Will Ophelia join Katrina in retirement???

This is the general tropical discussion area. Anyone can take their shot at predicting a storms path.

Moderator: S2k Moderators

Forum rules

The posts in this forum are NOT official forecasts and should not be used as such. They are just the opinion of the poster and may or may not be backed by sound meteorological data. They are NOT endorsed by any professional institution or STORM2K. For official information, please refer to products from the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service.

Help Support Storm2K
Post Reply

Retirement of Ophelia

Yes
14
10%
No
120
90%
 
Total votes: 134
Message
Author
User avatar
Andrew92
S2K Supporter
S2K Supporter
Posts: 3247
Age: 41
Joined: Mon Jun 16, 2003 12:35 am
Location: Phoenix, Arizona

#41 Postby Andrew92 » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:40 pm

They need to check that source one more time.

Disaster modeling firm AIR Worldwide said insured losses from Ophelia would not exceed $800 million
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
wxmann_91
Category 5
Category 5
Posts: 8013
Age: 34
Joined: Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:49 pm
Location: Southern California
Contact:
Contact wxmann_91

#42 Postby wxmann_91 » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:44 pm

Andrew92 wrote:
Buck wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hurricane_Ophelia

Final damages may total 1.3 - 1.6 billion? Hmm... and its still going to go through the maritimes (and it will probably be worse there than if a tropical storm of the same strength hit the lower US coast, since they don't build with storms in mind).


I'd like the source for that damage total.


If this was a billion dollar storm, then every storm that makes landfall has the potential to be a billion dollar storm. :(
0 likes   
Top
f5
Category 5
Category 5
Posts: 1550
Joined: Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:29 pm
Location: Waco,tx

#43 Postby f5 » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:46 pm

Retirements should be reserve for the Katrinas,andrews,charleys,ivans,hugos, these hurricanes destroyed numerous lives&property if we retire ophelia we should retire the whole list
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
Andrew92
S2K Supporter
S2K Supporter
Posts: 3247
Age: 41
Joined: Mon Jun 16, 2003 12:35 am
Location: Phoenix, Arizona

#44 Postby Andrew92 » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:47 pm

If Ophelia gets retired, I will eat my hat for dinner.

-Andrew92
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
gilbert88
Category 1
Category 1
Posts: 367
Joined: Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:57 pm

#45 Postby gilbert88 » Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:26 pm

If Ophelia gets retired, then Bret, Jose, and Maria/Nate (Norway) could be retired too...
0 likes   
Top
WeatherEmperor
S2K Supporter
S2K Supporter
Posts: 4806
Age: 41
Joined: Thu Sep 04, 2003 2:54 pm
Location: South Florida

#46 Postby WeatherEmperor » Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:33 pm

better yet, why not retire every single named storm that makes landfall? :D

<RICKY>
0 likes   
Top
krysof

#47 Postby krysof » Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:40 pm

exactly 8-)
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
wxmann_91
Category 5
Category 5
Posts: 8013
Age: 34
Joined: Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:49 pm
Location: Southern California
Contact:
Contact wxmann_91

#48 Postby wxmann_91 » Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:56 pm

WeatherEmperor wrote:better yet, why not retire every single named storm that makes landfall? :D

<RICKY>


If that is the case then Ophelia still wouldn't be retired, cause technically she didn't make landfall. :lol:
0 likes   
Top
jkt21787
Category 5
Category 5
Posts: 2061
Joined: Tue Aug 31, 2004 5:27 pm
Location: Memphis, TN

#49 Postby jkt21787 » Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:02 pm

Let's just retire the entire list, even if we don't finish it!

Better yet, retire all 6 lists currently in place, and have all new names beginning next year!
0 likes   
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Talkin' Tropics”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: MarioProtVI, TheHurricaneGod and 68 guests