Hurricane Season 2005, continued

Yes, it's still hurricane season, as Florida is being so unkindly reminded right now. June produced two named storms, July produced 5, and August has thus far given us four, though two didn't go near land, and one barely had time to form before making landfall. The current system, Katrina, was Tropical Depression 10, then it broke apart and reformed some time later as Tropical Depression 12 north of Cuba. The biggest risk for southern Florida and the Keys is rain. Katrina is somewhat slow moving, which means the heavy rains will be around longer than with a fast moving system. When Katrina re-emerges into teh Gulf, she'll hit very warm waters and minimal wind shear, which means she could become a category 3 or stronger before curling up and hitting the Florida pan handle. The entire southeast should look for rain from this system within the week.