Forum:2019 Atlantic hurricane season/Imelda

AOI: West of Florida
Another AOI has appeared in the Gulf at 0/20. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  06:27, September 14, 2019 (UTC)


 * Up to 10/30, might have Imelda/Jerry potential. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  15:13, September 14, 2019 (UTC)


 * Down to 10/20, honestly I don't expect anything more than a short lived TD or name stealer from this. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  06:10, September 15, 2019 (UTC)

Down to 10/10. Probably won't become anything at all at this rate. Ryan1000 11:45, September 15, 2019 (UTC)
 * Up to 20/20.  Sandy 156   :)  00:20, September 17, 2019 (UTC)

98L.INVEST
It's also been invested. I don't think it will develop much further before moving inland. But I have a slight feeling it could pull off a surprise and possibly become a brief TD, but I still doubt it. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  00:57, September 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * 30/30. Oh. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 12:05, September 17, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Depression Eleven
JERRY! JERRY! JERRY! JERRY! Forecast to become Immy or Jerry before moving onshore. Who wins? Let the battle commence! (While big boi Humberto watches from the side) PeterPiper567 (talk) 17:15, September 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh... my... God. Forecast to become a name-stealer, but current satellite pictures show this as a well-organized system. The race for Imelda is on. This is moving slowly though, which makes me fear for another Allison/Harvey scenario as this is likely to become a rain event for the Houston metropolitan area. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 17:32, September 17, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Imelda
Only took 45 minutes.-- Isaac829 E-Mail  17:56, September 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * Depending on the amount of rainfall from Imelda, she may or may not continue the "I" curse. I hope not, 'cause I want to see Imelda to be used more than once. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 17:59, September 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * Wtf happened here?! This system just pulled off an unexpected trick. Now we have a name-stealer... I hoped this newly used "I" name would go to a hurricane but I guess not. 🙁 Maybe...just maybe she can continue the "I" curse if she becomes a devastating flooding disaster, but I hope not. Bringing back my adage just in case. Beware the I of the storm!!!!!! ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  18:07, September 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * What's more fascinating is that right now, TD10 has a lower pressure than Imelda. Imelda is at 1009 mb, TD10 is at 1007. Reminds me so much of 2001's Allison though. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 18:09, September 17, 2019 (UTC)

Landfall near Freeport, Texas

 * And Imelda has already made landfall in Freeport. 40 mph, 1005 mbars. Leeboy100 Hello! 18:53, September 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * wat lol already dat woz a quickie innit PeterPiper567 (talk) 18:58, September 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * I guess the burden is now on my mom's name (Karen) to take one home for the ladies 🙃 --Dylan (HurricaneMaker99) 19:15, September 17, 2019 (UTC)

This was at 30/30 and now it’s a tropical storm? Ȝeſtikl (talk) 19:26, September 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * At least now if the forecast for TD10 verifies, then the name Jerry will go to a hurricane for only the second time ever, following the 1989 debut incarnation. --Dylan (HurricaneMaker99) 20:27, September 17, 2019 (UTC)

Wha...never expected this to steal a name, looks like Imelda will have to wait for 2025 to be something, unless she pulls an Allison and drowns out Houston, hopefully not though. Ryan1000 21:39, September 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * But considering this is an "I" storm you never know... another Allison could still be in the cards. Forecast to move slowly and weaken pretty slowly. So far it looks like a pathetic name-stealer, but that might change if it pulls an Allison/Harvey... Beware the I of the storm!!!!!! ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  21:46, September 17, 2019 (UTC)


 * Pending the TCRs of Chantal, Erin, and Imelda... this is the fourth 35-kt storm of the season. Surely that's a record, right? And in a season that gave us a 160-kt landfalling goliath, too... --Dylan (HurricaneMaker99) 21:56, September 17, 2019 (UTC)

