The names repeat every six years unless the storms hit land and are particularly destructive. There will never be another storm named Andrew, for example. And this year the "F" storm was Franklin because six years ago it was Floyd, which did some serious damage.
I figured "The Cone of..." was a nice, consistent way of posting hurricane/storm threads.
And I've been very good about biting my tongue when I see the word "alien." :)-->
Florida appears to be in the clear, for what it's worth. No clue where it's headed, but I hope this is one of those storms that just stays way out in the Atlantic and never bugs anyone.
My respect for you guys in hurricane land grew immensely recently when I got caught in a strong, isolated storm while driving home from work. Winds were clocked about 100 mph, which qualified them as hurricane-force winds. It's the most scared I've ever been while driving through a storm.
It sounded like someone was throwing baseballs at the side of my car. There was a lot of debris flying around, but there were no dents, so someone said it might have been the intense pressure pushing on and releasing the metal.
All I could do was sit in the middle of the road with my car rocking like mad, praying that I didn't get flipped over by the wind. I watched the tires of the car in front of me come up off the pavement several times.
About 1/4 of a mile behind me, along the road I'd just come down, two helicopters and several planes were badly damaged at the small commuter airport downtown. One of the small planes got tossed 500 feet! Scary, scary stuff. One more reason I'd never move to Florida!!!
Recommended Posts
Tom Strange
what's with all of these cones Raf?
what about "the cone of snow"???
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Wacky Funster
There was an Irene about 7 years ago...what's with this repetition... ???
What about Ira, Irma, Iris, Ilene, Isabelle...
Link to comment
Share on other sites
LG
Hmmm. Touchy about the word "alien." Used to live in New York. Obsessed with cones. Any relation to Beldar, Raf?
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Raf
Irene was six years ago.
The names repeat every six years unless the storms hit land and are particularly destructive. There will never be another storm named Andrew, for example. And this year the "F" storm was Franklin because six years ago it was Floyd, which did some serious damage.
I figured "The Cone of..." was a nice, consistent way of posting hurricane/storm threads.
And I've been very good about biting my tongue when I see the word "alien."
:)-->
Who or what is Beldar?
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Tom Strange
The leader of the coneheads on this planet!
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Raf
Doh!
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Raf
Ok, looks like it's got a name.
Florida appears to be in the clear, for what it's worth. No clue where it's headed, but I hope this is one of those storms that just stays way out in the Atlantic and never bugs anyone.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Raf
Believe it or not, this thing's still churning out there, and now it looks like most of the east coast is in "the cone."
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Tom Strange
Does Irene have multiple cones?
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Watered Garden
I hope they NEVER use Hugo again!
Link to comment
Share on other sites
outintexas
Is this anything like the Cone of Silence from Get Smart?
Link to comment
Share on other sites
krys
Jersey Shore - - - here I come!
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Raf
The name Hugo has been retired.
And it looks like this one may hit Greenland before it hits Florida.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
TheSongRemainsTheSame
Will there be a hurricane encountering Minnesota?
Traveled with Dennis my trip to Minn.
What's up wit 'dat?
Leave the Country of Florida to Minnesota and my trip, my companion is escourt a Hurricane!!!???
Go figure!!!
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Raf
Good night, Irene.
TD 10 is out there...
and it's a weak nothing.
:)-->
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Linda Z
My respect for you guys in hurricane land grew immensely recently when I got caught in a strong, isolated storm while driving home from work. Winds were clocked about 100 mph, which qualified them as hurricane-force winds. It's the most scared I've ever been while driving through a storm.
It sounded like someone was throwing baseballs at the side of my car. There was a lot of debris flying around, but there were no dents, so someone said it might have been the intense pressure pushing on and releasing the metal.
All I could do was sit in the middle of the road with my car rocking like mad, praying that I didn't get flipped over by the wind. I watched the tires of the car in front of me come up off the pavement several times.
About 1/4 of a mile behind me, along the road I'd just come down, two helicopters and several planes were badly damaged at the small commuter airport downtown. One of the small planes got tossed 500 feet! Scary, scary stuff. One more reason I'd never move to Florida!!!
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.