Large weather we're having

[redbird]

It's snowing here in New York. LaGuardia Airport reports about an inch on the ground in the last hour. That's normal, for December--but on the way to finding the details beyond what I can see out the window, I went over to Weather Underground--and discovered, tucked in under the "Active Advisory: Winter Weather Statement" the phrase "North Atlantic: Tropical Storm Odette."

So I went over to NOAA, which tells me that the main risk is flash flooding in Haiti. And that the Eastern Pacific tropical storm season ended November 30.

So, in theory, did the North Atlantic storm season. It's supposed to run June 1–November 30. This year it started in April, and is still going in December. Fortunately, the forecasters and satellites work year round, even if they don't expect North Atlantic tropical storms this time of year. Nor'easters, yes.

Comments

[patashoqua.livejournal.com]

If I were a tropical storm, I'd want to be named Odette. Just for the record.

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

Welcome to global warming - with more energy entering the system, the storm seasons will be longer and harsher.

[allyson13.livejournal.com]

Stay safe, Vicki and all you east coast folks. This storm looks nasty.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

According to NPR's Morning Edition, this is the first Northern Hemisphere tropical storm ever to spawn in December.

[angelsk.livejournal.com]

Hi, could I possibly have your address so that I can send you Christmas cards?

[redbird]

If you're cool that I don't reciprocate, sure:

Vicki Rosenzweig
33 Indian Road, 6-R
New York, NY 10034

[angelsk.livejournal.com]

thats fine :)

[redbird]

NPR was misinformed. NOAA says there have been North Atlantic hurricanes in every month of the year (and a lot of northern hemisphere tropical cyclones are Pacific).

However, Odette quickly faded--and was replaced by Peter, which may have been a hurricane briefly before dropping back to tropical storm (and was a tropical depression when I looked this morning).