Which 2005 storm has amazed you the most?

[fasterdisaster]

Which storm this year has truly stood out, be it in intensity or track or damage?

Comments are welcome.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Katrina in damage --> My choice

A close second choice was Wilma- for by far the most rapid rate of
intensification ever...

[arkess7]

katrina

[Ivanhater]

well each one has amazed me, it all started with dennis. a strong 4 in july!! then as the season went on, each one broke a different record for a different reason...they are all crazy!

[krysof]

Wilma due to its rapid intensification, the fact it was the "W" storm, and since it formed in mid October. It also smashed Gilbert's pressure by 6 mbs.

[f5]

you should include all in the poll beacuse all of them broke records in their own way

[wxwatcher91]

well all of the storms of 2005 have amazed me in some way. Katrina amazed me the most... at that time. Rita came along and I went "wow, two whoppers in one season." Then came Wilma and I amazed then considerably, and Wilma put Katrina and Rita back a bit (although Katrina still is most noted for its end result). so as I look back at Katrina and Rita I think to myself "they werent big. they were 2005 storms." and then now I think to myself about Wilma "now there is the usual big one that we get each season. a suprise, yes, but we always have one."

so I'm kinda numb and beginning to believe in this as the norm.
a storm would probably have to go sub 800 for me to say "wow" ever again.

okay, for my answer I have to say Wilma. no words to describe her. she is just... Wilma. No other way to say it.

[jasons2k]

Katrina.

Wilma in any other year except 2005, 1935, and 1969.

[Brent]

Wilma because of the 882 mb...

But before that Rita, and before that Katrina.

[Ivanhater]

Wilma because of the 882 mb...

But before that Rita, and before that Katrina.

for me it wasnt the 882 mb for wima, it was because it went from a tropical storm early in the morn to a cat 5 late that night!

[f5]

will Fred in 2009 do the same thing just to get back at his wife WILMA!!!!!

[Brent]

Wilma because of the 882 mb...

But before that Rita, and before that Katrina.

for me it wasnt the 882 mb for wima, it was because it went from a tropical storm early in the morn to a cat 5 late that night!

That too...

[Seele]

It's hard to say this season. So many shocking and devastating storms. For me it would be almost a tossup between Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. I chose Katrina though just because of the impact it had on me. When I woke up Sunday morning and saw it at 908 mb I literally cried. That combined with the complete devastation along the MS/LA/AL coast and the horrible days after landfall. And things still aren't good...

It's sad to say, but Rita was overshadowed by Katrina. It shouldn't have been because the people on the east TX / west LA coast lost everything too. After Katrina it was more of a here we go again feeling.

Obviously Wilma was definitely a shock too. When I saw that first recon report from them going through the eyewall I was floored.

Vince deserves a mention too. It's not everyday a tropical cyclone hits Spain.

[docjoe]

Dennis most amazed me. I remember everyone watching the pressure drop (at a rate bordering on the insane if i remember the advisory correctly). I realize they were stronger more impressive storms. However Dennis was the first one of the year so everyone was pumped up and amazed. I think by the time some of the big storms came along to some degree the awe and wonder was replaced almost...for lack of a better word...numbness. It just wasnt as exciting for me although it was truly indescribable. Hopefully this makes sense.

docjoe

[brunota2003]

Dennis most amazed me. I remember everyone watching the pressure drop (at a rate bordering on the insane if i remember the advisory correctly). I realize they were stronger more impressive storms. However Dennis was the first one of the year so everyone was pumped up and amazed. I think by the time some of the big storms came along to some degree the awe and wonder was replaced almost...for lack of a better word...numbness. It just wasnt as exciting for me although it was truly indescribable. Hopefully this makes sense.

docjoe

From Dennis:

ZCZC MIATCDAT4 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
HURRICANE DENNIS DISCUSSION NUMBER 23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 PM CDT SAT JUL 09 2005

AFTER DEEPENING AT A RATE THAT BORDERED ON INSANE DURING THE
AFTERNOON...DENNIS HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN AT A MORE NORMAL
RATE THIS EVENING. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT SHOW THAT THE CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS FALLEN TO 941
MB...WITH MAXIMUM FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS OF 122 KT IN THE NORTHEAST
QUADRANT. BASED ON THIS...THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS 110 KT. IT IS
EXPECTED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN SAMPLES THE NORTHEAST EYEWALL
THAT IT WILL FIND STRONGER WINDS THAT WILL JUSTIFY UPGRADING DENNIS
TO A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE.

[brunota2003]

For Emily:

ZCZC MIATCDAT5 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
HURRICANE EMILY DISCUSSION NUMBER 26
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT SUN JUL 17 2005

AT 0324Z...THE AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
REPORTED FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS OF 153 KT. THE STANDARD ADJUSTMENT OF
THIS VALUE TO THE SURFACE WOULD YIELD 138 KT...OR JUST ABOVE THE
CATEGORY FIVE THRESHOLD. AT THAT TIME HOWEVER...THE CENTRAL
PRESSURE WAS RISING RAPIDLY AND ON THE NEXT PASS THROUGH THE
NORTHEAST QUADRANT ONLY 132 KT WINDS WERE FOUND. IT IS POSSIBLE
THAT EMILY REACHED CATEGORY FIVE INTENSITY BRIEFLY AROUND 03Z.

[MGC]

Katrina because of the death and destruction. Wilma because of its intensity....882mb.................MGC

[SamSagnella]

I was literally rendered speechless when I witnessed the pressure drop like a rock in Wilma as the recon reports kept coming in. No storm has ever done that to me -- even Katrina. Katrina was the long-awaited worst-case scenario storm, but, even so, the most shocking part of the event was the aftermath (widespread devastation/lack of preparation).

Personally, witnessing Wilma's insane RIC was what made me vote for her.

[Anonymous]

Katrina.

When recon was on the way out, I told Senor Pepr I had a feeling Wilma was already a Cat 4. Becoming 882mb was less than I expected...so it was a surprise.

[Buck]

Vince for me. He was the epitome of an anomaly.