Subtropical Storm

[Mike2002]

So a subtropical storm is a storm that has some characteristics of a tropical storm. So what happens if the winds get to hurricane strength...would it be a subhurricane???

 

[pulse8]

Terrible.

 

[Ryan]

No - it will just maintain a classification of subtropical hurricane.

 

[JohnCU]

we need the rain, i'd prefer it to be a hurricane

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
we need the rain, i'd prefer it to be a hurricane

I did not know you guys were strapped for rain. NJ had plenty for the past 2 months.

The 10-15 foot waves should be fun for the surfers just as long as the rip tide ain't too bad.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: JohnCU
we need the rain, i'd prefer it to be a hurricane

I did not know you guys were strapped for rain. NJ had plenty for the past 2 months.

The 10-15 foot waves should be fun for the surfers just as long as the rip tide ain't too bad.

yeah, we are in a moderate to severe drought, they were thinking about putting restrictions on water use but didn't hear what became of it.

 

[Eli]

I prefer extratropical cyclones that we can experience here in the Pacific Northwest and other places.

The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 was the most powerful extratropical storm to hit the United States in the 20th century. It battered the Oregon and Washington coasts with category 3 hurricane force winds, with gusts up to 179mph. :shocked:

It blew down over 11 billion board feet of timber. For comparison, the strongest east coast hurricane blew down 2.65 billion board feet of timber.

The cost of the storm in 2002 dollars is ~5 billion dollars. :Q

Pretty amazing stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day_Storm_of_1962

 

[ViviTheMage]

where do these come from ? what countries?

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
where do these come from ? what countries?

umm this one sat off the carolina/georgia coast all week.