Finally, I can hand out my 2005 awards

[Extremeweatherguy]

Only way that could happen is if one crushed NYC

Or how about downtown Miami, or Tampa/St. Pete.

Yeah a Cat. 5 hitting a place like Miami, Tampa, New Orleans (again), Houston, or NYC/Boston or DC would be very bad. The Worst would probably be a Cat. 5 that hit Miami and then exited Florida near Tampa as a strong 3, and then regained Cat. 5 status in the Gulf as it grazed the northern Gulf Coast and then it hit Texas and remained a hurricane all the way to Dallas after devastating Houston with Cat. 4 winds. Lets hope we never see that one...it would probably cause 500 billion+ in damages!

[swimaway19]

Only way that could happen is if one crushed NYC

Or how about downtown Miami, or Tampa/St. Pete.

Yeah a Cat. 5 hitting a place like Miami, Tampa, New Orleans (again), Houston, or NYC/Boston or DC would be very bad. The Worst would probably be a Cat. 5 that hit Miami and then exited Florida near Tampa as a strong 3, and then regained Cat. 5 status in the Gulf as it grazed the northern Gulf Coast and then it hit Texas and remained a hurricane all the way to Dallas after devastating Houston with Cat. 4 winds. Lets hope we never see that one...it would probably cause 500 billion+ in damages!

According to the worst case scenario in Tampa, a Cat 5 Moving slowly making landfall just south of Clearwater beach would make an island out of Pinellas county, leaving the very center and northern section as the only parts above water, completely cutting off the rest of Pinellas from any car or land traffic- all bridges would be dismantled, and the northern roads in and out aren't meant to handle the high volume of traffic necessary to get immediate supplies in the county, with only one semi-major airport (St. Pete-Clearwater). That would screw us over pretty bad over here

[Audrey2Katrina]

God forbid another New Orleans strike for quite a while. It will take years, if not decades for it to remotely return to pre-Katrina levels--if ever. When I think of the thousands upon thousands of those Victorian homes outside the French Quarter that stand to be demolished... *sigh* I fear that IF the city comes back, it'll be as a plastic, steel and glass town like so many others and beyond the French Quarter itself, it will be relegated to just another city. Personally, I agree with someone else who posted elsewhere that it's only a matter of time before this very dangerous location is abandoned altogether--it's just not practical unless we do a Netherlands type of protection system; which given our politics, is highly unlikely.

Katrina was definitely THE hurricane of 2005. You can talk about categories, you can talk about winds, and surge, but when you all but kill an entire American city the size this one did... it's gotta take top billing; would that it hadn't!!! I know the temptation of many to look at these things like sporting events--I do not... they are catastrophic monsters that kill, ruin lives, homes, families..and do undescribable damage in term of human misery.

A2K

[Jim Cantore]

how about a worst name award?

[StormScanWx]

how about a worst name award?

I'd like to nominate Philippe!

[Derek Ortt]

a major in NYC will be about 100 times (and I am not exaggerating) than a major in Miami (or any place else) due to the tidal surge. New York officials noted after Katrina that if a cat 3 hits them, it will be many times worse than Katrina for New Orleans

[Ivanhater]

Only way that could happen is if one crushed NYC

Or how about downtown Miami, or Tampa/St. Pete.

Yeah a Cat. 5 hitting a place like Miami, Tampa, New Orleans (again), Houston, or NYC/Boston or DC would be very bad. The Worst would probably be a Cat. 5 that hit Miami and then exited Florida near Tampa as a strong 3, and then regained Cat. 5 status in the Gulf as it grazed the northern Gulf Coast and then it hit Texas and remained a hurricane all the way to Dallas after devastating Houston with Cat. 4 winds. Lets hope we never see that one...it would probably cause 500 billion+ in damages!

geez, any other place you would like to devastate, why stop, maybe it will keep going round trip across the pacific and come back! lol, only joking of course

[thunderchief]

Katrina was almost the worst case scenario.

I think the right storm hitting Miami or Tampa (or another hit to a rebuilt NO) could be worse. NY... the odds of getting a major storm in there is remote. However, NY is about 20 times the size of NO... so imagine the chaos of even a 1. Imagine the looting...

[thunderchief]

Boston, Philly, Baltimore, DC are all relatively safe from hurricanes. Their harbors do not face open ocean in the direction that hurricanes are likely to come from, and are kindof inland as far as a hurricane is concerned. While New Yorks harbor isnt exactly unprotected, it is less so(against hurricanes) than the other great northeastern cities. Long Island, Rhode Island, and Cape Cod, and portions of Maine are exposed but are not likely to get anything stronger than a 3.

[Aslkahuna]

1938 proved that it doesn't take anything more than a 3 to raze Long Island/RI/CT and MA. This year ahould, but probably won't, take the wind out of the sails of those who always wish for a major to hit somewhere in the US something I would not wish on anyone.

Steve

[Derek Ortt]

a real 3 (not a Gloria 3, which was really a cat 1 or a tropical storm), would level NYC if it was in the right front quadrant.

The 1938 hurricane was a marginal to moderate 3. Puts perspective on how bad a 3 is for that part of the world

[HalloweenGale]

Most Pathetic Storm? Easy: Lee.


Lee, lasted for one advisory.

I would also nominate Franklin.

[hurricanefreak1988]

Franklin remained a tropical storm for a long time, which is kind of pathetic, considering all the time he had to become a hurricane. However, the fact that he lasted quite a while puts him out of consideration for the award in my book.

[Astro_man92]

The two Storms that surprised me the most were beta, and Wilma

So I think they deserve an award just look at them (click on them for their track)

[JonathanBelles]

y beta?... well y did anything suprise u?

[Astro_man92]

For Wilma, even though this season continued to surprise and made it seem as if anything could happen. But I didn't expect Wilma, being this late in the season, Would deepen sooo fast and break the 27 year record for lowest pressure.

For Beta, I would have never ever expected a Cat 3 to to happen that late, and since I hadn't looked at it for a couple days it surprised me by being a cat 3!. BTW did it break the record for latest major hurricane??


That is why they surprised me

[wxmann_91]

For Wilma, even though this season continued to surprise and made it seem as if anything could happen. But I didn't expect Wilma, being this late in the season, Would deepen sooo fast and break the 27 year record for lowest pressure.

For Beta, I would have never ever expected a Cat 3 to to happen that late, and since I hadn't looked at it for a couple days it surprised me by being a cat 3!. BTW did it break the record for latest major hurricane??


That is why they surprised me

I think that honor belongs to Lenny. It nearly reached Cat 5 status - in mid-November.

[Astro_man92]

Wow .... what year?

[wxmann_91]

Wow .... what year?

1999

[Jim Cantore]

how about a worst name award?

I'd like to nominate Philippe!

ditto