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Diploid
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Tropical Storm Zeta Becomes The Second Second Tropical Cyclone To Exist Across Two Callendar Years
#5128650 - 01/01/06 01:25 PM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/storm2005/
Yep, the 2005 hurricane season just can't bear to say goodbye. Tropical Storm Zeta formed today in the east Atlantic -- and normally I'd say more, but I'm speechless.
Post reporter Bob King For the record, this the 27th named storm of the Atlantic season, further extending the year's record-breaking streak. And it looks like it will be the last, unless some unexpected system sneaks in under the wire before Dick Clark presides over the ball drop.
How freaky is this? Well, Weather Underground's Jeff Masters says it looks like Zeta is the latest-forming Atlantic storm of all time, breaking the record held by Alice 2 in 1954. Alice also formed on Dec. 30 but did it earlier in the day. (Alice lasted until Jan. 6, 1955. And yes, 1954 had two storms named Alice. Don't ask me why, but you might want to think about it the next time the band in some Irish bar plays that song with the obscenity-laden chorus.)
Do you need to worry? Probably not. It's far from us, and the hurricane center expects Zeta to be zippo by New Year's Day -- although Masters says he wouldn't be surprised to see it last five days. And will anyone be shocked if it's joined by the first storm of 2006, Tropical Storm Alberto?
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Re: Tropical Storm Zeta Becomes The Second Second Tropical Cyclone To Exist Across Two Callendar Yea [Re: Diploid]
#5129046 - 01/01/06 05:11 PM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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So much for hurricane "season"
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Re: Tropical Storm Zeta Becomes The Second Second Tropical Cyclone To Exist Across Two Callendar Yea [Re: trendal]
#5129329 - 01/01/06 07:17 PM (18 years, 4 months ago) |
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"and the hurricane center expects Zeta to be zippo "
should i be worried :ha:
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