2005 Hurricane Vince: An indication of weather control?
Hurricane Vince was the twentieth named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, AND AN ODDITY AMONG TROPICAL DISTURBANCES. Vince formed in an area of relatively high shear and VERY LOW SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES —ranging from 23-24 degrees C—but still managed to acquire tropical characteristics at 11 AM EDT on 9 October.
Vince developed from a non-tropical low that had meandered around the northeastern Atlantic for a few days. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center decided to hold off on issuing advisories for this system because of the unfavorable locations, and peculiar location of the disturbance. At 11 AM EDT on 9 October, forecasters began issuing advisories on the system and gave it a name—Vince. The development of this tropical system defied general assumptions by the weather community that Sea Surface Temperatures had to be at least 26-5 degrees C (80 degrees F) for any development to occur. In this case, SSTs were a chilly 23-24 degrees C.
Vince continued on this weakening trend as he edged closer to Portugal and Spain, and finally made landfall on the Iberian Peninsula (THE FIRST TROPICAL CYCLONE TO DO SO IN RECORDED HISTORY) near Huelva, Spain early on 11 October as a Tropical Depression.
