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Fast developing storms in the past

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:31 pm
by quaqualita
hi,
normally a storm goes through the 'stages' TD - TS - cat 1 -cat 2, etc.
Is there any resource online availble about which storms developed extreme fast in the past (let's say the last 5-10 years), so they 'skipped' one of the normal stages.

Like Fay and Dolly never were declared as a TD and went from beeing an invest streight to TS status.
Wilma in 2005 went directly from cat2 to cat 4, and if I remember correctly, Charly in 2004 jumped from cat1 to cat3.

Where can I get a list of storms that were declared TS without beeing a TD before, or other storms that skipped a category?

Thanks in advance for any info!

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:42 am
by Just Joshing You
Hurricane Wilma, Hurricane Felix are the first ones that come to mind.

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:43 am
by Just Joshing You
Just look for storms that underwent Explosive Intensification or Rapid Intensification. Chances are good that some of them skipped a Category or two.