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Hurricane Rita!

So...don't they go by name alphabetically? How did we get from K (Katrina) to R (Rita) so quickly? Seems odd.
 
Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: OdiN
So...don't they go by name alphabetically? How did we get from K (Katrina) to R (Rita) so quickly? Seems odd.
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Lee, Maria, Nate, Ophelia, and Philippe all preceeded Rita.
2005 Hurricane season
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Hmm...I guess living so far from hurricanes I didn't realize there were quite so many per year. Kinda nice where I live...there are like no natural disasters at all. I know...people will say OMG CA! EARTHQUAKES but there really is nothing here where I am at.
 
Originally posted by: Oscar1613
Originally posted by: AdamSnow
Hopefully it doesnt go anywhere near NO.
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somebody

hold me

🙁
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Governor: Everyone probably should evacuate.
Mayor: Everyone evacuate NOW!
Both: Let's get everyone left to shelters!

<Katrina>

FEMA: The shelters are fine for now
Mayor: The shelters are NOT FINE for now
Governor: Nat'l Guard?
Mayor: Must..evacuate..shelters!

<4 days pass>

FEMA: Let's evacuate the shelters!
Governor: Nat'l Guard?
Mayor: Everyone must leave!

<4 days pass>

Mayor: Everyone can stay!
Mayor: People can come back now!
Mayor: Let's start rebuilding!
Feds: Umm, too soon for everyone to come back!
Mayor: No its not!

<Rita on the radar>

All: SH!T!!!

 
Originally posted by: OdiN
Kinda nice where I live...there are like no natural disasters at all. I know...people will say OMG CA! EARTHQUAKES but there really is nothing here where I am at.
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Visalia? Nope, nothing to speak of. Never felt any of the little earthquakes that people say they've felt in Fresno when, say, Parkfield had a set of tremors. Of course, you could argue for tule fog and air pollution as other slightly significant annoyances around here.
 
Originally posted by: Qosis
That would be awful if NO had to suffer that, again.
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actually, there would be less damage and fewer deaths/injuries if it did hit NO then any other city since it is already so destroyed.
 
Originally posted by: SupaDupaCheez
I think they only do a certain number of names per year (around 20) so not every letter in the alphabet is represented.
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21 names, where Q, U, X, Y, and Z are not used(you try coming up with some reasonable names with those letters!). Once we exhaust the 21 name list for this season(and it looks highly likely we will, there are only 4 names left, and it looks likely another TS will spawn within 3 days), we'll start using the Greek alphabet for the first time in history.
 
Originally posted by: AdamSnow
Hopefully it doesnt go anywhere near NO.
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Actually, it would be better if it went there because not many people are in that area right now and it could be easily evacuated. Plus, it would just be going through an area that is already torn up. N.O. FTW

**EDIT**
Emotionally, it would be terrible, but pratically, probably a lot better than hitting Houston or Miami.
 
Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: SupaDupaCheez
I think they only do a certain number of names per year (around 20) so not every letter in the alphabet is represented.
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21 names, where Q, U, X, Y, and Z are not used(you try coming up with some reasonable names with those letters!). .
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Hurricane Zoltan! 😀
 
Originally posted by: alien42
Originally posted by: Qosis
That would be awful if NO had to suffer that, again.
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actually, there would be less damage and fewer deaths/injuries if it did hit NO then any other city since it is already so destroyed.
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But it would be huge let down and bring moral down.
 
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