Finally, I can hand out my 2005 awards

[Hurricanehink]

For Wilma, even though this season continued to surprise and made it seem as if anything could happen. But I didn't expect Wilma, being this late in the season, Would deepen sooo fast and break the 27 year record for lowest pressure.

For Beta, I would have never ever expected a Cat 3 to to happen that late, and since I hadn't looked at it for a couple days it surprised me by being a cat 3!. BTW did it break the record for latest major hurricane??


That is why they surprised me

I think that honor belongs to Lenny. It nearly reached Cat 5 status - in mid-November.

Believe it or not, Lenny was not the latest major hurricane. While it was the latest Category 4, Hurricane Kate from 1985 was the latest major hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.

[Jim Cantore]

Speaking of wilma how about we give her an obeidence award they nailed her U.S landfall 5 days in advance

[mike815]

tru i think thats a good award for wilma.

[Derek Ortt]

Wilma was not a good forecast

The severe impact to the Yucatan was not at all well anticipated

[mike815]

right that part wasnt but the eventuall landfall in the united states was yeah that was just aweful.