Are there any years where the 1st 2 hurricanes were major...

[Typhoon_Willie]

hurricanes?

Just curious!

[opera ghost]

Did Alex actully make it to Major status? I thought he only made it to Cat2 for some reason...

[Brent]

Yes, Alex reached 120 mph(111 mph is a Cat 3) last Tuesday Night.

To answer the question, I can't remember ONE season. If it's happened, it's been YEARS(and I mean a LOT of years).

[Wein]

Yes. Alex was a major hurricane with 120 mph winds, and was the most intense major hurricane to form so far north in the Atlantic Basin.

[Typhoon_Willie]

So this could be a banner season in that manner! No other season has done that I guess!?

[Hyperstorm]

Yes, last time 1961. There were 7 major hurricanes that year. 1950...8 major hurricanes that year...

[Typhoon_Willie]

Amazing!!! I wonder if that could be repeated this year!?

[*StOrmsPr*]

hurricanes?

Just curious!

yes i think only 2 times!

1950
1 Hurricane ABLE 12-22 AUG 120 - 4
2 Hurricane BAKER 20 AUG- 1 SEP 105 979 3
3 Hurricane CHARLIE 21 AUG- 5 SEP 100 - 3
4 Hurricane DOG 30 AUG-17 SEP 160 - 5
5 Hurricane EASY 1- 9 SEP 110 958 3
6 Hurricane FOX 8-17 SEP 120 - 4


http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane ... index.html

1961
1 Hurricane ANNA 20-24 JUL 100 976 3
2 Hurricane BETSY 24-12 SEP 120 945 4
3 Hurricane CARLA 3-16 SEP 150 931 5
4 Hurricane DEBBIE 6-16 SEP 105 970 3
5 Hurricane ESTHER 10-27 SEP 125 927 4

link 1961 http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane ... index.html

[Brent]

Yes, last time 1961. There were 7 major hurricanes that year. 1950...8 major hurricanes that year...

WOW... just the number of major hurricanes makes me feel tired.

[Typhoon_Willie]

Well we will have to wait and see what this yeat will bring!

[Skywatch_NC]

hurricanes?

Just curious!

yes i think only 2 times!

1950
1 Hurricane ABLE 12-22 AUG 120 - 4
2 Hurricane BAKER 20 AUG- 1 SEP 105 979 3
3 Hurricane CHARLIE 21 AUG- 5 SEP 100 - 3
4 Hurricane DOG 30 AUG-17 SEP 160 - 5
5 Hurricane EASY 1- 9 SEP 110 958 3
6 Hurricane FOX 8-17 SEP 120 - 4


http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane ... index.html

1961
1 Hurricane ANNA 20-24 JUL 100 976 3
2 Hurricane BETSY 24-12 SEP 120 945 4
3 Hurricane CARLA 3-16 SEP 150 931 5
4 Hurricane DEBBIE 6-16 SEP 105 970 3
5 Hurricane ESTHER 10-27 SEP 125 927 4

link 1961 http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane ... index.html

Those names for the 1950 ones! lol

[Typhoon_Willie]

Heck if only we had 8 hurricanes but all of them are majors then this would be quite a year! He he!

[Stormsfury]

Those names in 1950 were just a generic alpha way of naming them.

[Valkhorn]

Notice both 1950 and 1961 had a Category 5 storm...

Yikes...

[Hyperstorm]

An update today 5:30pm:

It looks like the situation described here might not totally relate to this year. Now that Bonnie formed from the Gulf of Mexico system, we might not compare this year with others that had the first 2 systems becoming majors. It lost its relevance, IMO. I don't think Bonnie has a chance of becoming a Cat 2 hurricane, much less a major hurricane.

[Typhoon_Willie]

Yeah we were betting that td 3 would make it!

[Stormchaser16]

Didnt he ask for the first two as major hurricanes?

1950 was 120(major) then 105(not major unless im saffir simpson stupid)

1961 Anna was only 100

[Hurricanehink]

Stormchaser, those numbers are in knots. 100 knots = 115 M.P.H.

[Stormchaser16]

Duh (smacks self)....... i knew i was missing something here LOL

Long day at work heh

[SouthernWx]

In 1980, hurricane Allen reached cat-5 status (190 mph/ 899 mb). The next named storm was hurricane Bonnie. Bonnie was also a major hurricane, peaking at 115 mph (960 mb).