Complacency is out of control

#41 Postby **MGC** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:39 pm

This late in the season it would be unusual for a TC transversing the GOM not to come under the influence of a trough at some time....MGC

mikey mike · #42 Postby **mikey mike** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:06 pm

CapeVerdeWave wrote:
<‘‘They proably think it will
< weaken significantly before
< landfall like Katrina or Rita’’
.................................
I extend an invitation to you and anyone else to come down here and see what a‘‘weakened’’Katrina did!!
Drive around Bay St.Louis,Waveland,Pass Christian,Long Beach,Gulfport,Biloxi,and the rest of the coast and see what a weak hurricane can do.

johngaltfla · #43 Postby **johngaltfla** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 8:07 pm

Tampa Bay Hurricane wrote:I have been talking with people here- they all call me
an "obsessive, hysterical maniac" about thinking a storm is possible.
This is very dangerous for them- if TD24 develops and comes anywhere
near Tampa Bay there will be a huge number of complacent
people that would perish

This complacency is dangerous. Many think that these systems will
go to texas or louisiana.

The complacency is typical. Don't fret, just be ready.

#44 Postby **Cookiely** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:32 pm

Tampa Bay Hurricane wrote:Yea...we should not freak out...I am certainly not...I am just
mentioning the possibility to a few friends...

I told my aunt about the storm and she smiled and said she was going shopping at the mall the day of the storm. I asked her if she was prepared and her answer was it won't come here and you worry too much.

#45 Postby **gatorcane** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:36 pm

yep that's how it is in Tampa Bay. They are way overdue for a storm. This could be the rude awakening.

floridahurricaneguy · #46 Postby **floridahurricaneguy** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:37 pm

Cookiely wrote:
Tampa Bay Hurricane wrote:Yea...we should not freak out...I am certainly not...I am just
mentioning the possibility to a few friends...

I told my aunt about the storm and she smiled and said she was going shopping at the mall the day of the storm. I asked her if she was prepared and her answer was it won't come here and you worry too much.

I feel bad for your aunt. I guess she didnt notice all the other destructio and hurricanes hitting in the region they were forecasted to.

I am sorry but I think West coast is in for a suprise.

Matt

gtalum · #47 Postby **gtalum** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:38 pm

There's no such thing as "overdue" for a storm. The chances of a storm hitting a given piece of coastline in a given year is exactly the same whether it's been 1 year or 100 years since the last hit.

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