More Hurricane Weirdness

Well, I'm sure you've heard about Stan. Stan was actually deadlier than Katrina. This season may be the first time that five storm names have ever been retired: Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Stan. Tammy just brought rains to the southeast. But now we have Hurricane Vince. Vince is the first tropical system ever to get a "V" name (in 1933, the only year to have this many storms, they didn't name tropical systems). Vince formed in 24 C waters (tropical systems usually need 26 C water to form). The historical map on Weather Underground is empty because no October tropical systems have ever passed within 600 miles of where it is at the moment. It's also very, very small, but has managed to become a hurricane. Even Jeff Masters is attesting to the weirdness of this storm. Portugal will get hit by Vince as either a tropical storm or an extratropical storm by Tuesday.

Wilma is the only name left on the list. After that, we're on to the Greek alphabet. Just 52 days left in hurricane season.