Storms that were worse than the name they replaced

[Category5Kaiju]

So what's next? Idalia becoming worse than Irma?

Yeah we don’t want to see Harold, Idalia, or Margot, or god forbid Katia be worse than the storms they replaced.

I can already imagine the comparisons if Katia becomes Katrina 2.0...

We also really don't want Alex or Dexter to top their predecessors lol

[Teban54]

It's too early to assess the damage of Idalia and compare it to Irma (I hope the low population density of Big Bend helps keep the numbers down), but it's quite eerie that Irma's replacement made landfall in Florida mainland at a higher intensity than Irma did.

[Tekken_Guy]

It's too early to assess the damage of Idalia and compare it to Irma (I hope the low population density of Big Bend helps keep the numbers down), but it's quite eerie that Irma's replacement made landfall in Florida mainland at a higher intensity than Irma did.

It’s very unlikely it’s as bad as Irma but it could be worse than Irene. I could see it be the next Laura which also mostly hit rural areas.

[IcyTundra]

It's too early to assess the damage of Idalia and compare it to Irma (I hope the low population density of Big Bend helps keep the numbers down), but it's quite eerie that Irma's replacement made landfall in Florida mainland at a higher intensity than Irma did.

It’s very unlikely it’s as bad as Irma but it could be worse than Irene. I could see it be the next Laura which also mostly hit rural areas.

Lake Charles took a direct hit from Laura.

[Tekken_Guy]

It's too early to assess the damage of Idalia and compare it to Irma (I hope the low population density of Big Bend helps keep the numbers down), but it's quite eerie that Irma's replacement made landfall in Florida mainland at a higher intensity than Irma did.

It’s very unlikely it’s as bad as Irma but it could be worse than Irene. I could see it be the next Laura which also mostly hit rural areas.

Lake Charles took a direct hit from Laura.

Maybe Michael?

[Hammy]

It's interesting this particular name slot has a shot of being retired three uses in a row: 2011 (Irene), 2017 (Irma), 2023 (Idalia), each one being stronger on it's US mainland landfall

[Tekken_Guy]

It's interesting this particular name slot has a shot of being retired three uses in a row: 2011 (Irene), 2017 (Irma), 2023 (Idalia), each one being stronger on it's US mainland landfall

I believe Irma was stronger than Idalia on its Florida Keys landfall though.

[Hammy]

It's interesting this particular name slot has a shot of being retired three uses in a row: 2011 (Irene), 2017 (Irma), 2023 (Idalia), each one being stronger on it's US mainland landfall

I believe Irma was stronger than Idalia on its Florida Keys landfall though.

But that wasn't a mainland landfall, that was Naples, which was 115.

The Keys landfall was indeed 130.

[WalterWhite]

So what's next? Idalia becoming worse than Irma?

Thankfully, THAT did not happen.

[Tekken_Guy]

So what's next? Idalia becoming worse than Irma?

Thankfully, THAT did not happen.

Now will Lee be worse than Lenny?

[WalterWhite]

So what's next? Idalia becoming worse than Irma?

Thankfully, THAT did not happen.

Now will Lee be worse than Lenny?

That is very much a possibility, but hopefully, Margot will be strong enough to weaken the subtropical ridge enough to allow Lee to recurve out to sea.

[JetFuel_SE]

So what's next? Idalia becoming worse than Irma?

Thankfully, THAT did not happen.

Now will Lee be worse than Lenny?

Nothing will ever top a W -> E track through the Caribbean tbh.
Maybe a NE -> SW track down the East Coast would do it.

[Teban54]

Thankfully, THAT did not happen.

Now will Lee be worse than Lenny?

Nothing will ever top a W -> E track through the Caribbean tbh.
Maybe a NE -> SW track down the East Coast would do it.

How about a N to S track through the Caribbean leading up to a landfall in Panama?

Presenting to you, Martha 1969:

[WalterWhite]

So what's next? Idalia becoming worse than Irma?

Thankfully, THAT did not happen.

Now will Lee be worse than Lenny?

Absolutely not

[Hurricane Mike]

Irma comes to mind.

[HurricaneRyan]

Michelle was worse than Marilyn because of the higher death total.

[Teban54]

It's already bad enough that we've made countless comparisons to Michael in the last 5 years (even as specific as comparisons involving shear ventilating a system).

But what's absolutely insane is that such a comparison may apply to the name that replaced it, the first time that it's used.

[Teban54]

So what's next? Idalia becoming worse than Irma?

No no, 2023 will give us a surprise by pausing the I curse, with Idalia being a nothing burger in the open Atlantic. But then comes Harold, a high end Cat 5 that hits Miami head on and makes Andrew look like a baby

This actually kinda played out in 2024, just with different H and I names. And it's quite fitting that it happened to the only I name that's seemingly unable to retire itself. (Although Isaac 2024 was certainly not a nothing burger, but a big overachiever for where it was.)

[FireRat]

It really is crazy that Milton could have a similar fate as Irma, getting used just once before being retired (of course, if it is as bad as people fear). Replacing Michael too, and going for the FL Gulf coast again sure is uncanny, even the timing... Michael hit on Oct 10, Milton looks set to strike Oct 9.

[Category5Kaiju]

There's a growing chance that Milton will be worse than Michael; Michael was a very powerful, destructive, and impressive storm, don't get me wrong, but Milton looks to be setting its sights on a major metro area prone to surge, and I can't help but imagine what things will be looking like this Thursday.