7 Active Tropical Storm Advisories...4 in the North Atlantic....

[jus_the_facts]

http://www.weatherunderground.com/tropical/

http://www.weatherunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=770&tstamp=200708

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIATWDAT.shtml

[slackmaster]

1. Pretty misleading subject line, jus_the_facts

There is only one active tropical storm anywhere near the USA, and it's in the Eastern Pacific. The others are routine discussions of tropical waves, some of which may have the potential to develop into tropical depressions.

[jus_the_facts]

3. the header on weatherunderground.com....

Tropical Weather
Active Tropical Storm Advisories: 7

http://www.weatherunderground.com/tropical/

:shrug:

[slackmaster]

5. Advisory != Storm

Please read up on the terminology. The subject is very interesting.

[jus_the_facts]

6. the terminology is the way the weatherunderground used it....

....I know a tropical wave isn't a "storm"...yet...the potential is there so awareness of the potential should be reported...if you have a personal problem with how the terminology is used maybe the weatherunderground needs a lecture on the subject. :eyes:

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. They do indeed need a lecture on their terminology

because, under the bit saying "Active Tropical Storm Advisories: 7", it says, for the Atlantic: "There are no active tropical storm advisories for this region". They counted up the 'areas of interest' and then misleadingly used that count in their "active tropical storm advisories" title.

[slackmaster]

8. It's much more fun to badger you about your poor fact-checking

Your screen name screams for it.

:rofl:

[annabanana]

2. Thank you for the weatherunderground link!

great info. .

[NeedleCast]

4. The 4 in the North Atlantic

appear to be nothing more than standard low pressure areas with the potential to produce a little wind and rain. Invest 94 looks to be the only one far enough south to be concerned about.

[slackmaster]

9. Meanwhile, we have thunderstorms in San Diego and two actual active tropical storms

In the Pacific.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/