what did floridians do to deserve this?
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wzrgirl1
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what did floridians do to deserve this?
I guess living here is enough but what did we do to get all of these landfalling systems all in one year? Geesh!! And now Ivan! The track is not looking good again although this time I believe there is a forecasted trough in 5 days. Only time will tell. We are leaving our shutters up for awhile.
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lilbump3000
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lilbump3000
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Hey, Floridians didnt mess up the election. We cast our votes. It was that darned supreme court who messed things up.....
As for Pat Robertson, dont even get me started. Weather isnt punishment for anything. If that were the case, then some nut job is sure to insinuate that the wildfires in California are conflagration for whatever....
Give me a break.
As for Pat Robertson, dont even get me started. Weather isnt punishment for anything. If that were the case, then some nut job is sure to insinuate that the wildfires in California are conflagration for whatever....
Give me a break.
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Hurricanehink
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It was probably just a coincidence. In the 1940s and 1950s, there were many times when a Cat. 4 hit Florida, so it is just the luck of the draw. Look at the Lesser Antiles. There have been years where they got hit by back to back storms, like 1995 with Luis and Marilyn. Sure, they are smaller islands as opposed to a huge state, but other highly populated areas are hit a lot. Phillipines is a prime example with Typhoons. They normally get through all right, so I am sure you will. Hopefully your crops aren't too distrupted, and maybe this is just the once in a while year. Best of luck in harm's way, and best of luck cleaning up.
BTW, another reason is the 2000 election.
BTW, another reason is the 2000 election.
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Storminole
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Maybe the storms are overdue punishment for having lax laws that allowed OJ Simpson to move here, declare bankruptcy, and keep a mansion while never paying a cent to the families on the wrongful death court verdict.
But I guess I shouldn't knock the guy....after all, he was busy last week looking for the real killer on the back 9 of a nearby country club.
But I guess I shouldn't knock the guy....after all, he was busy last week looking for the real killer on the back 9 of a nearby country club.
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SouthernWx
It's mother nature balancing the scales...
Florida has historically led the nation in landfalling hurricanes....especially intense hurricanes. From 1900 to 1950, the Florida peninsula was slammed repeatedly by powerful hurricanes...so often that in the early part of the 20th century, south Florida was dubbed "hurricane alley".
For unknown reasons, hurricane cycles shifted away from the Florida peninsula during the 1950's, and stayed that way until this season. Only three major hurricanes impacted southern Florida in the 52 year period between 1951 and 2003....far below the historical average return period of a major landfalling hurricane once every 4 years.
I saw this coming in the mid-late 1990's, and was honestly surprised it took this long for intense hurricanes to target southern/ central Florida again. 1998 (Georges) and 1999 (Irene) were the first back-to-back years in which hurricanes hit the Florida peninsula since 1965-66.
Florida was extremely lucky Georges's core was shredded by Hispanola's mountains....was very fortunate again in 1999 when monsterous hurricane Floyd recurved perilously close to the east coast. Now with the landfalls of intense hurricanes Charley and Frances (which may in fact be upgraded to a 100 kt cat-3 in a post storm survey...the eyewall was very intense at landfall, but no recon plane arrived until three hours later after weakening occurred), and the significant threat of severe hurricane Ivan....it appears the major hurricane cycle has once again shifted to the Florida peninsula....just as it did between 1919 and 1950, when Florida suffered 14 landfalling major hurricanes in a 31 year period...including four cat-4's and the infamous 1935 "Labor Day hurricane" cat-5 in the Florida Keys.
Florida has historically led the nation in landfalling hurricanes....especially intense hurricanes. From 1900 to 1950, the Florida peninsula was slammed repeatedly by powerful hurricanes...so often that in the early part of the 20th century, south Florida was dubbed "hurricane alley".
For unknown reasons, hurricane cycles shifted away from the Florida peninsula during the 1950's, and stayed that way until this season. Only three major hurricanes impacted southern Florida in the 52 year period between 1951 and 2003....far below the historical average return period of a major landfalling hurricane once every 4 years.
I saw this coming in the mid-late 1990's, and was honestly surprised it took this long for intense hurricanes to target southern/ central Florida again. 1998 (Georges) and 1999 (Irene) were the first back-to-back years in which hurricanes hit the Florida peninsula since 1965-66.
Florida was extremely lucky Georges's core was shredded by Hispanola's mountains....was very fortunate again in 1999 when monsterous hurricane Floyd recurved perilously close to the east coast. Now with the landfalls of intense hurricanes Charley and Frances (which may in fact be upgraded to a 100 kt cat-3 in a post storm survey...the eyewall was very intense at landfall, but no recon plane arrived until three hours later after weakening occurred), and the significant threat of severe hurricane Ivan....it appears the major hurricane cycle has once again shifted to the Florida peninsula....just as it did between 1919 and 1950, when Florida suffered 14 landfalling major hurricanes in a 31 year period...including four cat-4's and the infamous 1935 "Labor Day hurricane" cat-5 in the Florida Keys.
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B-Bear wrote:They moved to a tropical penninsula that juts out into some of the most favorable conditions on this earth for hurricane development.
correcto.
Living in FLorida is enough to "deserve" this, although no one actually deserves it. Nature does what she wants in order to balance herself out. florida just happens to be sitting in a hotbed of torpical activity.
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