More active seasons to come...

[Anonymous]

With the likelihood of many more active seasons to come, people along the coast and inland need to watch in 2004, 2005 and so on. NHC and NOAA, ect. are stating that we will now be in a period of seasons like the 1940's, 50's, and 60's.

In 2004 or years to come we could have seasons like:

1944: With a category 3 cutting stright through jamacia, a category 2 cutting up the east coast, and a category 3 hitting SW Florida.

1945: A category 4 hitting Texas then a category 4 hitting SE Florida.

1949: A category 2 slamming NC, a category 4 hitting Texas and a category 4 hitting Florida's east coast.

1954: Carol and Edna grinding up east coast as category 2 hurricanes, and category 4 Hurricane Hazel hitting NC.

1961: Carla hits Texas as a category 4, Esther slides up NE Coast as a major hurricane, and category 5 Hattie destroys Belize.

Need I go on? The reason I bring this up is Peter. If our 5 depressions of 2003 would have been named, Hurricane Juan would have devastated Bermuda, Mindy would have devastated the Outer Banks, Nicholas would have hit Nova Scotia, and Wanda would have just died this evening. It's been 5 years since a major hurricane has hit the US. Floyd, Lili, and Isabel all came close. Stay safe and Happy Holidays!

[Josephine96]

You're right about the lack of major storms lately. Florida's lucky too.. Our luck is bound to run out sooner or later.

I keep thinking it's going to be very soon too. We shall see..

[Anonymous]

The entire state of Florida came close with Floyd, and GOD ONLY KNOWS what Florida would look like 5 years later?

[AussieMark]

Florida has had some Major Hurricane threats in recent years.

Georges, Floyd,and even Isabel eventually this massive shield over Florida's east coast will decay away and Major Hurricanes will strike the state again as was observed in the 1940's-1950's or even scarier the 1920's-1930's.

Just saying Florida is a sitting duck and eventually all this good luck will come to an end BIG TIME.

and when it does happen do the Insurance Companies have enough Capital to stay afloat and pay all policy holders.

i.e
the following are Past Floridan Hurricanes and the damage bill if they hit in 2000 so the damage bill is evem larger today
Miami 1926 Hurricane $87.1 Billion
Andrew $39.9 Billion
1944 Hurricane $20.3 Billion
Lake Okeechobee 1928 - $16.6 Billion
Betsy $14.9 Billion
Donna $14.5 Billion
Agnes $12.9 Billion
1947 Hurricane $10.0 Billion
1945 Hurricane $7.6 Billion
1949 Hurricane $7.0 Billion
Dora $3.7 Billion
Opal $3.6 Billion
Cleo $2.9 Billion

the majority of these hurricane went on to devastate other states.

But u get the point.