2006 Season has arrived!!

[skysummit]

omg isnt it 101 blue roofs? lol

No... I personally counted. There are only 35 blue roofs. The rest are actually green and, therefore, do not count.

If the letters "FEMA" are laid across the blue roof, are there any extra points?

[hicksta]

i cant wait, i love tracking hurricanes. But the devastation that comes with it is tramendous. Mother nature is a beauty when its not hurricane season. But she can get very mean.

[southerngale]

98 blue roofs still on my street, 98 blue roofs on my street
Take one down, repair the roof
97 blue roofs still on my street

So, are you really saying there is a street in St. Petersburg with 98 (or 97, whatever) houses that have blue roofs on them, or am I missing something???? I ain't as quick as I once was....

It just came to me after reading CapeVerdeWave's post for some reason and I jotted it down on page 3. I made it up in like 5 seconds. lol
Some of the blue roofs have been getting replaced around here, so it kinda made sense to me. And I just put it to the tune of "99 bottles of beer" and voila...a silly ditty.

Only around 54 hours or so before we are in just two digits...

99 blue roofs still on my street, 99 blue roofs on my street
Take one down, repair the roof...

98 blue roofs still on my street

[senorpepr]

98 blue roofs still on my street, 98 blue roofs on my street
Take one down, repair the roof
97 blue roofs still on my street

So, are you really saying there is a street in St. Petersburg with 98 (or 97, whatever) houses that have blue roofs on them, or am I missing something???? I ain't as quick as I once was....

You know the song, "99 bottles of beer on the wall"? Think about it.

Yeah, know the song... Like I said - not as quick as I once was.

We'll just blame the stressful several months you've just gone through.

[cycloneye]

Important dates prior to June 1:

1-March 15=Official Storm2k forecast Numbers Poll will start.

2- March 20=Spring Begins.

3- April 2=Daylight Savings Time begins.

4-April 4=Philip J. Klotzbach/Dr William Gray April 2006 outlook.

5-April 10-14=Hurricane Conference,Orlando,Fla.

6-April 24-28=27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology,Monterey,California.

7-Around Mid-May=NOAA first 2006 hurricane season outlook.

8- May 15= EPAC hurricane season starts.

9- May 31=Philip J. Klotzbach/Dr William Gray hours before 2006 season starts outlook.


Note=If anyone knows the exact date when NOAA will release their mid-may outlook you can post it and I will include it at the important dates list.

Also if anyone knows of another important date that is not listed here please let me know.

[JonathanBelles]

96 blue roofs still on my street, 96 blue roofs on my street
Take one down, repair the roof
95 blue roofs still on my street

[cheezyWXguy]

96 blue roofs still on my street, 96 blue roofs on my street
Take one down, repair the roof
95 blue roofs still on my street

where does the blue roof thing come in...Im kinda confused( what would u expect from a guy who hasnt been down in florida for quite a few years?)

[JonathanBelles]

if you go basically anywhere in florida that has been hit by a hurricane you will find alot of blue tarps on roofs;hence, blue roofs

[MiamiensisWx]

NUMBER OF DAYS LEFT TO THE SEASON: 96
NUMBER OF BLUE ROOFS STILL UP: 100

The tarps are slow to react!

[gatorcane]

blue roof => a blue tarp covering roof damage from prior hurricanes.

Here is what I have to say for 2006. You see them everywhere here in S. Florida and that was only from a CAT 2.

[Brent]

blue roof => a blue tarp covering roof damage from prior hurricanes.

Here is what I have to say for 2006. You see them everywhere here in S. Florida and that was only from a CAT 2.

Yeah... a major hurricane would be a catastrophe and trying to evacuate would be a nightmare too.

[Cookiely]

The house across the street has a blue tarp from the tropical storm force winds we sustained in 2004 and is still not repaired. They should color code the tarps according to the hurricane season. Sattelite images could detect the amount of damage by hurricanes in sections of Florida, and could readily see who needs help.

[Ixolib]

The house across the street has a blue tarp from the tropical storm force winds we sustained in 2004 and is still not repaired. They should color code the tarps according to the hurricane season. Sattelite images could detect the amount of damage by hurricanes in sections of Florida, and could readily see who needs help.

That is actually a pretty good idea!!! Given the potential for increased activity in the years to come, you may be on to something here...

[JonathanBelles]

blue roof => a blue tarp covering roof damage from prior hurricanes.

Here is what I have to say for 2006. You see them everywhere here in S. Florida and that was only from a CAT 2.

if we see a major, there will be no houses to put tarps on

[JonathanBelles]

The house across the street has a blue tarp from the tropical storm force winds we sustained in 2004 and is still not repaired. They should color code the tarps according to the hurricane season. Sattelite images could detect the amount of damage by hurricanes in sections of Florida, and could readily see who needs help.

thats a great idea....this year red

[WindRunner]

The house across the street has a blue tarp from the tropical storm force winds we sustained in 2004 and is still not repaired. They should color code the tarps according to the hurricane season. Sattelite images could detect the amount of damage by hurricanes in sections of Florida, and could readily see who needs help.

thats a great idea....this year red

It'd be more interesting if they were pink.

[MiamiensisWx]

NUMBER OF DAYS LEFT TO THE SEASON: 95
NUMBER OF BLUE ROOFS STILL UP: 100

We're in trouble...

[skysummit]

I wouldn't even want to start counting the blue roofs along the northern gulf coast. By the time I was finished, I think the season would have come and gone.

[MiamiensisWx]

Agreed, skysummit!

[JonathanBelles]

95 blue roofs still on my street, 95 blue roofs on my street
Take one down, repair the roof
94 blue roofs still on my street...

i rephrase my self...too many blue roofs on my street, too many blue roofs on my street
take one down, repair the roof and we get a hurricane a day later
more blue roofs on my street to fix