Hurricanes Ana and Bill

**flyrr100** · 16-08-2009, 02:59

Remember the projected track changes almost hourly.
Due to hit Florida Wed-Thur next week.

Followed by Hurricane bill a few days later!

**ShirleyD** · 16-08-2009, 03:57

Gosh, first named storms of the season, I think that is because all the grotty weather is in the UK at the moment [msnwink]

As you say, plenty of time to change direction

**CERICROWLEY** · 16-08-2009, 15:51

At present these are still tropical storms with winds of 40 mph for ANA and 45 mph for BILL this is a long way of hurricane status of 74-95 mph which is catergory 1 which is just like a very bad day in the UK

**christhear** · 16-08-2009, 18:04

I was at Cocoa beach all last week, they kept going on about Tropical Depression 2 which would soon change to a Tropical Storm and get a name. Guess what it fizzled out and disappeared. I suppose Swine Flu is old hat now so there is nothing else to talk about.
I've seen this sort of hype so many times, forget about it for a few days and hopefully they wil change direction.
Dont let the misery guts get you worried.

**thornton** · 16-08-2009, 18:06

It seems to me that Florida is only on the edge of it anyway so nothing to worry about. Not worth thinking about in my opinion.

**flyrr100** · 16-08-2009, 23:33

Anyone notice Claudette just forming off the coast of Tampa?

**Andrena** · 17-08-2009, 00:17

Sometimes I wonder at the American's idea of a hurricane. If the lived in Scotland they would know what one really was. Now I am not deriding the real hurricanes and the devastation they can cause, but really we were there once when they were getting into a panic over a 65 mph storm, heavens here we would just say that it was a bit blowy today.

Andrena

**chrizzy100** · 17-08-2009, 02:31

I agree about the wind..a normal day for us in Fall and spring is a 30 mile an hour wind..then it goes to 45 for about 4 days that is the lowest speeds it can reach 65 every few mins for a few hours.....but I've been out in a wind storm in FL and its just not the same..both me and my daughter nearly passed out because you can't take a breath.I've never had that here no matter what the wind speed..it was very scary...