How do hurricanes have "babies"

Guest · #1 Postby **Guest** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:35 pm

I think I remember a couple years back when a hurricane effectivly gave birth to another storm. I'm not sure on this, however can someone confirm or disprove this statement?

Anonymous · #2 Postby **Anonymous** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:46 pm

Well, I dont think a hurricane could spawn another tropical system, because the LLC in a hurricane it steady and strong (meaning it doesnt reform and reposition itself). I could see a scenario where a weak TS reforms its center while still leaving another previous center, and both centers form into TC's.

OtherHD · #3 Postby **OtherHD** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:55 pm

Hurricanes don't give birth as far as I know, for the reasons Houstoner stated, but tropical waves can and do split into 2 separate systems.

GalvestonDuck · #4 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:58 pm

How do hurricanes have babies?

Well, uh...ahem...let's see here...how to explain this.

Blah blah blah blah two tropical waves blah blah blah blah in love blah blah blah blah ahemcoughcough blah blah blah blah blah stork blah blah blah blah blah cabbage patch blah blah blah...and then there's a baby!

:oops:

#5 Postby **Hurricanehink** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:01 pm

Well, when a male hurricane and a female huricane get together, and they are deeply in love... LOL, j/k.
One example I know of where a storm "gave birth" to another storm was Iris in 2001. It moved over central America, and while the low level circulation was dying, another circulation was forming to the west of it near the mid level circulation. That became Miguel, but it was not a continuation of Iris. Another good example is in 1977. I'll quote the NHC on this.

Hurricane Clara had an unusual origin. The convective cloud mass from which it developed was a spiral band containing gale force winds which was associated with the initial development of Babe.

The band moved northeastward and became Clara, but it was associated with Babe.

#6 Postby **vbhoutex** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:02 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:How do hurricanes have babies?

Well, uh...ahem...let's see here...how to explain this.

Blah blah blah blah two tropical waves blah blah blah blah in love blah blah blah blah ahemcoughcough blah blah blah blah blah stork blah blah blah blah blah cabbage patch blah blah blah...and then there's a baby!

#7 Postby **Mattie** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:04 pm

Thanks for the smile Galveston!!!!!! ROFL!!!!!

#8 Postby **Air Force Met** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:55 pm

nikolai wrote:I think I remember a couple years back when a hurricane effectivly gave birth to another storm. I'm not sure on this, however can someone confirm or disprove this statement?

Doesn't happen in trpoical cyclones. As OtherHD said...waves do split (and as I have said in another thread...this is a possibility with Earl...a piece moves into central america and a piece breaks off and gets stuck in the Bay of Campache).

However, the competition for energy amongst tropical cyclones is so great that it is hard for two seperate systems to develop within 1000 miles of each other...much less to develop from the same system. A weak, broad circulation center can have multiple centers...but they are all part of the same system.

Website · #9 Postby **Brent** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 5:20 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:How do hurricanes have babies?

Well, uh...ahem...let's see here...how to explain this.

Blah blah blah blah two tropical waves blah blah blah blah in love blah blah blah blah ahemcoughcough blah blah blah blah blah stork blah blah blah blah blah cabbage patch blah blah blah...and then there's a baby!

(Sorry Linda)

#10 Postby **Dean4Storms** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 5:41 pm

They push them right out of the little hole in the middle! LOL!

Nimbus · #11 Postby **Nimbus** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 5:48 pm

When you get to the part where junior gets sucked back under the CDO let us know.

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