Post by Said1 on Oct 27, 2005 13:30:24 GMT -5
I'd have to check, but I think we've reached a record for hurricanes. I wonder what this winter is going to bring? :eek:
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By FILADELFO ALEMAN
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 27, 2005; 11:34 AM
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Tropical Storm Beta formed Thursday off the coast of Nicaragua, extending this year's record of named storms in the Atlantic hurricane season.
Beta is the season's 23rd tropical storm, the most since record keeping began in 1851.
This image provided by NOAA Thursday Oct. 27, 2005 shows tropical storm Beta. At 5 a.m. EDT the center of tropical storm Beta was located about 75 miles south of San Andreas Island and about 140 miles east-southeast of Bluefields Nicaragua. Beta is moving toward the northwest near 5 mph with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph. Beta formed Thursday in the southwestern Caribbean Sea, extending this year's record of named storms in the Atlantic hurricane season. Beta is the season's 23rd tropical storm, the most since record keeping began in 1851. (AP Photo/NOAA)
This image provided by NOAA Thursday Oct. 27, 2005 shows tropical storm Beta. At 5 a.m. EDT the center of tropical storm Beta was located about 75 miles south of San Andreas Island and about 140 miles east-southeast of Bluefields Nicaragua. Beta is moving toward the northwest near 5 mph with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph. Beta formed Thursday in the southwestern Caribbean Sea, extending this year's record of named storms in the Atlantic hurricane season. Beta is the season's 23rd tropical storm, the most since record keeping began in 1851. (AP Photo/NOAA) (AP)
The storm was expected to become a hurricane late Thursday or Friday. It will likely hit a stretch of Nicaragua's sparsely populated Caribbean coastline early Saturday, but forecasters said it was not expected to threaten the United States.
Richard Knabb, hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, said it was not unusual to get storm activity toward the end of hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30.
"It may not be over with Beta, but let's hope so," he said.
At 11 a.m. EDT, the storm was centered 75 miles southeast of San Andres Island and 175 miles east of Bluefields, Nicaragua. Maximum sustained winds were near 50 mph.
Beta is expected to dump up to 15 inches across western Panama, Costa Rica, northeastern Honduras and Nicaragua.
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Tropical Storm Alpha formed last week, the first time a letter from the Greek alphabet has been used because the list of storm names was exhausted. The previous record of 21 storms stood since
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By FILADELFO ALEMAN
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 27, 2005; 11:34 AM
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Tropical Storm Beta formed Thursday off the coast of Nicaragua, extending this year's record of named storms in the Atlantic hurricane season.
Beta is the season's 23rd tropical storm, the most since record keeping began in 1851.
This image provided by NOAA Thursday Oct. 27, 2005 shows tropical storm Beta. At 5 a.m. EDT the center of tropical storm Beta was located about 75 miles south of San Andreas Island and about 140 miles east-southeast of Bluefields Nicaragua. Beta is moving toward the northwest near 5 mph with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph. Beta formed Thursday in the southwestern Caribbean Sea, extending this year's record of named storms in the Atlantic hurricane season. Beta is the season's 23rd tropical storm, the most since record keeping began in 1851. (AP Photo/NOAA)
This image provided by NOAA Thursday Oct. 27, 2005 shows tropical storm Beta. At 5 a.m. EDT the center of tropical storm Beta was located about 75 miles south of San Andreas Island and about 140 miles east-southeast of Bluefields Nicaragua. Beta is moving toward the northwest near 5 mph with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph. Beta formed Thursday in the southwestern Caribbean Sea, extending this year's record of named storms in the Atlantic hurricane season. Beta is the season's 23rd tropical storm, the most since record keeping began in 1851. (AP Photo/NOAA) (AP)
The storm was expected to become a hurricane late Thursday or Friday. It will likely hit a stretch of Nicaragua's sparsely populated Caribbean coastline early Saturday, but forecasters said it was not expected to threaten the United States.
Richard Knabb, hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, said it was not unusual to get storm activity toward the end of hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30.
"It may not be over with Beta, but let's hope so," he said.
At 11 a.m. EDT, the storm was centered 75 miles southeast of San Andres Island and 175 miles east of Bluefields, Nicaragua. Maximum sustained winds were near 50 mph.
Beta is expected to dump up to 15 inches across western Panama, Costa Rica, northeastern Honduras and Nicaragua.
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Tropical Storm Alpha formed last week, the first time a letter from the Greek alphabet has been used because the list of storm names was exhausted. The previous record of 21 storms stood since
