From zero to two. Tropical Storms Ana and Bill are born.

Doppler Dale's Weather Posts ^ | 8/15/09 | Dale Bader

[dopplerdale]

As expected, the Atlantic has seen the birth of the first named tropical cyclone of the season with Tropical Storm Ana. In addition, Tropical Storm Bill has also been born. For the latest NHC information just check the RSS feeds under Doppler Dale's Weather News to the right. For the latest in-depth look on the tropics watch the latest tropical weather video update below. Also don't forget you can get the latest by following me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dopplerdalewx

[OldGuard1]

Global warming. Call Al Gore.

[Bean Counter]

Thank God the State-run Media has something new to talk about besides the burgeoning unemployment rate and the jobless “recovery”....

[BerryDingle]

Why is the left (media) so excited about this?

[kaehurowing]

Wimps. In the Pacific we’re already up to Guillermo.

[Atchafalaya]

Stabenau best book this one to fly into; maybe she’ll finally bust a nut.

[Man50D]

Wimps. In the Pacific we’re already up to Guillermo.

The storms in the Pacific are wimpier than those in the Atlantic. We go for quality not quantity!

[budwiesest]

Why is the left (media) so excited about this?

It takes the Health Care Fiasco off the screen and replaces it with a well known climate disaster that will no doubt, smash into New Orleans and leave thousands stranded up to their knees in flood waters.

A polar bear clinging to an ice cube will likely get some footage on the story.

You any relation to DingleBerry?

[wombtotomb]

Hope the administration sends more help and at least a sentence or two of acknowledgement to that disater. It will be a change from the flooding in the midwest, the tornadoes and the ice storms that didn’t even get acknowledged by them this past winter.......

[1ofmanyfree]

Since 7-14-09, no comment after post, hasn't bothered to create an about page, posting link from your blog, hmmm, it would appear that you are just PIMPING your blog here.

If not then welcome and why not post a comment as to why we should bother to follow your link and also why don't you create an about page so we may know something about you and your beliefs? It's generally done that way.

[greatdefender]

Why is the left (media) so excited about this?

CLUE: We don’t want to waste a good crisis!

[Pelagius of Asturias]

These formed very late in the season; it has been a very calm Atlantic so far. Imagine a whole Hurricane season condensed into the last half.

[Old Professer]

Because this year is starting to look like a ‘do-or-die’ year for the AGW pry-the-money-from-their-dead-hands crowd.

If they had waited two more days this year would be a record year for no tropical storms this late in the season.

Andrew in 1992 was named on Aug 17th and remains the latest year by this ‘naming act’ we saw this morning.

Ana has been stuck on 40 mph all day and now Bill is also at 40; Bill has a shot at stardom by Tuesday but Ana may turn into a pumpkin.

[poobear]

“Bill has a shot at stardom by Tuesday but Ana may turn into a pumpkin.”

You are correct. Ana busted up and Bill is strengthening. Surprise, look what popped in the Gulf overnight.

http://www.cfnews13.com/Weather/Radar/Default.aspx?radar=State

[Old Professer]

I’m pretty sure that that surprise was the result of the forecasters taking their eyes off the wave out in front of Ana that had dumped on Hispaniola earlier; I had a bad feeling about that area last night around 11:00pm but I clicked off and went to bed — gotta get my ‘ugly sleep,’ you know.

[dopplerdale]

Thanks for filling me in on the correct do’s. I will update my profile this week when things slow down for me.

[rdl6989]

..bill nearing hurricane strength...

at 1100 pm ast...0300 utc...the center of tropical storm bill was
located near latitude 13.4 north...longitude 41.7 west or about 1320
miles...2120 km...east of the lesser antilles.

bill is moving slightly faster toward the west-northwest near 20
mph...32 km/hr...and this general motion is expected to continue
for the next couple of days.

maximum sustained winds have increased to near 70 mph...110
km/hr...with higher gusts. strengthening is forecast during the
next day or two...and bill is forecast to become a hurricane on
monday.

tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 140 miles...220 km
from the center.

[poobear]

Yep, just woke up from my “ugly” sleep. TS Claudia is breaking up over the panhandle just now. I’ve noticed a lot of activity south of Cuba worth noting. Guess Bill is now a Cat 1. So was Charlie when it hit Central Florida.

Gotta love August in Florida.