may be getting underway. What are your thoughts? Will we have a mild or severe hurricane season? Post your comment now!

Latest update from NOAA:
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1100 AM AST SAT JUL 05 2008

...BERTHA MOVING QUICKLY WESTWARD OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...

BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. BERTHA WILL BE ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN THE WEST COAST OF
AFRICA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES BY TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST TODAY...BUT GRADUAL
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY.

Could Bertha be the first Hurricane to impact the United States this year? Time will tell.

For more on Bertha, check the National Hurricane Center

Following Bertha

Something we were reminded of in Aug of 2004 was that you never know what a tropical storm is going to do until it does it. Hurricane Charley made landfall just south of me and up until a few hours before coming ashore it was forecasted to go well to the north by a couple hundred miles.

Now I'm not saying Bertha will impact Florida, but I will say that everyone should be watching this storm until it decides to what to do.

Hurricane/Severe Weather

I do think this storm will track westerly north westerly as a large high is located in cetral north Atlantic. This high should block it from cruising north so the southern track I like better or hint its going to track into. Though a 10% change northerly.

Next week's severe pattern is calm early mid week before stronger short waves head over northern part of USA with moist warm air from high circulating into these waves, severe threats likely to be robust to organized.

Nah, not Bertha

According to Accuweather, the GFS has Bertha swinging north long before it gets to the east coast.

Jim C

Bertha or still TD2

Well at first www.fnmoc.navy.mil called it Bertha, then the NHC, and now the Navy is back to TD-2.

News Update

8/16/08 2:36 PM
Severe Weather Kills 6 In Europe: AP Via Google News

8/7/08 2:20 PM
Lake Michigan Waterspouts: WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids, MI

8/4/08 11:50 AM
Tornado in France kills at least three: AFP via Yahoo! News | Pictures from the BBC

8/3/08 8:00 AM
Iowa siren system a mess?: Des Moines Register

7/31/08 1:21 PM - UPDATED
Boy Scouts who survived Little Sioux tornado meet President Bush: KOLN, Lincoln, NE

7/30/08 11:09 PM
Tuesday tornado in Wisconsin caught on tape: WSAW, Wausau, WI

7/30/08 4:20 PM
Biker Rally raises money for Little Sioux Scout Camp: KETV, Omaha

7/30/08 1:45 PM
NH Tornado on the ground for longer than previously reported: Boston News

7/30/08 2:32 PM
Wichita siren upgrade bogged down: Wichita Eagle

Storms of 2007 DVD

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