First Atlantic storm for 2016 - holy shite now Hurricane Alex heading fot the Azores

[malaise]

Last edited Thu Jan 14, 2016, 06:10 PM - Edit history (1)

http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/atlantic/2016/hurricane-Alex

http://www.weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/atlantic-low-subtropical-storm-alex-january-2016
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Subtropical Storm Alex has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, giving the 2016 hurricane season a rare January start. The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, but storms have, on an occasional basis, formed before and after that date.

Subtropical Storm Alex was located about 785 miles south-southwest of the Azores as of Wednesday afternoon, which is a group of islands located 800-900 miles west of Portugal. Alex has a large wind field with maximum sustained winds estimated to be 50 mph

[Odin2005]

1. There is also a hurricane on the Pacific side south of Hawaii.

Jeff Masters has a good blog post about it on WeatherUnderground:

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=3222

[malaise]

2. Thanks for that - was just going to post it here

The headline hit me
Unprecedented: Simultaneous January Named Storms in the Atlantic and Central Pacific
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=3222

[jpak]

3. but but but

[malaise]

4. He just wants the lobbyists' money

and does not give a flying fugg.

[Terra Alta]

5. In friggin JANUARY

In the middle of friggin WINTER

Yet, climate change isn't real.

[1939]

7. Freak poccurrence, but with precedent

Global Warming/Climate Change does not seem to affect the weirdness of the hurricane cycles. After 2004, everyone predicted that Florida would be obliterated by hurricanes fed by rising sea temperatures. Florida hasn't seen a hurricane since Wilma in 2005. While i agree that the earth is getting warmer, every unexpected climatic phenomenon cannot be linked automatically to GW/CC.

[steve2470]

6. just nutty for January nt

[malaise]

8. Now Hurricane Alex n/t

[madinmaryland]

9. No! He is headed to Foxborough, MA...

to play the Cheatriots.

[malaise]

10. I thought that was a Nor'easter heading that way

[LiberalElite]

11. I read that this is extremely rare with the last Jan. hurricane occurring in 1938 nt

[malaise]

12. Yep I think there have been four in recorded history

Jeff Masters has an interesting piece on both the Central Pacific TS and this one. Two such storms are a first.

[LiberalElite]

13. And here i was thinkging gee we haven't had any hurricanes this year (2015)

(I'm on East Coast)

[malaise]

14. Well it's a new year

[LiberalElite]

15. And we're getting a head start

[malaise]

16. Look at it this way

It's a first in our lifetime

[LiberalElite]

17. True. nt