What name(s) in 2008 will be the big one(s)?

[Andrew92]

That time of year again, which name(s) do you think sound nasty in 2008? Here's the list:

Arthur
Bertha
Cristobal
Dolly
Edouard
Fay
Gustav
Hanna
Ike
Josephine
Kyle
Laura
Marco
Nana
Omar
Paloma
Rene
Sally
Teddy
Vicky
Wilfred


I say Edouard and Laura. For some reason, when I think of Edouard, I just think of Dennis from 2005. I think he'll hit further east though. I think Laura's second go-around (she WAS once used in 1971, so finally 37 years later) she will still be a Caribbean storm but learn from her mistakes and be meaner.

-Andrew92

[Squarethecircle]

I like Ike.

[brunota2003]

I think Bertha will get her revenge for not being retired in 1996.

Kyle on the other hand, is gonna repeat 2002 and be a crazy, long tracker.

Nana seems like the type of name you'd think was weak, but it surprises the mess out of you in the end.

[Cyclone1]

I went with my gut instinct with Ingrid last year...

So, to ignore my gut instinct for Laura, I'm going to go with Hanna.

[DanKellFla]

Obama, Clinton and McCain

[Ed Mahmoud]

The a & b storms will be too early in the season for peak conditions.



So, with a minimum of science, and purely on gut, Cristobal, Edouard, Gustav and, if we get that far before early October, Nana.

[Stratosphere747]

The a & b storms will be too early in the season for peak conditions.



So, with a minimum of science, and purely on gut, Cristobal, Edouard, Gustav and, if we get that far before early October, Nana.

I almost like your line of thinking... After we get past the "C" storms, Texas is safe.

Remember Rita doesn't count because the board has concluded that the Golden Triangle is a fictitious part of Texas....

Humberto was doesn't count either because it was a 24hr storm.

[Ed Mahmoud]

Using the 1949-50 and 1985 analogs, Texas is safe, period.


Personally, a 50 mph tropical storm in early August, break the monotony, drop some rain, would be ok, but I think nothing hits the NW GOMEX.



There is a little science to that, but not very much.

[punkyg]

I say Fay, Gustav and Marco.
oh and hi yall its been a while since i commented on anything

[HurricaneRobert]

Edouard and/or Fay.

[Cyclenall]

Dolly, Fay, Laura are the ones I'm picking this year.

[HurricaneBill]

I don't know why, but for some odd reason, I'm thinking Arthur will.

[Blown Away]

CRISTOBAL justs stands out to me. The C & D letters always seem to produce some legends.

[Evil Jeremy]

Hanna and Josephine. Those two names just stand out for some reason.

[cycloneye]

Ike.

[CrazyC83]

Gustav and Laura.

[AnnularCane]

Oddly, nothing really stands out for me a great deal at this point. Ike stands out a little bit though, so I will go with that for now.

Although, I busted very badly last year, so it probably doesn't really matter anyway.

[Squarethecircle]

Including multiple votes, here are the results as of yet:

Laura - 3

Edouard - 3

Ike - 3

Fay - 3

Gustav - 3

Cristobal - 2

Hanna - 2

Bertha - 1

Kyle - 1

Marco - 1

Dolly - 1

Arthur - 1

Josephine - 1

Yes, there is a five and a six way tie, for first and third respectively.

Anyone care to break them?

Oh, and we also have every storm down from A-M!

[Cryomaniac]

Kyyyyle...

[Andrew92]

My analysis of each name goes like this:

Arthur - I think he might push through and finally become a hurricane, but only a C1. Late July, strikes Central America somewhere

Bertha - TS into Mexico, early August

Cristobal - First major hurricane of the season, a classic Cape Verde hurricane, becomes a high-end C3 with 125 mph winds, but misses land. Mid-August

Dolly - Follows Cristobal behind but is too close and gets sheared apart. Mid-August

Edouard - Develops in the eastern Caribbean, heads northwest into Haiti and then into Cuba as a major hurricane (only hits the small peninsula in southern Haiti, so only little weakening there). Weakens quite a bit over Cuba but quickly ramps up over the Gulf waters. Strikes the central Panhandle as a C3 with 120 mph winds, Tallahassee is hit HARD by this thing. The remnants then cause a little tornado outbreak into Georgia and the Carolinas. Mid to late August

Fay - Small C2 into central Mexico, early September

Gustav - Quick GOM TS in mid-September that nonetheless tries to become a minimal hurricane before striking the northern Gulf coast near Mobile and Pascagoula

Hanna - Another classical Cape Verde hurricane, similar to Cristobal because it too misses land but is a category higher, C4 with 140 mph winds. Mid-September.

Ike - Weak TS into Florida, then goes out to sea. Late September.

Josephine - One last Cape Verde storm of the year, it gets kicked out to sea fast but does fight her way to become a C2. Late September.

Kyle - Middle Atlantic TS in early October that has to fight lots of typical October shear and fails. Never hits land.

Laura - Develops in the western Caribbean and becomes a C1 hurricane before striking the western tip of Cuba and then a C2 as it recurves to strike southern to central Florida with winds at 105-110 mph. BIG wake-up call for residents from Tampa to Sarasota. Mid-October.

Marco - Another C1 into Mexico. Late October.

Nana - Quick, short-lived tropical storm that never hits land in November.

-Andrew92