Tropical Storm Alpha Forms in the Atlantic

[MIMIC]

MIAMI (AP) -- The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Alpha has formed, setting the record for the highest number of storms in an Atlantic season.

Alpha is the season's 22nd tropical storm and marks the first time a letter from the Greek alphabet has been used because the list of storm names is used up. The previous record of 21 storms stood since 1933.

AP via First Coast News

[truthisfreedom]

1. link is missing colon http:// not http//

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/breaking/news-article.aspx?storyid=46140

[MIMIC]

2. thanx

updated

[AirmensMom]

3. Welcome to DU, MIMIC!

:hi:

[Lorien]

4. What happened to X Y and Z?

surely there should be a tropical storm Xuan, Yentel, and Zackary?

[arcos]

5. They don't use Q, X, Y and Z... nt

[kath]

14. They also don't use the letter "u" nt.

[daleo]

6. Let's hope this doesn't get bigger.

Or else headline writers will have a field day with "Hurricane blows buildings to Alpha bits".

[banana republican]

7. koffee on the keyboadadsfdsjgpijtsdrliq;we

[MIMIC]

8. LOL!

But with a name like "Wilma," the possibilities are endless. :)

[Kukesa]

9. Welcome to DU (from another Buckeye). n/t

[SheilaT]

10. Interesting.

Looks like on Tuesday there may be two storms, side by side, going north in the Atlantic along the Eastern Seaboard.

I'm almost positive that I recall some time in the 1970's, when we got pretty far into the alphabet that year, that a second list of names was generated in case we actually used up all the ones on the first list.

[bandy]

11. I'd be laughing too guys except...

now there is Beta. Living in Fla. is not what it used to be. I've lived in Palm Beach County for 50 years and never have I seen a season like this. This s___t is getting old and so am I. Once again my husband (bless his heart) has put up shutters, tomorrow we will take in mega patio furniture, plants, etc. We left for 2 week vacation last Tues. - drove to Brunswick, GA, spent the nite, next morning drove back the same way we went. Please, bring on the end of this!!!1111!!!

[cwydro]

26. hey, I'm with you

here in the Keys it's getting really old. I guess she is finally on the way now. Very windy here, but the sun is still out.

[don954]

12. Now here is a sureal as hell map

What happens if this gains power? Can they merge?
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT25/refresh/AL2505_PROB34_F120+gif/211203.gif

[bandy]

13. We are right in the path

on the east coast. Probably won't be much but we expect Fla. Power & Light will milk this like everything else and let us go w/o power for a week then HAVE TO RAISE RATES due to repairs. Our homeowners ins. will increase 10 fold even thou we have never had a claim in 40 years. Well, Bush rules and corps. win every time. Sorry, am storm weary and so pissed at what is going on in this country.

[fearnobush]

15. Tropical Storm ALPHA, National Hurrcane Center

ALPHA IS THE
TWENTY-SECOND NAMED STORM THIS SEASON AND OVERALL MAKES THE 2005
HURRICANE SEASON THE MOST ACTIVE ON RECORD.
<http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT5+shtml/222053.shtml?>

Forcast map
<http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT25/refresh/AL2505W_sm2+gif/211203W_sm.gif>

[bigwillq]

16. Do you know if this storm

will have any impact on Wilma's path?

[cwydro]

19. no

it won't.

[bigwillq]

21. Ok, thanks

for getting back to me.

[cwydro]

17. please

MAKE IT STOOOOOPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!;( :mad: :crazy: :-( :hide: :yoiks:

[stevedeshazer]

18. From Jeff Masters' blog

Ever since the formation of two major hurricanes in July made it clear that the Hurricane Season of 2005 was going to challenge 1933 as the busiest season ever, I've been expecting to see the words "Tropical Storm Alpha" emblazoned on a hurricane tracking chart. Well, we've got the record now. The formation of Tropical Storm Alpha, the 22nd storm of the season, now makes 2005 the busiest hurricane season of all time. Still, it looks really strange to see the words "Tropical Storm Alpha" on the hurricane tracking charts, and gives a surreal cast to Hurricane Season of 2005 as we approach the Halloween season.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html

[greekspeak]

20. INSANE. I refuse to beleive that global warming is not causing this

September was one of the warmest on record. The ice caps are melting. There are so many hurricanes/tropical storms that they ran out of names. WHAT IS THIS?

[fearnobush]

23. Na, InSantorum and the Flat Earther's said it ain't so.

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[greekspeak]

24. Well Santorum can shove his head up the Flat Earthers' asses

In quick succession. ANd then up his own. What a creepy, fascist twit that one is. And he is SO going down in 06.

[DfenderOvFreedamn]

28. Global warming vs. number of storms.

To me, saying that Global warming is responsible for the high number of storms, is going out on a limb.

But when you factor in that Wilma was the strongest, most powerful storm ever recorded, w/ the lowest barometric pressure...(in October when the storm season is usu. dying...and when storms of smaller magnitude are more the norm)

...coupled with SIZE of the average hurricane this season.

....well that turns "going out on a limb" into "walking accross a pretty stable footbridge".

...also I remember reading something (on a piece of paper back in the early 90's) that an almost imperceptable rise could cause the Missippi and the area of the Mississppi delta to become completely flooded. The same article also made a cynical reference to buying real estate further inland because it would one day be waterfront property...if someone wants to try and find it.

Global Warming...(the other GW) is here -to stay.

[IggleDoer]

22. Couldn't be global warming

President Jeebus said the jury is still out on that one.

Damn junk science!

[Endangered Specie]

25. Newest projected path:

[Rainscents]

27. LOL

:D