User talk:The Great Zo

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Depressions
Did you get that link I posted in the 2005 hurricane season discussion page? You never made another post so I'm unsure.

E. Brown, Hurricane enthusiast - Squawk Box 02:00, 17 July 2005 (UTC)


 * Got the link - posted a response on the discussion page. Thanks! The Great Zo 03:28, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Hey there Great Zo... was curious.. what is the TWO, as you've made reference and gather forecast data i reckon. Also.. saw your page of records and such.... was just on my way to compiling such a thing, as i dug thru the NHC archives.. good work btw. Boort 21:53, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Ah, thanks... i was thinking that was it. but may have thought it was some obsucre agency who monitored storms in the Pacific or what have you. Also, question, where did you dig up the bulk of your info... i tend to find my way thru the NHC archives.. the trackmaps are a good start.Boort 03:16, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

Navy site
How in God's name did you link to that site? It's driving me crazy. I'm trying to provide a link to a specific satellie photo, but all it does is take me to the archive's home page. How did you do it?

E. Brown, Hurricane enthusiast - Squawk Box 17:24, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Hurricane research
I was flipping through the page and noticed that Tropical Storm Otto of last year is omitted from the "Earliest formation of a fifteenth named storm" list. It formed on November 30, four days ahead of the last entry on the list. You probably should add it. That's just my opinion.

E. Brown, Hurricane enthusiast - Squawk Box 00:11, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, I had somehow missed that.

E. Brown, Hurricane enthusiast - Squawk Box 03:23, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

A Question
You might be interested in a discussion that's going on on the 2005 Pacific hurricane season talk page.

E. Brown, Hurricane enthusiast - Squawk Box 00:20, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Missing Post
Zo, I did not remove your post. After much sifting through the history, I found out who did. See here:. This user Jason1213 thought your removal of the September 21 section was vandalism and reverted the entire edit, which also had the October 17 section in it and changed the Wilma listing from 29 days ahead to 30. Oops :). Hope that clears things up.

E. Brown, Hurricane enthusiast - my dropsonde 22:13, 18 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Back to my what? You talking about Wilma?


 * E. Brown, Hurricane enthusiast - my dropsonde 00:24, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Central Michigan University
I've stumbled upon your userspace from Talk:2005 Atlantic hurricane season and I just want to give you a big hello. Why? I am applying to Central for a meteorology major. I just visited the campus on the CMU and You day in September, saw the meteorology department's hallway and talked to Professor Mower (?). Maybe I'll see you around. &mdash;BazookaJoe 18:39, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Hall of Fame Candidates
Hey Zo, I'm back and I'd like some Zo wisdom. It's time for me to select the 2006 inductees into my Hurricane Hall of Fame. Here are the candidates:

Damage
 * Indianola, 1875 - Killed 176 people, heavy damage to central Texas. Bleeding Land
 * Florida Keys, 1906 - 174+ killed, heavy damage to Nicaragua, Cuba and south Florida. Angry Sky
 * Galveston, 1915 - Killed about 400 people, only hurricane to breach the Galveston Seawall. Battered Isle
 * New Orleans, 1915 - Killed 279 people, heavy damage to Louisiana. Demolished
 * Gulf of Mexico, 1919 - Killed 600-900 people, heavy damage to south Texas. Drowning Islands
 * Hurricane Charlie, 1951 - Killed 259 people, heavy damage in Mexico. Guillotine
 * Hurricane Diane, 1955 - Killed 184 people, caused $7 billion in damage in 2005 dollars. Bird of Prey
 * Hurricane Hattie, 1961 - Killed 275 people, catastrophic damage in Belize. Nightmare
 * Tropical Storm Amelia, 1978 - 33 dead, epic flooding in Texas. Tears
 * Hurricane Juan, 1985 - For besting Gloria and Elena's bills and having nothing to show for it. 12 dead. The Torturer

