Storm Olga forms over Virgin Islands

[Scurrilous]

Source: Miami Herald

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"Ten days after the official end of the hurricane season, a storm named Olga formed Monday night over the Virgin Islands.

Forecasters said the system -- technically a subtropical storm -- was moving toward Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, carrying powerful bursts of wind and rain.

"Heavy rains over Puerto Rico and Hispaniola could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides and interests in these areas should continue to monitor the progress of this system," said senior forecaster Jack Beven of the National Hurricane Center in West Miami-Dade County.

A meteorological hybrid, subtropical storms -- like the more familiar tropical storms -- produce winds of at least 39 mph but lack an intense inner core and the classic circular shape of tropical storms or hurricanes."

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/338876.html

[stevedeshazer]

1. Storms like this can't possibly happen after hurricane season.

Sincerely,

Oregon and Washington.

[uppityperson]

3. wild weather these days. kick.

are you dry? I'm just a bit cold but missed the rains.

[stevedeshazer]

4. Dry today and sunny

First time in two weeks.

Forecast: More rain by Wednesday. :(

[Mojorabbit]

9. We really need some rain

here in central florida.

[stevedeshazer]

11. Wish we could send some rain from the Northwest to the Southeast

We've got plenty and we you need it.

[maddezmom]

2. hope everyone stays safe

down here in TX we had a cool snap for Thanksgiving, now back to shorts weather at the same time folks in MO, AR and OK are getting ice storms. Stange weather all over.

[onehandle]

5. It begins...

As my wife says, "There's this movie..."

[RantinRavin]

6. It began a long time ago

in 1978 a subtropical storm formed in mid January.

[Gman]

8. It also happened in 05, the year of Katrina

that's the year they had to go into the Greek alphabet. I don't think the 05 season actually ended until January 06.

This is twice now in 3 years there were named storms in December. 1978 was an aberation. This could be considered symptomatic.

000
WONT41 KNHC 110142
DSAAT 
SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
845 PM EST MON DEC 10 2007

SATELLITE...RADAR...AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS DEVELOPED INTO
SUBTROPICAL STORM OLGA.  A FULL ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 10 PM
EST...0300 UTC.

$$
FORECASTER BEVEN

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIADSAAT+shtml/110142.shtml

[bbinacan]

7. 10 days after?

I'd say that's within the margin of error.:think: :think:

[ben_meyers]

10. Maybe storms can't read a calendar

The strongest recorded December hurricane occurred in 1925.

http://www.hurricane.com/hurricane-records.php