think Bermuda had anything to do with the naming?

mamadude · #1 Postby **mamadude** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 7:09 am

If Bermuda had not been a target of Ana, and was no threat to land, do you think they would have left this system alone and just let it went as another of there "MANY" un named "gale" centers?
I think they would have blown it off it it wasnt so close to Bermuda, just my opinion however

mitchell · #2 Postby **mitchell** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 9:18 am

Perhaps with Ana, perhaps not, but in general I agree that proximity to land is a factor. The naming of borderline systems is a subjective matter. Since public safety is governmental concern, they would be acting irrationally if they did not consider it.

#3 Postby **cycloneye** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 9:25 am

I think that Bermuda was a big factor for naming this system because of the safety concerns that the NHC has.

ColdFront77 · #4 Postby **ColdFront77** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 3:08 pm

Subtropical storms weren't named until last year. If this were 2001, this system would never have been declared "Subtropical Storm Ana."

Colin · #5 Postby **Colin** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 2:14 pm

That's interesting, Tom... I think that it was a good idea to have Sub-Tropical Storm names -- now, do they have separate lists for Sub-Tropical and Tropical Storms?

ColdFront77 · #6 Postby **ColdFront77** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 4:48 pm

Hello Colin.

There is only one list of names for each hurricane season. If a tropical depression became a tropical storm in late June, it would of been named Ana.

think Bermuda had anything to do with the naming?

think Bermuda had anything to do with the naming?

most likely yes

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