MSNBC: 15th named storm: Tropical Storm Ophelia, east of Florida...

[Media_Lies_Daily]

...we've never reached 15 named storms this quickly. Never.

[Sanity Claws]

1. Another female name

Bush and women don't get along. Hmmm.
So many storms -- global warming anyone?

[shoelace414]

8. they alternate man and woman names

used to be all female names.. but that was kinda despised by females (for obvious reasons)

[Sanity Claws]

10. yes, I know that.

I was just pointing out Bush's difficulties with women. Cindi Sheehan, Gov. Blanco, Sen. Landrieu, Rep. Pelosi, Hillary Clinton are causing him some deserved grief. His own mother is causing problems with her stupid remarks.

[shoelace414]

12. Nice..

I didn't even notice that angle

[KyndCulture]

2. I hope Ophelia goes away quick. My kids are in school in Jacksonville.

sigh...

[lebkuchen]

4. If they are white and rich

they will probably experience one "typhoon" day out of school but will return the next, if Bush has to bust his lazy silver-spooned ass to get them there.

[iamjoy]

5. Not Much Chance Of That

Looks like Ophelia wants to just hang out off our coast for a while. Soemthing about there aren't any good steering currents.

I wouldn't worry too much, the weather is going to be yucky, but they are not yet forecasting any doomsday scenarios. We could get a lot of rain, but Florida is not NOLA. Usually, if people are smart, they don't get hurt.

Tell them to stock up on supplies (don't forget the junk food and beer), rent a few movies (if they have VCR or DVD player) and not go out unless absolutely necessary. Some roads could flood and driving conditions will be nasty.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Huh.... Global warming, anyone?

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[tsuki]

7. Nah, just one of those commie, fascist, wacko conspiracy theories. eom

[Zynx]

15. Maybe. The 1920's and 30's were pretty hellish for tropical systems

[Qibing Zero]

21. Check the intensity difference though.

Less hurricanes, and less major hurricanes then.

[KamaAina]

6. They only have six names left!

Philippe through Wilma (no Q).

At this rate, they may have to press Xavier, Yolanda and Zack into service, then strat over again like with typhoons in the Western Pacific.

[shoelace414]

9. Well thank GOD we don't have the oppressive Kyoto protocols

[Behind the Aegis]

11. Q

Why not name one "Queenie?" That could be interesting. Of course, we gay folk would get some backlash if the storm did any damage, but we are already blamed for hurricanes as it is, so... I can't think of other good "Q" names, but I am sure they are out there.

[Sanity Claws]

13. Quincy

is the only one I could come up with.

[theHandpuppet]

20. How about Queequeg?

The character from Moby Dick? That would seem appropriate!

Of course, there's always his otherwordly cousin, Quark.

[tammywammy]

18. Actually, if they use all the names allocated

for this year, they then move to the Greek alphabet.

[bribri16]

14. 15? I thought it was no.16? At any rate, pray the it turns out to ocean.

We are just not able to handle another disaster.

[iamjoy]

16. 16th Tropical System, 15th Named Storm

they only get a name when they become a tropical storm.
Depressions are classified as tropical systems, but do not get names.

One thing to keep in mind when comparing to previous years (like the 1920's and 1930's) is that they may have actually had more storms than the official records indicate. Nowadays, with satellites, we track everything. Back then, a little depression or even tropical storm that lasted a few days but didn't hit land and didn't interfere with shipping would have gone unnoticed.

[cmf]

17. For goodness sake!

I feel bad for all of you in the Southeast, but I'm glad I have moved away from the Gulf!

[Jade Fox]

19. "She is drowned, drowned." That's kind of creepy...

Ophelia, for those who don't know the play Hamlet, went mad and
drowned herself (possibly) due to grief over her father's death and
the lies and mistreatment of her boyfriend Hamlet.