Weirdness
 * Tropical Depression Kendra, 1966 - The Atlantic Basin's only named tropical depression in 55 years of naming. Overrated
 * Hurricane Ellen, 1973 - Strengthened into a major hurricane farther north than any other tropical cyclone on record, anywhere! Icebreaker
 * Subtropical Storm One, 1978 - Only Atlantic tropical or subtropical cyclone to form in January. Winter Wonder
 * Tropical Storm Ana, 2003 - Only Atlantic tropical cyclone to form in April. Early Bird
 * Tropical Storm Zeta, 2005 - Tied Alice's record, lasted longer into January than it's predecessor. It and Alice are the only Atlantic storms to form after Christmas. Final Bow

I usually select three or four from for damages and one or two for weirdness. Who are your top picks? -- §  Hurricane ERIC§ archive -- my dropsonde 21:25, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

2006 Inductees to the HHF
I am proud to announce the 2006 inductees into the Hurricane Hall of Fame. I have one more than I normally induct due to the removal of an impulse addition during the 2005 season (I will not name the storm to avoid discontent). The extra inductee is marked "honorary" as it probably should already have been in there. In chronological order, they are:


 * The Florida Keys Hurricane of 1906 - This hurricane killed untold hundreds of people across the western Caribbean. The 174 figure is for Florida alone. The number from Cuba is estimated to be higher and the toll in Nicaragua is estimated to be just as high as Florida if not higher. We will probably never know the full extent of the devestation. This storm's economic impact was also incredible. Over 50% of Cuba's crops were ruined. Countless businesses were shut down for good. Nicaragua's economic infrastructure was severely crippled. The Overseas Railroad project in the Keys was set back several years. All the affected areas lost significant tourism revenue.


 * The Galveston Island Hurricane of 1915 - This storm is the only one in recorded history to completely breach the Galveston Seawall since it's completion just before the 1909 hurricane. Over 400 people died in what remains Texas' worst hurricane since the 1900 storm (out of roughly nine direct hits since 1900). Damage in the city, which had just been rebuilt from the 1900 storm, was catastrophic. Galveston's "Big Three" of those first 15 years of the century (1900, 1909 and 1915) would leave a massive scar not seen again until Florida's "Big Three" of the late 1920's and early 1930's (1926, 1928, and 1935).


 * The Gulf of Mexico Hurricane of 1919 - One of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes in recorded history; no less than 600 died at sea and along the Texas coast. The toll may be as high as 900. Dealt the shipping industry a huge blow. Key West was nearly leveled (strangely, a few random blocks suffered relatively minor damage).


 * Hurricane Diane of 1955 (honorary) - Flooding on a Biblical scale unmatched until perhaps Hurricane Agnes in 1972, already a Hall-of-Famer. 184 die in these floods. Diane's flood crest records still stand in many areas. Caused nearly $1 billion in damage.


 * Hurricane Hattie of 1961 - Nearly 300 people die and the destruction is widespread and catastrophic. It ranks as one of the worst disasters ever to strike Central America in recent memory. The destruction rivaled that of Hurricane Janet just six years previously. The damage Hattie caused would not be rivaled in Central America until Hurricane Mitch. Mitch brought hundreds of references to Hattie (usually in the context of "this is much worse than Hattie" but then again, this is Mitch we're talking about here).


 * Tropical Storm Zeta of 2005 - This year's weirdo; Zeta is one of only two Atlantic storms to span two calendar years (the other of which is fellow Hall-of-Famer, Hurricane Alice). It also lasted longer in January than any other tropical or subtropical cyclone in the Atlantic.

-- §  Hurricane  ERIC  § archive 02:31, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Special Induction
You know, I don't normally induct storms prior to 1851, but there is one storm that cannot go unrecognized. Therefore, I announce a special, honorary mention of:

The Great Hurricane of 1780 - Currently the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclone that we know about. Mitch currently holds the position of deadliest Atlantic hurricane on official records.

-- §  Hurricane  ERIC  § archive 02:31, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Hey there!
Hi, thanks for your recent edits! :) Hope to see you around more, as the Wikipedia tropical cyclones project could use more experienced writers. Regards. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 04:18, 11 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey, just updating the links to the web page I set up. Finally moving to what I believe will be my final permanent server, and my own domain name. I hope to get everything refreshed with some of the new HURDAT stuff soon, but it's hard to find time like I had back before I was working full time. I always keep an eye on things here even if I'm not contributing actively. Keep up the good work. :) --The Great Zo (talk) 04:38, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

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