Sea Turtels, Stinging Flies and Hurricanes

[stormcrow]

Even they are smart enough enough to stay out of Florida

[Ixolib]

Even they are smart enough enough to stay out of Florida

[greeng13]

i was on the howard franklin bridge (tampa-st. pete) the night that '93 storm hit....heard on the radio that the bridge was closed...but i was still on it...light poles waving...construction barracades (the orange cylinders) rolling down the road...one got pinned under the car..a friend of mine had to get out and move it...going 5 mph with 0 visibility it was raining so hard...then we got to st. pete and saw numerous trees down...man that was like a hurricane...i then flew back to charleston a few days later and found out that it had snowed in charleston.

[MBismyPlayground]

What about this one - pecan trees LOADED down. Before Elena, they were loaded, then before Georges, they were loaded again. This summer, the one in my front yard was so loaded with pecans that a huge limb broke off from the weight....

And a new one I've never seen before - Humming Birds EVERYWHERE. I've lived in Biloxi all my 47 years and never have I seen so many humming birds here...

That is SO weird because the pecans here are going wild. And I had never ever seen a hummingbird in my life until recently. Had to go get a feeder and it is empty every few days. (Ouch I actually thought they were hornets) Wonder if it has anything to do with........never mind

[MBismyPlayground]

Anyone remember all the hurricanes in the 1995 tropical season?

That winter was BRUTAL, particularly in the Mid Atlantic and Northeast.

Sure I'm -removed-, yeah I'm certifiably crazy about snow here in N VA.

But there have been a lot of hurricanes this season too.

Hmmmm.........maybe another BIG snow year for the Mid Atlantic and Northeast in 2004-2005......


Naaahhh.......we have a weak El Nino this season, Mid Atlantic will get cold but TONS of rain, rain, and still more rain.

Brutal was not the word. Was living down the road from you then. Wasn't there like 3 foot of snow????

[MSRobi911]

Ixolib I have heard the loaded pecan trees all my life and it has held true. The trees were full before Camille too....oops showing my age again. Also big bell peppers and if banana trees actually produce bananas here in South Mississippi.

One other thing I have always heard and paid particular attention to was the squirrel activity. A couple days before Ivan came in....there were none to be found. I have about 12 oak trees in my yard and usually have at least 5 on the ground at one time in the back yard....didn't see a one for 2 days before the storm.

Old Wives Tales are hard to beat on a lot of things!

[Ixolib]

Ixolib I have heard the loaded pecan trees all my life and it has held true. The trees were full before Camille too....oops showing my age again. Also big bell peppers and if banana trees actually produce bananas here in South Mississippi.

One other thing I have always heard and paid particular attention to was the squirrel activity. A couple days before Ivan came in....there were none to be found. I have about 12 oak trees in my yard and usually have at least 5 on the ground at one time in the back yard....didn't see a one for 2 days before the storm.

Old Wives Tales are hard to beat on a lot of things!

I was only 8 when Betsy hit in 65. Then with Camille, I was 12. This same pecan tree was here for both, but I don't recall noticing if they were loaded or not then - probably had other things on my mind. But, I'm gonna ask my neighbors now, 'cause they remember EVERYTHING!!

[Anonymous]

Anyone remember all the hurricanes in the 1995 tropical season?

That winter was BRUTAL, particularly in the Mid Atlantic and Northeast.

Sure I'm -removed-, yeah I'm certifiably crazy about snow here in N VA.

But there have been a lot of hurricanes this season too.

Hmmmm.........maybe another BIG snow year for the Mid Atlantic and Northeast in 2004-2005......


Naaahhh.......we have a weak El Nino this season, Mid Atlantic will get cold but TONS of rain, rain, and still more rain.

Brutal was not the word. Was living down the road from you then. Wasn't there like 3 foot of snow????

The 1995-1996 winter season was absolutely memorable.

January 6,7,8 we got slammed with 20 to 30 inches of wind-driven snow; some drifts were 8 feet tall.

We had several BIG snows that winter. I measured 57 inches of snow that winter. It would sure be nice........but I think this year the weak El Nino will put the BIG kabosh on the snow and we will get 50 inches of rain from December through April.

[Terry]

Per sea turtles. From what I heard/saw on W. coast FLA, there was an early, large turtle hatch this year. Rest of nests would be gone all around FL and Bahamas.

[GoneWiththeWind]

Really! There was a large hatch else where? See this is really worth looking into. the Environmentalist were upset for the lack of Sea Turtels in GA, SC, and NC...That may be it. Could they (the sea turtles) have known what was going to happen, or the currents were to warm for their regular food so they moved into to better areas for a better food and breeding situation? Warmer waters breed bad hurricanes. The area your talking about was cooler than other areas, were they not? Just a thought!

[TxAggie]

Not sure of the tie between intense seasons and cold weather, but we are having more mild days in Texas this fall than in past years. We even had a week in the 70s in August!

[bree4bryce]

We got bunches of nasty horsefly's here just before the first storms started hitting, we didn't have ANY last summer.

[Cat5survivor]

Before Andrew made landfall in South Florida a gentleman (he lived in Naranja Lake) hat I worked with went out to a ant hill and stepped on it. No ants came out. Also the birds disappeared. He knew then he needed to get his family out. Remember, Andrew was suppose to go further up north (between Palm Beach an Miami). The human animal with all their computers are not as smart as we think we are.

[whereverwx]

I conjecture, maybe there really is a correlation.

[MiamiensisWx]

I conjecture, maybe there really is a correlation.

I agree!

By the way, I know this thread is old... still, it is an interesting one!

[Steve]

Interesting this thread should pop up again.

Indeed, New Orleans got snow on Christmas Day 2004.

There was a thread last year before Katrina hit where people were discussing the behavior of their animals. My boxer Chelsea was hurling all day that Saturday before the storm. She almost never throws up, but she was sick as uh, a dog!

I remember many other people noting the same thing about their pets, and I'm sure if I looked, I could find the thread. But I'm feeling lazy...

Steve

[Steve]

Okay, I found the thread:

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic ... ht=chelsea

[MiamiensisWx]

Yep... someone also mentioned crabs walking around their neighborhood before Jeanne in 2004 hit east-central Florida (I think).