2019 Running Atlantic Hurricane Season Thread

Alabama needs to pay attention.

 

That's at the south end of the island where the beach is pretty flat. I read least night that TI lost about two feet of sand in that storm, but I didn't realize it was that bad. The worst part is the middle of the island didn't get the dunes replaced following last year's hurricane. They actually have equipment on the beach now trying to do it.

 

It’s raining at my house for the first time in seven months. Just putting it out here.

 

Heard something something about Fish Storm Sebastian on the radio this morning. Gotta admit when you make it to S, it's been a pretty busy year.

 

We still officially have nine days, but ....
I think a half dozen storms became hurricanes with Cat 5 Dorian being the biggest threat to the U.S. It wrecked the Bahamas.

 

2005 was a doozy. Wilma's eye passed over my house on Oct. 24, and they eventually ran through the alphabet and finished with Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Zeta.

 

My three favorite Greek letters: Zeta Eta Theta.

 

Today officially marks the end of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane season.

This was the fourth consecutive year of above average activity. It ties with 1969 at the fourth-most active season in history. We had 18 named storms.

I was on the beach yesterday, and it was very nice for this time of year: sunny, about 60 degrees, slightly breezy. It wasn't weather for sunbathers, but to stroll along with the sun on your face, the sound of the waves in your ears, and the scent of the Atlantic in your nose ... there wasn't another place on this planet or any other I wanted to be.

I will add that the dune damage from Hurricane Florence in 2018 - yeah, more than a year ago - is just now getting fixed in my area because of bureaucratic bull crap.

That's all until next season.

 

This thing broke loose in 2017 during Hurricane Irma.

Lost giant red buoy from South Carolina washes up on Florida beach