Could Erin's flooding get her retired?

[MusicCityMan]

Just curious if any of u think that the flooding in Texas or Oklahoma from Erin could finally make her a candidate for retirement? I know it's not Allison.. and there hasn't been tremendous losses of life, but I'm just curious..

thoughts welcomed as always..

[jhamps10]

Just curious if any of u think that the flooding in Texas or Oklahoma from Erin could finally make her a candidate for retirement? I know it's not Allison.. and there hasn't been tremendous losses of life, but I'm just curious..

thoughts welcomed as always..

That's a good question, I personally doubt it though, as Erin was considered non-tropical by NHC in Oklahoma.

[JonathanBelles]

Im expecting a few lives to be lost from Erin.

[wx247]

4 have been confirmed dead in Oklahoma. Fox News said 3 were also killed in Texas.

[jhamps10]

4 have been confirmed dead in Oklahoma. Fox News said 3 were also killed in Texas.

are you SURE it was in oklahoma, as 4 was killed in Minnesota this morning in Flood waters not connected to Erin at all. that was on CNN.

[CrazyC83]

Unlikely at this point. The flooding is nowhere near what Allison was. Also it was barely a named tropical storm...

[CrazyC83]

4 have been confirmed dead in Oklahoma. Fox News said 3 were also killed in Texas.

are you SURE it was in oklahoma, as 4 was killed in Minnesota this morning in Flood waters not connected to Erin at all. that was on CNN.

7 have died in Texas, but I haven't heard any from Oklahoma. The Minnesota flood has nothing to do with Erin at the moment, although the front sitting up there may run into Erin later...

[jinftl]

Hurricane Erin in 1995 did $700 million in damage in U.S. (in 1995, would be over $1 billion now, adjusted for inflation)...and $400 million in damage in the Bahamas...with 6 casulaties at sea....if the name wasn't retired then, i would be amazed if it was talked about now.....Dean on the other hand....

Excerpt from NHC archives link below...

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1995erin.html

[*c. Casualty and Damage Statistics
There were no deaths reported in the Bahamas or in Florida. A total of six deaths occurred in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico waters off Florida. All drowned. The 234-foot gambling and cruise ship Club Royale sank in the Atlantic 90 miles east of Cape Canaveral and three crew members are presumed dead. A 15-year old surfer drowned in a rip current off Palm Beach County. A man and daughter in an inflatable boat were swept from the Cape San Blas area into the Gulf of Mexico where they presumably drowned.



All Bahamas islands from Mayaguana to Grand Bahama suffered damage characterized by the Bahamas Department of Meteorology as mostly minor. Some structural damage, sunken boats, crop loss and flooding was reported. Losses known to date for Abaco, Grand Bahama, Mayaguana, and Exuma total $400,000.



The American Insurance Services Group estimated $375 million as the loss to insured property in the United States caused by Erin ($350 million in Florida, $20 million in Alabama, and $5 million in Mississippi). Because the total loss is usually estimated by the NHC to be up to about double the insured loss, the total U.S. loss is tentatively estimated at $700 million.



Wind damage occurred over east-central and northeast Florida. Thousands of homes and businesses suffered damage in Brevard county. Less significant damage occurred in other counties in the region. Freshwater flooding from rainfall occurred in the Melbourne and Palm Bay areas and westward in some spots to the Florida gulf coast. Beach erosion occurred along the central Florida east coast, with damage mainly to boardwalks, beach accessways and the dune system. Light to moderate beach erosion was also reported northward to the Georgia border. Minor erosion occurred along the west-central Florida coast.



The most significant structural damage for the final landfall occurred on Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach, around Mary Esther and in northeast Pensacola. More than 2,000 homes were damaged there and crop losses were reported. Some beach erosion was reported west of Navarre Beach. Farther inland, about 100 homes were damaged in Alabama. Widespread tree, power line and crop damage extended inland.
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[StormScanWx]

Erin is one of those hurricane names I consider a problem. In my opinion, the name should have been retired in 1995, and yet here comes another Erin bringing gobs of rain and flooding. Most likely we'll see another Erin in 2013, which I don't think we should.

One other name that quickly comes to mind is Emily. This name should have been retired in 2005, in my opinion.

[CrazyC83]

Erin is one of those hurricane names I consider a problem. In my opinion, the name should have been retired in 1995, and yet here comes another Erin bringing gobs of rain and flooding. Most likely we'll see another Erin in 2013, which I don't think we should.

One other name that quickly comes to mind is Emily. This name should have been retired in 2005, in my opinion.

I agree with Emily in 2005 but not Erin in 1995 (too weak and no land fatalities). If only 96L or 99L had became even a weak storm - then Dean would be Erin and we could put her into the for good...