interesting fact

[HurricaneJoe22]

I've noticed some people saying all the rain South Florida has had in June means they are less likely to get a hurricane strike. Well, there was a fact in a story in Friday's Miami Herald that sort of goes against that. Here's the info:

"The 16.91 inches of rain at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in June was many thunderstorms short of the record 24.37 inches that fell in June 1992."

What happened that hurricane season? Andrew hit south Miami.

So there you go. Doesn't matter how much rain has fallen in South Florida so far this summer.

[mobilebay]

Great point. maybe this will lay this discussion to rest. They have beat this Topic into the ground!

[HurricaneJoe22]

More fact in that Herald story that a rainy June doesn't mean squat about the potential for a hurricane to hit the area.....

"A record for this June was set some 90 miles to the west [of Fort Lauderdale] in Naples, which had 21.24 inches of rain. The previous June record in Naples: 17.97 inches in 1947."

In 1947, two storms were in the Naples area:

Holy longtrackers, Batman:
http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atl ... /track.gif

Looks a lot like Hurricane Irene's path in 1999 (except for the hard left turn into GA/SC border:
http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atl ... /track.gif

Additionally, two others passed within 200 miles

[HurricaneJoe22]

That 1947 longtracker would be an absolute nightmare for South Florida now. That same scenario today potentially would be the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. No?

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Yeah people build there houses/Business in that area. It sure would. But that southward turn seems alot like Andrew did an 1992. Just shows that Andrews are not rare.