Welcome to the 2008 Hurricane Season!

[ROCK]

I still cannot believe were are only ~3 weeks away from the start of the season! This winter has really flown by quickly! It is just so hard to believe that within the next 3-6 weeks we will probably be looking at our first Invest threads and possibly even an early season storm. Crazy!

Also of note: other than the first couple of days, this will be my first Hurricane season on storm2k that I will not be living in Houston. Instead, I plan on spending the first part of the season in central Florida, and then I will eventually be making my final move up to central Oklahoma (and away from the Hurricane threat zone) shortly before the peak of the season arrives.

EWG- thats okay me and Tyler will hold the fort down while your away. Just your luck we see some action down here this year.

[RL3AO]

Only a week away from May 15.

[cycloneye]

We are almost there.

[JonathanBelles]

Wednesday Night--EPAC hurricane season kick off party in chat.

[RL3AO]

Only hours away from EPac season!

17 hours, 30 minutes until the first TWO!

[cycloneye]

The EPAC Season has started (00:00 UTC)

[DanKellFla]

Even my wife has started to stock up on water. Hurricane season is really here.

[cycloneye]

A reminder that there will be a Chat Room Hurricane Party on the night of May 31rst to ring the 2008 season.Dont miss it.

[Category 5]

A reminder that there will be a Chat Room Hurricane Party on the night of May 31rst to ring the 2008 season.Dont miss it.

And we promise it won't end like this.

[Cyclone1]

A reminder that there will be a Chat Room Hurricane Party on the night of May 31rst to ring the 2008 season.Dont miss it.

And we promise it won't end like this.

Forgive me for laughing at such off-color comedy, but LOL XD!

[cycloneye]

Thats hilarious!

[JonathanBelles]

Just make if you do come to the party that you can read 1000 words/minute XD

[cycloneye]

I addeed to the important dates prior to June 1 (At the first page of thread) the NOAAs release of their first of two 2008 Hurricane Season Outlooks the first one on May 22.

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/advisories ... tlook.html

[KWT]

Wow soon we will be down to single figures and the 1st of the invests will shortly be popping up in the Atlantic, quite amazing really to see how fast time has gone and that we are this point of the year once again.

[sponger]

Welocme back everyone. Lets see what 08 has in store for us.

[skywarn]

Anyone knows the date when NOAA will release their 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook? I want to add the date to the list of important dates prior to June 1.

The administrators of NOAA and FEMA along with the lead forecaster, Dr. Gerry Bell, will release the 2008 Hurricane Season Outlook on Thursday, May 22 at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

[cycloneye]

Anyone knows the date when NOAA will release their 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook? I want to add the date to the list of important dates prior to June 1.

The administrators of NOAA and FEMA along with the lead forecaster, Dr. Gerry Bell, will release the 2008 Hurricane Season Outlook on Thursday, May 22 at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

I just found out yesterday about the date of the NOAA release of their outlook.But thanks anyway.

[KWT]

Yep thats interesting news. Also around this time 58 years ago we had hurricane Able strengthening, it became the earliest major hurricane on the 21st of May 1951.

[AnnularCane]

Yep thats interesting news. Also around this time 58 years ago we had hurricane Able strengthening, it became the earliest major hurricane on the 21st of May 1951.

A preseason major hurricane? I can just imagine how nuts everybody would be if that happened today.

[KWT]

Yep it would be crazy, esp because of the systems track was fairly close to the Carolinas when it was at its strongest though there weren't much damage. Able is the only pre-season major...indeed there has only ever been 4 hurricanes in the month of May in history so chances for such a development in any one year are pretty slim.