Accurate #'s

[Blown Away]

Better satellite and greater attention given to the tropics isn't it fair to say the storm #'s are more accurate and/or inflated compared to the past. So are we really seeing more storms and more above average seasons or are more borderline storms getting named than in the past, example Bret. I'm sure others on the board could name many other storms in recent history that shouldn't have been named!

[recmod]

I'm sure others on the board could name many other storms in recent history that shouldn't have been named!

Why would you say that this storm SHOULDN'T have been named??? Just because this system was sitting 50 miles off the Mexican coast and would likely move inland after just a couple advisories is not justification to forego classifying it. Trust me, if this exact storm was lying 50 miles off the Florida coast, everyone on this board would be screaming at the NHC for being irresponsible if they chose NOT to classify it. This mentality of "if it ain't affecting the USA, it ain't worth mentioning" has got to stop. Remember, people DO live in these areas outside the United States!

I also bet a few board members can list some storms in recent history that SHOULD have been named (the May 2004 system that struck Haiti, killing over 3,000 comes to mind). I am always hearing complaints that the NHC is too conservative in naming systems....never the opposite.

While the advent of the satellite era almost certainly helped boost the total of detected storms, it is still plainly evident that the period since 1995 has had a major uptick in storm activity. Satellite technology came out Looooong before then, and I really don't think the NHC folks have been trigger-happy when it comes to classifying systems in recent seasons.

Just my 2 cents,

--Lou

[Swimdude]

Of course it should've been named. It's a tropical storm, isn't it? Borderline, yes. But a tropical storm, nonetheless. They have to draw the line somewhere, and 39 mph just happens to be that line!

[Blown Away]

recmod...
"This mentality of "if it ain't affecting the USA, it ain't worth mentioning" has got to stop. Remember, people DO live in these areas outside the United States!"

Most of the people who post including myself are fully aware and compassionate that other parts of the world are affected by storms. The point and/or question I had was, using Bret as an example, would this storm have been given a name years ago. I suspect that borderline systems get named more often today than in the decades past thus affecting the overall season #'s. Recomod, The 3rd paragraph was a response to my question, your 1st & 2nd paragraph, I don't know how you ended up there based on my post.

[dhweather]

But the US can not be responsible for the weather of the world.


After the killer Tsunami, some in Asia tried to blame the US for not
notifying them?

Come on, we can't govern the world.

[*StOrmsPr*]

But the US can not be responsible for the weather of the world.


After the killer Tsunami, some in Asia tried to blame the US for not
notifying them?

Come on, we can't govern the world.

the thing here , no one is saying US is responsible for the weather of the world, and any one blaming USA for not notifying them of the tsunami is plain and simple CRAZY!! and don't have a clue of what they're talking.
NHC have the tropical forecast responsibility for north America, so they have to take on account other countries outside the USA!

just my .02 cents!

[dhweather]

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