What season is the most memberable?

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

2004
Alex hiting the cape...Charley became the second most costly storm. Went into western Florida worst since Donna 1960. Frances slow moving hurricane with tons of rain 8 or 9 billion damage. Jeanne a major into western florida. One very rare event. Then we had Ivan hit the Gulf coast do alot of damage. Costing some where near 14 billion...

2005

Dennis bombs into a 155 mph(Recon supports 155 not the 150 mph) Hitting Cuba. Worst since hurricane fox. Then hits the Florida panhandled. In which some people say was worst then Ivan...It also made landfall as a major. In had 930 millibars setting the record for the deepest pressure for July.

Emily forms hit the Leewards....Causing damage on the range of Ivan. Bombs into a strong 4...Recon data supports 153 knots in which supports 158 mph. Can't declare Katrina a cat5 based on it then say this was not. Then this hits the same area as Gilbert of 1988...Doing damage. It then makes it back into the Gulf in makes it back to 125 or 130 mph. Costing great damage to the mexican coast.

Katrina the new queen Bi#$ to many gulf coasters! 175 mph super cat5 hurricane. It first hit florida as a 80 mph cat1 moving right through Miami. In makes a suprize move over southern florida. Gets back off the coast grows for about 2 days. Then bombs into 175 mph 902 millibars monster. Then Moves into the area of Camille of 1969. But Katrina was another kind of monster she was huge. Flating most of the gulf coast from Mobile to New orleans. Costing hundreds of billions in thousands of death. Blowing away any hurricane ever seen. Flooring New orleans...

Rita is the sister of Katrina...She acted like a nice girl intill she started moving pass the keys. Then BOOM! she went. She droped faster then Katrina could ever think of doing. In become the 3rd most powerful hurricane in Atlatnic history. Then weaken as it moved across the gulf. But still made landfall near 120 mph near where Andrey of 1957...Destroying more Coast line. Also causing damage to Houston/Gav.


What year will be more Memberable?

[wxmann_91]

2005 no doubt.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

I agree 2005 owns the record books...

[crazycajuncane]

If you live in Louisiana..... 2005 no doubt.

I would imagine Floridians would say 2004.

[recmod]

This is a very subjective poll. Living here in the Orlando area of Central Florida, the year 2004 wins hands down. There has never been a year like we experienced in Florida before 2004.

To those poor souls on the Gulf coast, the obvious answer is 2005... and to the nation as a whole for overall impact, again 2005 takes the dubious award.

It is all relative to one's personal location and the experiences they endured...

--Lou

[cinlfla]

If you live in Louisiana..... 2005 no doubt.

I would imagine Floridians would say 2004.

I have to agree, although I do not live in Louisiana I will never ever forget what Katrina did to them and Mississippi

[O Town]

Just depends on where you live. 2005 no doubt has be a duzzi, but where I am located the 2004 season will forever be in me memory as the season from hell. We were greatly affected by Charley, Frances, and Jeane. Lost power with all 3. We also had damage with all 3. People around here are still recovering from last year, so 2004 no doubt for me.

[inotherwords]

Personally memorable: 2004.
Historically memorable: 2005.

[canegrl04]

2005. Mainly becasue of the shocking,horrible things that went down in NOLA after Katrina hit. And because this season is on a record pace. We could be looking at the Alpha storm in October

[vbhoutex]

I didn't vote since 2005 isn't over yet. It is a tough decision. Both seasons have their "pluses". 2005 may pull away if it keeps up the way it has been though and that is trying my hardest to be subjective. Damage wise I think 2005 will have it hands down only because of the amount of damage from Katrina.

[Steve]

>>This is a very subjective poll. Living here in the Orlando area of Central Florida, the year 2004 wins hands down. There has never been a year like we experienced in Florida before 2004.

2004 is big for central Florida, but historically 2005 could end up being the most crazy season ever. If we get to the Greek Alphabet, we set a new record for named storms. If we get one more named storm in the Gulf, we'll tie 1936's record 11 named storms (2 more and it's another record). 2005 was also the year of many firsts when it came to constant record development (storm "x" 14 days ahead of the pace, etc.). The other memorable thing about 2005 will be the ridiculous total number of effect. This year well could end up around $300Billion in bailout/storm damages, especially if we get another hit somewhere on the US coast.

Both seasons are memorable IMHO - crazy activity, massive US landfalls, lots of death and destruction. Most of us who formerly loved storms will be looking toward strong El Nino/La Nina seasons in the future since these El Neutrals are just nuts.

>>2005. Mainly becasue of the shocking,horrible things that went down in NOLA after Katrina hit.

A lot of that was overblown though. The TP came out with a story yesterday with the final death tolls of 10 between both the Superdome and Convention Center. One was an overdose, one was a suicide, several were physical expirations. It's possible that there were 1 or 2 slayings but not hundreds of rapes, robberies and mayhem that festered like political hit piece/spam e-mail-type urban legends gobbling up viewers like there was no tomorrow. It's going to turn out that there were some incidents of arson and maybe a couple of slayings, but the biggest thing that happened was looting by criminal minded individuals who hopefully have been long-since relocated into a new system that forces them to work for a living.



Steve

[arkess7]

Personally memorable: 2004.
Historically memorable: 2005.

I totally agree...at least for us in Florida

[Brent]

2005 by far. However, I recieved worse effects from Frances and Ivan last year than I did from Dennis, Katrina, and Rita this year. None of those three were terribly significant in this area, although Rita produced a bunch of tornadoes northwest of here.

[Buck]

They go hand-in-hand.

[SouthFloridawx]

I vote both are memorable. They were both different ... 2004 the attack on florida and 2005 is the attack on the gulf...

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

I experienced last year's FL pummeling but I think 2005 is worse because
what happened to parts of the gulf coast is catastrophe that exceeds
anything I have ever imagined.

[Terrell]

I'll say 2005, I'm betting that Katrina alone was worse, to Mississippi, and Louisiana, than Charley, Frances, and Jeanne put together were here in Orlando.

[cjrciadt]

I vote both are memorable. They were both different ... 2004 the attack on florida and 2005 is the attack on the gulf...

Excellent point, every year is targeting different areas for their assualt.

[JtSmarts]

They go hand-in-hand.

I second that.

[arkess7]

I vote both are memorable. They were both different ... 2004 the attack on florida and 2005 is the attack on the gulf...

Excellent point, every year is targeting different areas for their assualt.

AINT THAT THE TRUTH!!!!!!!!