Which 2005 storm has amazed you the most?

[DESTRUCTION5]

Wilma...besides for her Rock hard drop in 1 day to break all barriers she stalled over the Yuc for over 24 hrs and never left Cat 2 Status then proceed to beat the Piss out of SFL as a Cat 3...If this is a sign of things to come were in big trouble...

[stormcrow]

I didn't find Katrina that much of a surprise, we all exepcted that she would happen some day and her strengthing was an easy call. Vince a surprise. But Wilma, I was stunned when the recon came in and the size of the eye, and it was a W storm.

[fasterdisaster]

bump for anyone else who wants to vote
Comments welcome.

[quandary]

See the 901 verify. That was the biggest surprise of the season. I was also up half the night during Katrina too and as the first super-cat 5 of the season, it was pretty amazing. Rita sortof got squashed there between Katrina and Wilma. Stronger than Katrina, but Wilma blew that prestige away. Damage was intense, but Katrina blew that away. It wasn't so remarkable because it followed Katrina and because it was also hyped to be a monster.

[HurricaneQueen]

Even though I was personally impacted by Wilma and was very inconvenienced and terribly frightened by what "might have been", I still think Katrina was by far the most amazing storm. I still have a hard time accepting the total devastation caused by Katrina. Whole towns and parishes wiped off the face of the earth. So many peoples lives forever altered, not just in NO which got all the press but MS, AL, and the other parts of LA. It is totally mindboggling. I hope we never see storm surge of that magnitude again.

[Jim Cantore]

Katrina

Worst hurricane to ever hit the U.S

[Lowpressure]

Katrina purely because of her major impact. 50 years from now we will still measure against Katrina for coastal impact- EPIC HURRICANE.

[Terrell]

Wilma, for the records she broke. Katrina comes next because of the devastation left in her wake.

[Patrick99]

The evolution of Wilma was very interesting, with the interaction with the strong cold front, and the explosion in size as it neared/crossed FL. We saw a lot of Wilma...the tiny eye at 882 mb, then the Katrina-like eye as it whipped the Yucatan, then the regeneration before it pounded SFL.

I posted this before, but she was great drama.

[john potter]

It's got to be Katrina. A classic annular buzzsaw that took hurricane winds 100 miles inland and forced a 20-30 ft storm surge across a 50 mile swath of the Gulf Coast. Katrina passes into legend. The other 2005 cat 5s were damned interesting but will always be ancillary to Katrina.

[f5]

Katrina beacuse every building she touch she did 1 of 2 things she Flooded the building to the roof slowly with toxic mold to follow.second she bulldozed everything that was in her way

[CharleySurvivor]

I voted for Katrina also. Katrina had me glued to the TV for a few weeks. No other canes this year has made me watch as much FOX news.

Charley came my way last year but Katrina is the 2nd cane I will never forget. She was a BIG eye opener on many things for me.

[Tstormwatcher]

Katrina, when they showed a close up of its eye at max intensity. Simply awesome.

[Ixolib]

Katrina for sure...

Any storm that puts three feet of storm surge in my home - and literally disrupts the lives of millions for such an extended period - easily gets my vote!!

[MaximilianRs]

I felt equally impressed by Katrina (particularly the 40ft surge!) and by Wilma. But, my god, Dennis and Vince and Alpha/Beta amazed me as well. You should have grouped storms together!

[krysof]

Katrina purely because of her major impact. 50 years from now we will still measure against Katrina for coastal impact- EPIC HURRICANE.

I just hope next year no hurricane tries to top her. Who knows, next year we may have a Cat 4 or 5 making a direct hit on Miami or Tampa. Or a monster hurricane hitting Galveston. A major hurricane directly slamming NYC and New England. We may even see multiple disasters like those.

[MaximilianRs]

and also tropical storm Tammy. Its not everyday that you see a tropical depression STRENGTHEN to a tropical storm over land.

[P.K.]

Vince, it isn't every year the "Eurotropics" are active.

[HurricaneGirl]

Katrina purely because of her major impact. 50 years from now we will still measure against Katrina for coastal impact- EPIC HURRICANE.

My thoughts exactly. The destruction to the state of Mississippi and city of New Orleans are unsurpassed to anything we have witnessed in our lifetimes from any previous hurricane.

[f5]

Katrina had a very low landfall pressure (between Camille and Andrew range)compared to her winds.918 mb louisiana 927 mb mississippi (Hugo was a 140 mph Cat for at 934 mb while Katrina was 927 mb at CAT 3