   June 1 -- Hurricane Season has officially begun
  Heads up people! hurricane season is back and officially begins June 1st and summer is upon us. If you want an interesting read head on over to  this blog  on weather underground to get a glimpse of last year in June as well as records set in June along with some more key info. If you live close to the gulf like i do then you have to be cautious. If new orleans gets hit again its all over. Those temporary levees cannot hold and new orleans and gulf coast residents will move away for good this time. Even a category 1 - 2 storm would flood new orleans entirely.. there is nothing that would stop it..Oh yeah and  check out this new info  through sattelite data about New orleans.. sinking faster than previously thought..[Edited by - OpenGL_Guru on June 1, 2006 4:31:08 PM]
  In Toronto we had a storm that was almost a hurricane, just yesterday. It's coming early for us Canucks.   ;Quote:Original post by coldacidIn Toronto we had a storm that was almost a hurricane, just yesterday. It's coming early for us Canucks.was it just a big rough storm? a depression?   ;  The sky was alive with cannon fire (like, lightning and thunder every 3 seconds or so) and the rain was coming down hard enough to feel through several layers of clothing. The winds were about 45-50kph.   ;  Heh, after being stuck in New Orleans for a week without power or water last year because of Katrina (see: here and here), I'm doing my best to not leave the Northeast this entire hurricane season.  I've had enough hurricane for one lifetime.-Jeff   ;  Oh man I can't wait for the news stories this year!$10 says we'll hear about a pretty white girl who was abducted by a shark in the middle of a hurricaine.   ;Quote:Original post by coldacidThe sky was alive with cannon fire (like, lightning and thunder every 3 seconds or so) and the rain was coming down hard enough to feel through several layers of clothing. The winds were about 45-50kph.you need to visit the south united states..particularly the deep south..texas, louisiana, mississippi, alabama etc. We have rain storms down here that some would consider a tropical storm..i have had to pull off the interstate before because  i couldnt see in front of me and so has everyone else. i always laugh when people up in new york or somewhere complain on how hard the rain falls when they get rain when they really have no conception of the rain that can come down here in a matter of 30 minutes. This isnt directed at you coldacid -- it sounds like you had a bonified storm on your hands and i am sure you are glad its over..and glad you are ok. There has already been 2 storms try to develop already in the gulf but due to the tremendous wind shear it has torn them apart. Things are going to get very interesting..   ;  By the way, the Carolina Hurricaines are playing the Sabres tonight. Let's hope the Hurricaines lose horribly.Damn Carolinians don't even care about Hockey, why exactly did they get a team?   ;  We've had storms where you couldn't drive for visibility, too, but those are mostly in cottage country, not here in the city.   ;Original post by OpenGL_GuruQuote:Original post by coldacidi always laugh when people up in new york or somewhere complain on how hard the rain falls when they get rain when they really have no conception of the rain that can come down here in a matter of 30 minutes. Try visiting Buffalo sometime. We get rain and hail off the lake strong enough to knock down huge trees.Oh, and snow too.I always laugh when the texans get a half an inch of snow and close down the entire state. Here in Buffalo, nothing closes until we have at least 6 foot of snow.