Florida's 11 Worst Hurricanes

Over a quarter of these 11 storms have occurred in the past 4 years!




Of all the recorded hurricanes to hit the U.S. since 1851, 36 percent have made landfall in Florida. A look at the paths of the major hurricanes (category 3 and higher) that have passed through the state. The most affected counties are in the shaded area.

Who said you're safer inland?!!

3rd Named Storm?

As we approach the busiest 2 months of the season, a TD formed yesterday pretty far north in the Atlantic, that may become a named storm with a very short stay!

As of 5 a.m. this morning, the center of the tropical depression was about 380 miles north of Bermuda and 380 miles southeast of Chatham, Mass., according to the National Hurricane Center. Maximum sustained winds are around 35 MPH. Need to reach 39 MPH to be named.

Don't Let Your Guard Down Forecaster Warns!

Accuweather suggests that Florida may be most at risk!

Starting August 20th the chances typically increase.

Switch at the top calms hurricane center staff

Quiet so far....except at the National Hurricane Center itself!

St. Petersburg Times Front Page

Clever!

Barry came ashore in St. Petersburg, FL around 11am (3 hours earlier than expected) with 5 inches or so of rain. Some minor wind gusts. TV said we may have made up 1/2 of annual rainfall deficit TODAY alone!

Photos

Good Morning! It's Raining!!!!!

I guess we needed it!

Here we go again!

My 2nd Anniversary of this blog and 3rd year of documenting life in Florida during Hurricane season.

So lots of hype about this season coupled with alleged complacency among us since last year was a dud.

Appropriate that as I post this, Tropical Storm Barry is 350 miles southwest of us. Should just be a rain event over most of the state, which I welcome after 24 days of no measurable rain in the Tampa Bay area and a major landscaping job starting next week at my house.

We are now under a Tropical Storm warning all along the west coast of Florida with expected "landfall" Saturday morning just north of Tampa.

We'll keep you updated sporadically this season when the Tampa Bay area is in play.

2006 Hurricane Season Recap

Interesting Graphical Representation of the 2006 Hurricane Season from www.flhurricane.com

It's Over!

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — A quiet hurricane season ended on Thursday and it looks as though the final totals will be nine named storms and five hurricanes.

All of the hurricanes spun to the east of the United States except Ernesto, which sputtered into a tropical storm before it landed in South Florida.

Two tropical storms hit Florida this year - the other was Alberto, which made landfall in the Big Bend in June.

What a difference a year makes. Last year there were a record 27 named storms and 15 hurricanes, four of which reached Category 5 strength.

This year's hurricane season never came close to the predictions.

Experts say the quiet season was due to a prevailing high pressure system that shifted to the east and helped steer storms away from the U-S.

But Florida Emergency Management Director Craig Fugate says we are still in an active cycle of hurricane activity that could last another twenty years.

(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved)

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Hurricane expert William Gray downgraded his forecast for the 2006 Atlantic storm season again Tuesday, predicting one more hurricane, two more named storms but no intense hurricanes..... more