Tropical Storm Warning for the Azores Islands?

[HURAKAN]

If the NHC/TPC is right, Danielle in a few days could seriously affect the Azores Islands as a powerful tropical storm or maybe a minimal hurricane. I think that it's a possibility although at that time Danielle will be racing toward the North Atlantic Ocean. Does anyone know when was the last time the Azores were under any type of warning? I guess when Tanya in 1995.

[Hurricanehink]

I don't think the Azores gets storm warnings. They didn't in Tanya, but it did cause gusty winds. Maybe they don't need it because they get storms constantly?

[OtherHD]

Jeanne in 1998 passed through the Azores as a weak TS/strong TD but no warnings were issued.

Tanya was extratropical by the time she reached the Azores, and no warnings were issued there either.

Erika in 1997 gave the Azores TD conditions, but again, no warnings.

Bonnie and Charley in 1992 both passed over the Azores as TS's. Bonnie prodicued gusts to 60 MPH. Charley moved through as a moderate TS. Warnings were not issued for either storm.

Erika in 1991 moved through the Azores and brought storm conditions, but again, no warnings were issued.

[kevin]

The Azores being in that spot in the ocean should get bigger storms all the time.

[HURAKAN]

I don't think the Azores gets storm warnings. They didn't in Tanya, but it did cause gusty winds. Maybe they don't need it because they get storms constantly?

Warnings and Watches are issued by the governments, the Azores are a dependency of Portugal.

[wx247]

Okay then... maybe s2k should start issuing warnings/watches for them.

[HURAKAN]

Look at the bottom of the map.

[kevin]

Portugal is to Spain what Canada is to the United States.

[PurdueWx80]

Exactly, another country.

[HURAKAN]

Seriously I though the Azores where a British Dependency, that's why I did a research but I was surprised to see it was a Portuguese one.

[Guest]

hmm...

[Cyclone Runner]

The Azores are not a colony, nor a foreign dependency of Portugal, but an autonomous region with its own Regional President who resides in Angra, which is regarded as the political capital; at the same time the inhabitants are on a legislative and fiscal equality with those of the Portuguese mainland.  The total population of the archipelago in the year 1900 was 256,291 (i.e. 277.9 to the square mile), mostly of Portuguese origin, though of course with considerable intermixture of Flemish and Moorish blood, with traces of immigration from the British Isles.

[Guest]

I don't think the Azores gets storm warnings. They didn't in Tanya, but it did cause gusty winds. Maybe they don't need it because they get storms constantly?

Warnings and Watches are issued by the governments, the Azores are a dependency of Portugal.

"Historically, the Portuguese came on to the scene in 1427 with the discovery of the islands Santa Maria and São Miguel.
Due to its strategic geographic position, the archipelago was to become an important waypoint on the main routes between Europe, the Orient and America during 16th and 17th centuries. This period saw major naval battles around the Azores, while the islands were set upon by pirates.
Subsquent centuries saw the developement of the islands, introduction of a new agriculture and the developement of cattle breeding and fishing.
Having constitued an integral part of Portugal from the very outset, today the Azores are an autonomous region endowed with its own parliament and government"

good job cyclone runner

[kevin]

Thanks cyclone runner! here is some more info on the Azores. Pretty off topic, but geography should be an interest of most meteorology enthusiasts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores

[HURAKAN]

Thanks very much for the information, every day we learn something new!