Storms that have defied logic

[EDR1222]

Just thought I would throw this out there to the pro mets or anyone that wants to chime in. We have some great met's on here, and also some very knowlegeable weather enthusiasts, but I am sure with many of them, there has to be one storm that stands out that completely drove you crazy...such as a storm that continued to strengthen when everything in the environment was saying it shouldn't or maybe a storm that moved in a direction that just didn't make much sense at all. Or maybe a storm that had everything going for it, but just decided to go poof! Hopefully some of you will tell us your stories. Anyway, I thought it might be fun and interesting to hear some of them.

[Cyclone1]

One letter. Epsilon.

[Epsilon_Fan]

My namesake... it was great reading advisories saying it was going to dissipate and it continued to strengthen. Finally they just gave up on it until it was killed by shear.

[Hurricanehink]

Let's see. Hurricane Ivan (1980), Hurricane Vince (2005), Cyclone Catarina, Hurricane Ioke, Typhoon Wayne (1986), just to name a few.

[fci]

Betsy defied logic.
When it finally chose its course to SE Fla; Miami was under a Hurricane Warning for 3 days.
If S2K, CNN, FOX NEWS, TWC and the Internet were around then, there would be overload!!!

[Andrew92]

Ginger, Gordon, and Kyle

[boca]

What about Gordon in 1994 and Ivan in 2004 after it hit Mobile came around again hit Florida then Louisiana.

[Andrew92]

What about Gordon in 1994 and Ivan in 2004 after it hit Mobile came around again hit Florida then Louisiana.

I just said Gordon.

[wxmann_91]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Zeta (2005), Wilma (2005), Mitch (1998), Isidore (2002), Faith (1966) or Lenny (1999) yet...

[boca]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Zeta (2005), Wilma (2005), Mitch (1998), Isidore (2002), Faith (1966) or Lenny (1999) yet...

http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at200528.asp

Zeta was a New Years storm too.

[Aric Dunn]

there is way too many... because we are at a point where we know a lot but not enough ... so every storm that i can remember ... has had at least something that has baffled pro mets and myself..

[cpdaman]

wilma defied logic by strengthening more rapidly than any storm in recorded history

and what was that storm that defied logic and traveled EAST thru the caribean as a major storm?

[Cyclenall]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Zeta (2005), Wilma (2005), Mitch (1998), Isidore (2002), Faith (1966) or Lenny (1999) yet...

I was going to say Wilma and Zeta as well. Another one was Hurricane Ethel but I highly, highly doubt the facts are on its side.

[Aric Dunn]

wilma defied logic by strengthening more rapidly than any storm in recorded history

and what was that storm that defied logic and traveled EAST thru the caribean as a major storm?

hurricane lenny

[Aric Dunn]

i think georges .. was the most unbelievable ... it some how stayed a hurricane .. while going over every high elevated carrib island .. which if you look in history.. nearly every system that has contact with Hispaniola is weakened or completely tore apart... .

[HurricaneBill]

i think georges .. was the most unbelievable ... it some how stayed a hurricane .. while going over every high elevated carrib island .. which if you look in history.. nearly every system that has contact with Hispaniola is weakened or completely tore apart... .

I read in the Georges report that the reason Georges maintained hurricane status over Hispaniola and Cuba was because Georges maintained a healthy upper-level outflow pattern. However, the mountainous terrain disrupted Georges's inner core and Georges was never able to completely recover from it. That is why Georges never strengthened into an intense hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico despite favorable conditions.

An interesting note about Georges: At or near peak intensity, eyewall samples showed that Georges's surface winds were the same or even greater than the flight level winds at 10,000 ft.

[BigO]

Juan and Elena.

[Frank2]

Andrew (1992) after it almost dissipated northeast of Puerto Rico - only to be near Category 5 strength 96 hours later...

[HURAKAN]

Edouard, 1990:

[Patrick99]

If Georges had tracked just a little further north as to avoid the islands, South Florida and the Keys especially would have been down for the count.