ARLENE

“Just days after the Atlantic hurricane season began, the first tropical depression of the season forms in the Caribbean.

It is now a tropical storm...Arlene.

”

“I thought the ts that hit El Salvador was called Arlene. This is the second storm of the season, and should be given the second name.”

“Ok, TB! How about Tropical Storm Beyatch!”

“$%$$%*&%%(%&$%&^$%%^#%^%(*&^($%

That SOB is headed right for me!”

“I don't know maybe the winds didn't get high enough to be a named storm? I remember hearing about it a little.”

“Isn't Arlene where the Hill's live?”

“No, that's Arlen! Sorry, Nigal Boomhower!”

“Arlene is the first Tropical Storm. Thats when they get named”

“They're starting early, this does not bode well. Yikes!!!

Hopefully it will still be a TS or backed down to a depression when it gets to you Stovey. Hey I have an idea, go out and test your new HS Tarptent for us would you??? ha ha”

““No, that's Arlen! Sorry, Nigal Boomhower!”

DangmanIsawthenameandthought,shucksmanIjustthought itwaswherewelivebutitturnsoutIwaswrongmanshootmanIcan't spellnohow...dang...”

“lol. well done!

On subject, though. I wish you Southern folks a better season than last year! Hopefully, Arlene will fizzle out...”

“Stoveman, go see what your kayak will handle and get right back to us on that, huh?”

“LMAO @ Nigal!! Now lets hear you SAY that ;-)”

“Latest projections show it tending more toward AL/FL.
Sorry to disappoint ya, MarkO.”

“Headed right for SS? What happens when hot air collides with hot air?”

“Latest projections show it tending more toward AL/FL.
Sorry to disappoint ya, Geo!”

“Well thank God. I was worried about Armegeddon there.”

“#&%!$. I hate hurricane season. (We were slaughtered by charlie a year ago.)”

“I hate it too! Messes up my be-a-utiful hair.”

“i hope you guys down south all fare well this season.”

“Thanks Roam, you chicken! ;-)”

“Lotsa water fer the yak to play in...Rain!”

“wow. this seems so early. when do these usually start up?”

“Seems like i've heard this topic talked about somewheres else but I'll say it again....dang it...Bring'em on dude.....they're a great wave makin' machine....crank it out........btw surfers rule man....”

“As long as it stays Tropical Storm status, I'll have no real problems.”

“man, that map brings back bad memories.”

“dang, didn't realize the map was so frigging big”

“Roam Around, I know what you mean! At least you're away from hurricane zones now.”

“yep treebait - now I get to dodge tornadoes - though most of those tend to come down well east of me. Apparantly I'm close enough to the Front Range that the twisters develop a little further east.”

“I know hurricanes cause massive damage and people die in them, but lord help me, I do love them.”

““I know hurricanes cause massive damage and people die in them, but lord help me, I do love them.”
hyway

I know what you mean Hyway. They are so powerful. Once you have felt a real hurricane on your face. It is the same reason we backpack. It is a test of what you are made of. It is a force that can destroy everything you have including your life in an instant. Lord help me because I love them so much.”

“My wife thinks I am crazy (or more crazy than my normal crazy). I like to stand in the yard while it blows like hell all around me. tree limbs skidding down the street, trees bent over and touching the ground, rain coming sideways, shingles flapping everywhere... and the sound, that enveloping deluge of roaring all around me.”

“hyway....that sounds like fun!!!”

“ok, I admit it too. I am a sucker for a good tornado/thunderstorm/hurricane. There is something about the energy they give off that excites me. I want to stand out in the yard watching them come and dont want to take shelter. I watch the storm chaser shows on the weather channel and am just so intriuged (sp) by bad weather.”

“I love a good thunderstorm, but leave me out of the hurricanes. Once up close and personal was enough for me. Living thru the aftermath twice last summer was more than enough.”

“Roam, I have been through at least 10 hurricanes”

“Lokks like Stovie will be able to do some surfing in his yak. Dang thing has a bead on Pascagoula Bay. It it moves fast it should cause a whole lot of problems. There are still tarps on roofs east of there though. Hard to believe that some people have went almost a year and their lives are still effected by Ivan and others. Good luck everybody. Arlene and all your brothers and sisters stay away from N30 W90.”

“Y'all come visit, ya hear! ;-)

Track has changed yet again and bateaux is correct. Damn thing is heading directly for me. Oh well, looks like it will be a Tropical Storm. Tropical Storms are no big deal.
Just got the word from the Boss, normal work day.
Rats......I wanted to go home early. ;-)
last edited: 6/10/05 9:05:41 AM”

“SS...maybe its time you moved out to the midwest? ;)”

“Most of the rain will remain east it looks like. Still moving fast so let her get here and get out. Here is a link about New Orleans and the BIG ONE. I;m glad I live outside of that fish bowl. I've gotta work nights this weekend. Gotta be there for 4 pm this afternoon. I hope we don't lose power. A power failure in a chemical plant is scary. You lose power you lose pumps, you lose pumps you lose cooling, you lose cooling, you gain pressure, you gain pressure and you know what I mean.

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/?/washingaway/
last edited: 6/10/05 12:44:11 PM”

“I hope that everythings passes without incident. I'm scheduled to fly into New Orleans Sunday morning.”

“If it follows the NHC track it will be fine. The NASA model actually has it hitting southwest LA. That would definitly change matters for you and me. Most all the other models have a bead on Stovie and the MS/AL line area.”

“It probably won't be a big storm but the real problem is that there are still many buildings that haven't been repaired from last season's damage. It won't take much of anything to put those poor folks back to zero again.”

“First tropical clouds are overhead now. Not the rain type just the puffy feeder type. The old mariners would know a strom was in the gulf by just looking at those clouds and their arc of rotation.

http://orca.rsmas.miami.edu/wximages/jet/1_05/anis.html”

“We are getting the same thing up here in NE Florida.

It's been overcast/cloudy since yesterday but they have been changing character all day.”

“Dangit, that thing is now tracking further east.”

“YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

The new 4PM bullseye is the AL/FL state line.
The last projection was right down thru my house!

Ewker's picture above updates itself with the latest projections. Neato!
last edited: 6/10/05 5:25:55 PM”

“I do like wunderground's website.

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200501_model.html”