Tropical Storm Erin forms, is 250 miles east of TX

[flvegan]

At 10 a.m. CDT, (11 a.m. ET), reconnaissance aircraft with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration detected winds greater than 40 mph, raising the system's status from a tropical depression to a tropical storm.

At 10:30 a.m., the storm was about 250 miles east of Brownsville, Texas, and about 295 miles east-northeast of La Pesca, Mexico, with sustained winds of 30 mph.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Dean intensified as it moved toward the Leeward Islands in the Atlantic and was expected to become a hurricane by the time it reached them Friday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

Forecasters watching the Gulf of Mexico issued a tropical storm warning, meaning tropical storm conditions are expected within 24 hours, for the Texas coast from Freeport southward. Freeport is about 35 miles west of Galveston. A tropical storm watch remains in effect for the northeastern Mexican coast from Rio San Fernando northward.

Tropical Storm Erin was picking up speed, moving west-northwest at 12 mph. The center of the storm was expected to reach the central coast of Texas by Thursday. Tropical storm-strength winds extend 70 miles from the center, NOAA reported

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/15/storms/index.html

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. See here

Satellite photos of the weather around the planet, courtesy of NOAA.

http://aviationweather.gov/obs/sat/intl/

[chelsea0011]

5. Thanks for that link.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. I wish they wouldn't call it "east."

Giving it a name is stupid. They should call it either 0 or 2p.

[RB TexLa]

3. It is Tropical Depression/Storm #5 but as you saw in the other thread we have to bow to the ignorant

The ignorant can't remember numbers so we have to give them names they are able to remember. I'm sure some will one day call congress and tell them, "I'm just too ignorant to remember what tornado hit my house, the government needs to name each tornado so we can better remember which one hit us."

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. What's the number for Congress?

I'm dialing shirleyshirleyshirley-fredtomjanetmaude, but I keep getting the pi(14")^2*1" place.

[kestrel91316]

6. I just want you to know for the record that you are the very first DUer

I have ever put on ignore due to stupidity and pigheadedness rather than assholery.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. If you're ignoring him, why are you talking to him?

You don't seem to be doing a very good job at ignoring.

[kestrel91316]

8. That was advance notice, dearie.

[HeeBGBz]

9. Who do you keep calling ignorant?

I have no problem with your problem with names, but you keep calling people "ignorant" and I'm rather confused as to who you are referring to.

[karlrschneider]

10. Did you overdose on the grouchy pills this morning?

:eyes:

[ruiner4u]

13. Dayum...

Did you wake up this morning and decide to do whatever you could to be a twit?

http://www.hurricaneville.com/names.html

......When a tropical storm, or hurricane develops, it is assigned a name by the National Hurricane Center This is so that these particular systems can be identified and explained easily to the people who may be affected by them during the course of a hurricane season......



If you dont like it, brush up on your meteorological skills, get appointed to head the NHC, and change it.

[RL3AO]

14. WTF are you talking about?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

15. This genius.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1591397

[flvegan]

20. Call what "east"...the direction?

Should they have said "to the right" or something?

[katmondoo]

11. There was an Erin a few years ago.

Caused a lot of damage in the Pensacola area of Florida. I thought they retired name storms that caused damage.

[HeeBGBz]

12. They have to cause major damage to be retired

Otherwise, they are recycled in the name bin.

[Javaman]

16. maybe it was Erin with a "y". LOL nt

[RL3AO]

17. I think he was talking about the Erin in 1995.

13 people killed with 700 million in damage. A country could have gotten it retired if they pushed for it, but chances are no one did.

[jus_the_facts]

18. GOES IR ...this pic updates periodically.....

[RL3AO]

19. Still at 40 mph...Air Force recon en route to investigate.

[RL3AO]

21. Recon finds 38mph winds. It might be downgraded to a depression tonight

It depends weather or not new convection develops between now and then.