"Martin Rowley" wrote in
message news:Z3DWn.57874$We4.38531@hurricane...
" MIAMI, June 29 (UPI) -- Alex Tuesday became the first
hurricane of the 2010 season and the first June hurricane since
1955, forecasters in Miami said."

... I hadn't realised that it was so long since we had an
(Atlantic?) hurricane in June.

.... apologies to all: it's been nagging me all morning since I posted
that ... I should have checked with the NHC advisory which is repeated
(in part) below: the first June Atlantic hurricane since 1995 (Allison
3rd-6th June), not 1955!


" ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
BULLETIN
HURRICANE ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012010
1000 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010

....ALEX BECOMES THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE 2010 SEASON AND THE FIRST
JUNE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SINCE 1995... "

Martin.

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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023