Forum:2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season/Betting pools

Welcome to the 2014 North Indian Ocean cyclone season betting pools! Enjoy!

To keep it fun, don't bet on storms that have already formed!

No actual betting is going on here (that I'm aware of)

Informal betting on date of dissipation of last storm
We missed the first section again :( either way, no betting on dates from storms that already formed.
 * Before September 30 -
 * October 1 to 10 -
 * October 11 to 20 -
 * October 21 to 31 -
 * November 1 to 10 -
 * November 11 to 20 -
 * November 21 to 30 -
 * December 1 to 10 -
 * December 11 to 20 -
 * December 21 to 31 -
 * Storm active at the start of 2015 -

Informal betting on strangest storm name
I couldn't resist. What storm do you think will shred the rules of climatology the most? Please tell why, it makes it more fun.

This section is just for fun. There will likely be no winner. Because of this, please do not cross out the names as they form, and please don't bet on a storm that has already formed. ; )
 * Nanauk -
 * Hudhud -
 * Nilofar -
 * Priya -
 * Komen -
 * Chapala -

Informal betting on final storm name
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry.
 * Nanauk -
 * Hudhud -
 * Nilofar -
 * Priya -
 * Komen -
 * Chapala -

Informal betting on longest-lasting storm
No betting on storms that have already formed. Sorry.
 * Nanauk -
 * Hudhud -
 * Nilofar -
 * Priya -
 * Komen -
 * Chapala -

Informal betting on number of Arabian Sea storms
No betting on numbers from storms that have already formed. Sorry.
 * There will be no Arabian Sea storms this year -
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 -
 * 4 -
 * 5 -
 * More than 5 -

Informal betting on number of Bay of Bengal storms
No betting on numbers from storms that have already formed. Sorry.
 * 1 -
 * 2 -
 * 3 -
 * 4 -
 * 5 -
 * 6 -
 * 7 -
 * More than 7 -

Informal betting on the number of deaths
No betting on death tolls that currently exist. Sorry.
 * Less than 100 -
 * 100-200 -
 * 201-300 -
 * 301-400 -
 * 401-500 -
 * 501-1,000 -
 * 1,001-2,000 -
 * 2,001-3,000 -
 * 3,001-4,000 -
 * 4,001-5,000 -
 * 5,001-10,000 -
 * 10,001-50,000 -
 * 50,001-100,000 -
 * 100,001-500,000 (record, 1970 Bhola Cyclone)
 * More than 500,000 (exceptionally unlikely)

Informal betting on damage totals
No betting on damage totals that currently exist. Sorry.
 * Less than 100 million -
 * 100-200 million -
 * 200-300 million -
 * 300-400 million -
 * 400-500 million -
 * 500 million-1 billion -
 * 1-5 billion -
 * 5-10 billion -
 * 10-12 billion (record, Cyclone Nargis of 2008) -
 * More than 12 billion (highly unlikely) -