Implications for Winter?

[Guest]

Here's a observation...

I've noticed that "significant" winter storms (in the Carolinas at least) either proceed a major hurricane landfall here the following summer or, after a major hurricane landfall, the following winter. Sometimes both.

Is this a coincidence or is there something to explain it meterologically?

[Sean in New Orleans]

Canada hasn't had a summer, parts of the midwest have already seen frost--and it's been chilly for most of the summer up there, anyway. Here, in New Orleans, we've had 4 fronts already beginning in mid July--the northern suburbs have already dipped way down into the 50's and we've seen 60's in the Central City already by my house (I live Uptown---just 2 miles from Downtown.) And now with these powerful Cape Verde storms and more on the horizon--add it all up and this will be a frigid winter. I'm expecting it to be colder than it has been in decades--probably back to some of those brutal ones in the 1970's. Get ready--many of us will see snow that haven't in years, IMO.

[frankthetank]

Why would High landfall hurricane seasons lead to cold winters? Does it have to do with the all the heat(energy) taken out of the water? Up here in the Midwest i'm not a big fan of winter-although i will take 30F over 90(high humidity) any day....later

[roarusdogus]

Canada hasn't had a summer, parts of the midwest have already seen frost--and it's been chilly for most of the summer up there, anyway. Here, in New Orleans, we've had 4 fronts already beginning in mid July--the northern suburbs have already dipped way down into the 50's and we've seen 60's in the Central City already by my house (I live Uptown---just 2 miles from Downtown.) And now with these powerful Cape Verde storms and more on the horizon--add it all up and this will be a frigid winter. I'm expecting it to be colder than it has been in decades--probably back to some of those brutal ones in the 1970's. Get ready--many of us will see snow that haven't in years, IMO.

Do you have some proof to back up this claim? Summer weather has NOTHING to do with what the upcoming winter will bring.

[roarusdogus]

Why would High landfall hurricane seasons lead to cold winters? Does it have to do with the all the heat(energy) taken out of the water? Up here in the Midwest i'm not a big fan of winter-although i will take 30F over 90(high humidity) any day....later

You need hurricanes to move to the high latitudes in order to transport heat there. A hurricane that makes landfall in florida for example then dies as it moves inland isn't going to do anything to the high latitudes. Therefore the amount of landfalling hurricanes is irrelevant.

[ohiostorm]

We in Ohio havent seen a summer yet either. I think our highest temps were in the mid 80s for a few days. Been mainly in the upper 70s. Weve had our fair share of rain though. Especially from Frances and more then likely Ivan.

[BritBob]

Not all of Canada had a bad summer!

Much of BC, the Yukon and the NWT have enjoyed if not suffered a hot and dry summer. Just ask the forestry workers and fire fighters on that one!! This is quite sizable chunk of Canada.

Newfoundland, has had an incredibly dry summer, so dry that St Johns and surrounding towns have implemented water restrictions.

I`m afraid though, it`s the media blowing up the whole thing and going over the top!!

[KWT]

Well the UK has had an average summer,although it was very wet but then again the only reason for this is because there was many ex-hurricanes that decided to pay us a visit.Even now ex-Frances is paying us a 'visit' in one form or another as a deep LP that looks likely to give possible hurricane force gusts on Monday...Great!