Monday, September 15, was a bit of a milestone for those of use who keep track of the tropics. It marked the first day in exactly one month that no named tropical systems were roaming around the Atlantic Basin. No depressions, storms or hurricanes. No big headaches like Fay, Hanna, Gustav or Ike.
It doesn’t mean [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Monday Milestone: No Named Storms In Tropics
September 16, 2008
Ike Catches All By Surprise
September 4, 2008
No one saw it coming. Ike’s rapid intensification (from tropical storm to Category 4 hurricane in 12 hours) caught everyone by surprise, including forecasters at the National Hurricane Center.
They had anticipated a strengthening tropical cyclone and, in fact, had predicted that Ike would become a major hurricane. But that intensification was expected to be [...]
