Another record for 2003 HC Season

[rainydaze]

Hi everyone,

I dug this post up from LarryWX:

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 3:01 pm Post subject: Isabel 1st cane E of 40W to 1st hit U.S. N of SC since 1851?

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IF Isabel first comes ashore the U.S. on the east coast in NC or further north, it will be the first time a storm that first became a hurricane east of 40W and south of 20N (per the records) first hits the east coast north of SC since AT LEAST 1851 and the first to hit the U.S. at all since Donna of 1960. There have been 37 storms that first became a hurricane east of 40W and south of 20N since 1851 per records. Four of those hit the U.S. (Donna of 1960, storm #4 of 1947, storm #6 of 1893, and storm #9 of 1893), but they all first hit in either FL , GA, or SC.



Ok, for all you history buffs.....how many records have been made or broken for 2003 HC season so far??

[AussieMark]

Chantal was the first July hurricane to strike Texas since Claudette in 1989.

So far this year there have been 57 Major Hurricane Advisories approximately 14.25 Major Hurricanes the most since 1999.

[Josephine96]

Hmm.. Claudette has a history with Texas.. guess she wanted a 2nd helping lol

[AussieMark]

Opps wrong named meant Chantal.

But the "C" name doe has a history with Texas

i.e Claudette, Chantal, Celia, Carla, Charley

[Josephine96]

LOL.. Ok so maybe it wasnt Claudette lol..

[JetMaxx]

There was a tropical storm Claudette that struck south of Galveston in 1979, and 43" of rain fell in Alvin, Texas...a 24 hour record for the U.S. that still stands today.