Welcome to the 2008 Hurricane Season!

[cycloneye]

I like this thread.

Appropriate answer as to why holidays are missing is:

because I made it!

In this day and age it appears no one can be happy. I would scrap all the holidays and just put hurricane nut activities in there. Date of earliest tropical storm, any out of season storms of note, beginning of winter, spring, fun weather stuff like that.

But it's not my calendar, is it.

And that is what I want to do. I eliminated the holidays and started to add past important weather and hurricane events.

[Ptarmigan]

Not going to think about it until April at earliest.

[cycloneye]

Note= The countdown ticker changes at 7 PM EST or 00:00 UTC time.After March 9 (Daylight Savings Time Starts) the Countdown clock will change at 8 PM EDT.And on May 31rst,the ticker will be set to midnight EDT to ring the 2008 season.

[Squarethecircle]

Hopefully it'll all go smoothly, then.

[boca]

Have we ever started a countdown thread this early before?

[cycloneye]

Have we ever started a countdown thread this early before?

No,is the first time that I start it on December 1.

[cycloneye]

Added to the list of Important dates prior to June 1,the April 8 CSU forecast.

[Opal storm]

Lately the offseasons have been going by soooo fast. It might seem early but 170 days will fly by before ya know it. In the mean time hope everybody has a safe holiday season and looking forward to what 08 brings us.

[cycloneye]

Lately the offseasons have been going by soooo fast

If the trend continues,these countdowns will be shorter and shorter.

[feederband]

9-April 15 : Official Storm2k Forecast Numbers Poll starts.

Changed to March 15..

[cycloneye]

9-April 15 : Official Storm2k Forecast Numbers Poll starts.

Changed to March 15..

Done.

[Cyclone1]

February 3, earliest tropical storm ever recorded hits Florida, 1952

Interesting date, IMO. Just throwing it out there.

[cycloneye]

Added to the important dates list.

[Cyclone1]

Cool.

[cycloneye]

Added Supertyphoon Kent,first sattelite image and Tropical Storm Risk forecast to the list.

Anyone that knows about a important weather event that occured before June 1 can post a link and I will add it to the list of important dates.

[cycloneye]

Wow,it looks like yesterday that I started this countdown,but it was three weeks ago that I began this,and look how time has been fast.The ticker started at 181 days left and see where it is now.Time goes so fast that you will not notice that June 1 will be around the corner.

[cycloneye]

Time until Sunday, June 1, 2008 (UTC time)
155 days
3725 hours
223551 minutes
13413068 seconds

Alternative version

We are on the verge to ring 2008,so June 1rst will look more closer.

[CrazyC83]

Another date set to add: April 23 - 28, 2008 - WMO Regional Association IV Hurricane Committee - Thirtieth session (Orlando, FL)

Also the start of the EPAC season (May 15, 2008) should be added as well.

[cycloneye]

Added those two.Keep bringing more important dates to then be added.

[cycloneye]

Welcome 2008!!!

From Puerto Rico I say,happy new year to all the tropical weather fans and have a great 2008.