Tropical storm Ivan is BACK and it's going to Texas.

[Renew Deal]

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[Moonbeam_Starlight]

1. HEY NOW!!!!

I'm in the path of that mofo!!!! Dammit!!!

[LynneSin]

2. I just want to know if KKKarl is invading Iceland & Norway

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT12/refresh/AL1204W5+GIF/230318W5.gif

[Torgo Johnson]

6. what kind of map projection is that ?

Greenland looks bigger than the United States.

In terms of Ivan, I seriously doubt it becomes a hurricane, so the only threat now will be from rain.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

8. Greenland is HUGE

you just never see all of it on a normal map showing the lower parts of the globe.

[Pithlet]

11. Map distortion.

It's difficult to render a complete map of the earth on a flat surface without noticeable distortion. Imagine if you took a globe and skinned it and laid it out. You'd have to pull and stretch parts of it to get it to lay flat

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

3. Serious question

what is it with all the hurricanes? Is this an unusually busy year with them or what?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

4. No, they are just all hitting the mainland US

most of these croak somewhere west and north of the Azores

[LanternWaste]

19. According to my local meteorologist...

(According to my local meteorologist...)

In most late summers and early falls, there is a high pressure system that lies off the eastern seaboard. In most instances, this high pressure system "deflects" hurricanes around it, channeling it so to speak.

This year, the high pressure system is app. 33%-45% larger than normal and the new areas that the hurricanes are channeled to (inhabited gulf coastal regions) are smack-dab in the middle of the new routes.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

5. That's bizzare!

Has that ever happened??????

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

10. It is bizzare, but not uncommon when there are several

hurricanes in the hemisphere, the pressure ridges and fronts get completely scrambled, and there is no telling how they will push ridges around.

Lots of hurricanes have done loops, been delisted, and then come back, but usually this happens far out to sea.

[StClone]

7. Where is the map of it's sojourn?

I saw a wave head SSE and that was the last it registered in my mind.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

9. Here

and it has happened before

[StClone]

12. Kind Stranger

That was much appreciated.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

13. Oh, SON OF A BITCH!!

If that thing hits oklahoma and dumps a ton of rain, it's gonna flood again! The last fizzled hurricane we got was back in like 93 or something and boy did it ever flood. It sucked. Dammit! And then I have to listen to my mom bitch. Damn you IVAN! Damn you Republicans bringing God's wrath onto us!!
Duckie

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

14. What are you bitching about?

I'm a good 300-400 miles south of you in Texas, right in the path of it.

Plus it's just a tropical storm, not a hurricane. Houston will be pretty wiped out, but that's ok by me.

ROFL!

And just kidding about the tone of this post.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

16. Tell the Haitians it is JUST a tropical storm

oops, you can't they are mostly dead.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

18. I was just thinking with my keyboard...

I feel horrible for everyone who had to go through all the hurricane stuff. Don't get me wrong. But I just don't want to have to listen to my mother, which, frankly, is worse than death.
Duckie

[bratcatinok]

15. But we need the rain!

Or at least we do here in SW Ok. I'm tired of watering!

[St. Jarvitude]

17. Well, SOMEBODY doesn't like Florida and Texas

Watch, the right-wing tinfoil hat types will come out saying that the Democratic Party is testing a new Weather Machine of Destruction (WMD!!!!) that they will use in November to DESTROY FREEDOM!!!!

Wait for it ... wait for it.......

PS:
All jokes aside... every DUer in Texas (and anyone affected by the recent series of hurricanes), sending good vibes your way...

[redqueen]

20. Great

Look out downtown Houston.