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Hurricane Season Of 2008 Draws To A Close


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  • Location: Tiree
  • Location: Tiree
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Taken from here

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMaste...l?entrynum=1162

The hurricane season of 2008 draws to a close on Sunday, but leaves behind an indelible mark in history and in the lives of the millions of people it affected. After two years of relative tranquility, the active hurricane period that began in 1995 returned in full force this year, living up to pre-season predictions. It was a top ten hurricane season when considering the total number of named storms and major hurricanes, and ranked 24th using a better measure of total seasonal activity, the Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE). Hurricane records in the Atlantic go back to 1851. An ACE index of 95-100 is average, so this year's ACE of 141 puts this season at about 45% more active than average. The remainder of this post will list some notable statistics, records, and events that occurred during the hurricane season of 2008. It is by no means an exhaustive list, and I could have added much more.

First, here's how this season measured up to other seasons:

6th most named storms (16; the record is 28 in 2005)

25th most hurricanes (8; the record is 15 in 2005)

9th most major hurricanes (5; the record is 8 in 1950)

24th highest ACE index (141; the record is 250 in 2005)

13th highest Named Storm Days (84.75; record is 136 in 1933)

40th highest Hurricane Days (29.5; the record is 62.5 in 1995)

28th highest Major Hurricane Days (8.5; the record is 24.5 in 1961)

A very interesting read and more can be found in the link above

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  • Location: Taunton, Somerset
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, thunder, strong winds
  • Location: Taunton, Somerset
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Certainly was a busy season. The Carribean didn't far well at all, what an onslaught! 2008 has made last year and 2006 pale in comparison.

2008 also contained the smallest tropical cyclone on record, Tropical Storm Marco. Marco has beaten Cyclone Tracy of 1974 who previously held the record. Marco was so small it was hard to see him on satellite imagery. A very interesting storm.

This image says it all really: in East Pac, developing TS Karina, Hurricane Gustav near New Orleans, Hurricane Hanna east of Bahamas, Tropical Storm Ike and a low about to become TS Josephine ALL ACTIVE AT THE SAME TIME. This was easily the most devestating part of the season, at the beginning of September:

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  • Location: Tiree
  • Location: Tiree
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I forgot about that, I remeber it being on front of one of the new papers truly amazing,

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