In Florida they name their rainstorms...

POSTED BY: Hero
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 19:18
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HERO

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 5:35 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather_fay

Last week we had enough rain to flood several streets and the bottom of our City building. We named it Thursday...

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AURAPTOR

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:05 PM

Fay hits Florida, but doesn't become hurricane

NAPLES, Fla. – Tropical Storm Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, never growing into the hurricane that forecasters had cautioned it could become.
Traffic was light in Naples as rain swept roads littered with palm fronds and other minor debris. There was street flooding in spots, some downed trees and minor storm surge damage was reported in Everglades City to the south.

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Here now.....what w/ all this talk of climate change and all, why didn't this storm become a cat 5 over night and kill 1000's ??

Weren't we told that's what we should expect ? MORE killer storms like Katrina ???

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FIVVER

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:11 PM

Nobody was killed but not from lack of trying...

http://www.wjno.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=2440
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WHOZIT

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:59 PM

Fay is'nt a scary name, big storms should have scary names.

ANTHONYT

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 3:32 AM

Hello,

To edify those of you who don't live in Florida, the rainstorms get names given to them by the weather folk when they become significant enough that they may potentially progress into becoming Hurricanes. The weather folk call them 'Tropical Storms' when they reach this stage, and upgrade them to 'Hurricane' if they show enough juice to warrant the title.

Rainstorms that don't have the potential to become Hurricanes, the ones you call Thursday, are the ones Floridians call Morning, Noon, and Night. In Hialeah where I grew up, every major street had a canal next to it. That city has almost as many canals as Venice. It's where we drain our rainwater, litter, and murder victims, sending them out to sea.

--Anthony

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AURAPTOR

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by whozit:
Fay is'nt a scary name, big storms should have scary names.

Katrina wasn't a scary name. Who do you think of when you hear 'Katrina' ? You think ' Katrina and the Waves and their hit - Walkin' on Sunshine. What a happy, fun song!

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HERO

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:44 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Katrina wasn't a scary name.

Only to a fracking Lyran-Lover. Victor was the rightful heir!

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KWICKO

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:18 PM

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Fay hits Florida, but doesn't become hurricane

Looks like it'll get another chance... seems Fay has gone into the Atlantic, AFTER gainingh strength over the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee, and may still develop into a full-fledged hurricane yet.

Mike

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