Well, tied with 1933 and 1936, but yes. And the former of those two years had other bad storms anyhow, including the Chesapeake-Potomac hurricane, the Outer Banks hurricane, a cat 4 near West Palm Beach, Florida, and two cat 5's in reanalysis. Ryan1000 22:10, September 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * What in the heck, I just got back from school when Imelda had just appeared out of nowhere, which got an 30/30 chance before forming. Never have expected that formation, it shocked me. Anyway, hopefully Imelda doesn't drench loads of rain in Texas and doesn't pull an Allison.  Sandy 156   :)  23:23, September 17, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Depression Imelda
And now it has weakened to a TD, 35/1007.  Sandy 156   :)  00:02, September 18, 2019 (UTC)
 * My college class today was actually cancelled by this storm.😦 And now my yard is starting to flood (flood-zone problems).😨 Maybe I should BEWARE THE "I" OF THE STORM!😱  EDIT: NINE inches (that is about 23 centimeters) of rain has already fallen where I'm at! TheChosenWizard \I like weather/ \Contributions/ 12:06, September 18, 2019 (UTC)
 * Stay safe out there, ChosenWizard! The WPC is now issuing advisories as it remains a flood threat. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  15:43, September 18, 2019 (UTC)
 * Currently 30 mph and 1010 mbar. More flooding rain should be expected in the next couple days or so. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  21:37, September 18, 2019 (UTC)
 * Pressure dropped to 1008 mbar, probably due to brown ocean effect. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  03:48, September 19, 2019 (UTC)
 * From what I have seen on the Weather Channel, it has rained THIRTY-FIVE inches in Winnie (I'm not in Winnie, though). I wonder if that'll bump up Imelda's retirement chances. Wow, just wow. TheChosenWizard \I like weather/ \Contributions/ 12:38, September 19, 2019 (UTC)

WPC has issued their last advisory but it might continue to be a major rainfall threat during the next day or two. Winnie really got soaked! 😮 People are saying that this could be worse than Harvey in some areas. (Edit: Actually nevermind, it looks like they issued a new advisory. Now 25 mph/1009 mbar.) ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  15:29, September 19, 2019 (UTC)
 * Imelda's flooding is absolutely devastating in Southeast Texas...rain totals of 40+ inches in some areas now. The highest I have seen so far is 43.15 inches in Hamshire, TX, and the rain is not expected to subside for several more hours yet. T  G  2 0 1 9 19:32, September 19, 2019 (UTC)

Remnants of Imelda
No longer a TD. Ȝeſtikl (talk) 21:16, September 19, 2019 (UTC)


 * Sadly, a fatality has been confirmed. A 20 year old was electrocuted by a downed power line in floodwaters in Beaumont. Leeboy100 Hello! 21:32, September 19, 2019 (UTC)
 * Imelda is proof that "name-thief" and "destructive" are not mutually exclusive. :( --Dylan (HurricaneMaker99) 22:16, September 19, 2019 (UTC)
 * That's really true, even name-stealers can be destructive due to flooding and stuff. 🙁 I've heard that total rainfall has exceeded 40 inches in many areas, ranking this among the wettest tropical cyclones in U.S. history. This could actually be devastating enough to be retired. Is it even a coincidence that a weakling that stole the "I" name ended up being devastating? The "I" curse really is a curse it seems... ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  00:13, September 20, 2019 (UTC)
 * Wow, who knew that a 6 hour TS turned out to be somewhat destructive and have brought flooding to Texas. Another fatality was confirmed after he/she was pulled from a submerged vehicle. Imelda is currently the 7th wettest in the US so far.  Sandy 156   :)  01:36, September 20, 2019 (UTC)
 * Man, I had totally written this thing off as nothing, and then I find out that it dumped Claudette levels of rainfall on Texas. A highly destructive name stealer is truly the worst kind of storm, no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Send Help Please  (talk) 11:55, September 20, 2019 (UTC)

Imelda has killed at least five people as of now. Ȝeſtikl (talk) 09:16, September 21, 2019 (UTC)
 * I can say I got lucky this time. My home is near a creek. It flooded in during Harvey. But during Imelda it barely only went over the bank before receding. It rained about 10-12" where I'm at. But there were some others that got the opposite, and it's saddening to see them go through the same problem all over again. TheChosenWizard \I like weather/ \Contributions/ 12:41, September 21, 2019 (UTC)

According to Wikipedia, Imelda has produced the least ACE on record. Ȝeſtikl (talk) 09:58, September 22, 2019 (UTC)
 * Who knew a little pop-up TS like Imelda could make history. Beatissima (talk) 03:17, September 23, 2019 (UTC)

Preliminary damage count is at $3 million. People affected by Imelda cannot avail for FEMA assistance because of that tally. Apparently, there is a threshold for them before they can avail of that assistance -- that is at $37.7 million. And yes, that may also mean that we will likely see Imelda again in 2025. Jas (Anonymous 2.0) (talk) 21:01, September 30, 2019 (UTC)


 * That total certainly seems like an underestimate considering the massive flooding it caused. A more recent estimate placed Imelda's damages at $8 billion, which would probably make it a lock for retirement. We'll just have to wait and see what the official damage total will be. ~  Steve   Message Me  My Edits  📧  20:19, October 4, 2019 (UTC)