# Tropical Storm Don forms in Atlantic **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573 "2017-07-18T15:44:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/1 "2017-07-18T15:44:17Z")
[Expected to be low energy.](http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-the-atlantic.html) One guy tweeted in response (at the link): “Tropical Storm Don will tell you how much damage it will do and then fizzle out and blame Hurricane Hillary.” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/2 "2017-07-18T16:00:41Z")
The future path and intensity of Tropical Storm Don is unpredictable, due to the influence of a poorly understood but very influential weather phenomenon known as _Vlad_. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/3 "2017-07-18T16:34:33Z")
It’s going to be the most tremendous tropical storm you’ve ever seen. You’re going to be tired of tropical storms after this one. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/4 "2017-07-18T17:00:42Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > It’s going to be the most tremendous tropical storm you’ve ever seen. You’re going to be tired of tropical storms after this one. How do we know how strong this storm is? They won’t release the wind speed. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/5 "2017-07-18T17:04:31Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > How do we know how strong this storm is? They won’t release the wind speed. Not much wind speed at all with this one. In fact, it’s barely moving. But the hot air fueling the system is tremendous. Best hot air out there. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/6 "2017-07-18T17:14:25Z")
Oddly, West Virginia is the state most likely to be impacted. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/7 "2017-07-18T17:20:33Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > How do we know how strong this storm is? They won’t release the wind speed. Must be high, though: it shows on the Doppler as orange. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/8 "2017-07-18T17:23:43Z")
> [@timewinder](#): > > Must be high, though: It shows on the Doppler as orange. FAKE TAN! a ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/9 "2017-07-18T23:01:23Z")
Being serious for a moment, in Cayman we are watching closely as Don’s track is holding far enough south that it could be toward our part of the Western Caribbean by the time it swings north. We’re hoping it will dissipate into a tropical wave as currently forecast and just spread some rain around. Regardless, I better make a couple preparations tomorrow just in case. I go to work (9-1-1 center) on Friday morning and if this storm does hold together and intensify it could turn my scheduled 6 hour shift into a 72 hour marathon. And if this storm does turn into anything I won’t be allowed to leave work to finish securing the house. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/10 "2017-07-19T02:32:11Z")
T S Don with wind & stuff. [Don](https://photos.app.goo.gl/MgdlOuxuShySebHv1) ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/11 "2017-07-19T04:22:13Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > [Expected to be low energy.](http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-the-atlantic.html) > > One guy tweeted in response (at the link): “Tropical Storm Don will tell you how much damage it will do and then fizzle out and blame Hurricane Hillary.” 😛 Funny thing is, [there actually is a storm named Hillary scheduled to happen in the Pacific](http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/342558-tropical-storms-don-and-hilary-could-hit-at-the-same-time). Is she currently vacationing in Hawaii to gather her steam, or something? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/12 "2017-07-19T04:27:42Z")
In other news: [Tropical Storm Don Degenerates to An Open Wave in the Caribbean Sea](https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-don-atlantic-july-2017) ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/13 "2017-07-19T06:31:02Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > In other news: > [Tropical Storm Don Degenerates to An Open Wave in the Caribbean Sea](https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-don-atlantic-july-2017) FAKE NEWS!!! Hurricane Don is the biggest hurricane in history! It will be the first Category 6 Hurricane ever! And Mexico will pay for it! ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-don-forms-in-atlantic/791573/14 "2017-07-19T06:42:19Z")
Come on, with that setup\*, I was expecting something like how the “open wave” is what the degenerate calls his favorite pussy-grabbing technique. \*An actual, legit Weather Channel headline I first gazed right after my previous response to the thread, which reminded me that since I don’t really get much regular local news, I’d better go check that the storm with the joke-bait name isn’t actually getting here tomorrow.