Say hello to Tropical Storm Bret.
But don't welcome him too strongly because his track is toward land. Puerto Rico, Haiti and Dominican Republic are possible targets right now.
@lovendures wrote:
RE: Hurricane Season 2023
here are the names for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, in case anyone would like to try to get a read on them ArleneBretCindyDonEmilyFranklinGertHaroldIdaliaJoseKatiaLeeMargotNigelOpheliaPhilippeRinaSeanTammyVinceWhitney
@jeanne-mayell I keep coming back to Cindy on the list. Maybe it will be a whopper?
I think someone else came up with the hurricane list this year but I don't remember who posted it.
Apparently Cindy formed as a TS but fizzled out. She however MIGHT come back which is rather rare but they are keeping an eye out to see. Perhaps you are picking up on the rarity?
Oh, interesting! I have not been paying any attention to news the last couple of days (our internet was off and on due to a storm) so I didn’t realize Cindy had already formed and fizzled! It would be interesting if she regrouped and started again.
@lovendures, @cc21, it may well be that Cindy sticks out to you because the storm made history. While there were no real impacts on land (and it is said it may restrengthen/redevelop), it is the first time in recorded history that a second named storm formed in the major storm development area of the Atlantic in the month of June, as noted here.
@cindy Very good point! Part of why what @lovendures said surprised me was because I thought, isn't it early for hurricanes?!
S. California is under a first ever Tropical Storm watch right now and Hillary is moving closer. Nevada is also expected to get hit hard with parts of Western Arizona and Utah feels some effects as well. Death Valley is expected to match or double its yearly rainfall average.
Oh, and have you looked at what is brewing out in the Atlantic? 4 possible storms might be forming.
Stay safe in the Southwest over the next few days.
@lovendures it's just so weird, isn't it?
And i can't help thinking about what would have happened if Hurricane Hillary had formed in the Atlantic instead, and made landfall at say, Mar-a-Lardo. What were they thinking when they added Hillary to the list of names this year?