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malaise

(269,485 posts) Sun Jul 23, 2017, 10:52 AM Jul 2017

Breaking -Tropical Storm Hilary has formed in the Eastern Pacific - expected to be Hurricane Hilary

on Monday
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPEP4+shtml/231434.shtml
BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Hilary Advisory Number 9
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP092017
1000 AM CDT Sun Jul 23 2017

...HILARY LIKELY TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY...

SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.7N 102.3W
ABOUT 455 MI...730 KM SSE OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

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Breaking -Tropical Storm Hilary has formed in the Eastern Pacific - expected to be Hurricane Hilary (Original Post) malaise Jul 2017 OP

I almost thought this was a joke DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2017 #1

Serious as a judge malaise Jul 2017 #8

I did too. Thought this storm would blow Tropical Storm Don out of the water. raccoon Jul 2017 #15

It's strange that there has been a Don and a Hilary this year. PubliusEnigma Jul 2017 #2

At one point some folks thought both would form around the same time malaise Jul 2017 #3

No - there was a great article on Weather Underground showing that it malaise Jul 2017 #4

WU hasn't been the same since they redid their website LeftInTX Jul 2017 #14

And wimpy Don petered out HAB911 Jul 2017 #5

Didn't last a day malaise Jul 2017 #7

I have ideas that is our Don's problem too HAB911 Jul 2017 #9

Join the line malaise Jul 2017 #11

There are seven Tropical Storms in the Pacific at this time malaise Jul 2017 #6

Why did they choose that spelling of the name? Not Ruth Jul 2017 #10

And if Hurricane Hilary becomes Trump's Katrina?.... fierywoman Jul 2017 #12

Not likely malaise Jul 2017 #13

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,719 posts)

1. I almost thought this was a joke

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 10:53 AM

Jul 2017

malaise

(269,485 posts)

8. Serious as a judge

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 11:01 AM

Jul 2017

raccoon

(31,151 posts)

15. I did too. Thought this storm would blow Tropical Storm Don out of the water.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 01:01 PM

Jul 2017

Literally.

PubliusEnigma

(1,583 posts)

2. It's strange that there has been a Don and a Hilary this year.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 10:53 AM

Jul 2017

Is this how meteorologists have fun?

malaise

(269,485 posts)

3. At one point some folks thought both would form around the same time

Reply to PubliusEnigma (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 10:56 AM

Jul 2017

malaise

(269,485 posts)

4. No - there was a great article on Weather Underground showing that it

Reply to PubliusEnigma (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 10:57 AM

Jul 2017

was mere coincidence (and remember this is a male Hilary) - the female has two lls.

LeftInTX

(25,903 posts)

14. WU hasn't been the same since they redid their website

Reply to malaise (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 12:35 PM

Jul 2017

The site loads very slow for me.

I just went over there and checked my local weather.

Now Firefox is freezing and I have to restart it.

HAB911

(8,972 posts)

5. And wimpy Don petered out

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 10:59 AM

Jul 2017

malaise

(269,485 posts)

7. Didn't last a day

Reply to HAB911 (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 11:00 AM

Jul 2017

Tiny hands Don was impotent

HAB911

(8,972 posts)

9. I have ideas that is our Don's problem too

Reply to malaise (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 11:03 AM

Jul 2017

(I hope the male virility crowd here doesn't take me to task for being insensitive)

malaise

(269,485 posts)

11. Join the line

Reply to HAB911 (Reply #9)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 11:14 AM

Jul 2017

malaise

(269,485 posts)

6. There are seven Tropical Storms in the Pacific at this time

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 10:59 AM

Jul 2017

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)

10. Why did they choose that spelling of the name?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 11:14 AM

Jul 2017

fierywoman

(7,711 posts)

12. And if Hurricane Hilary becomes Trump's Katrina?....

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 12:27 PM

Jul 2017

... It would be a delicious irony.

malaise

(269,485 posts)

13. Not likely

Reply to fierywoman (Reply #12)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 12:29 PM

Jul 2017

He's in open water

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