Invest 90L - first Atlantic system for 2015 - that's some serious water

[malaise]

for the SE USA complete with Tropical Storm winds

[brooklynite]

1. What's an "Invest"?

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. the first term used in a series of terms of storm tropical storm strength.

I think the order is

"invest"
"tropical depression"
"tropical storm"

then when a tropical storm reaches 72 mph it becomes a Category 1 hurricane.

It has been about 10 years since we have seen any significant storms in the Gulf.

[malaise]

3. True but we did have Sandy

which formed below Jamaica.

This time of year the real water comes up through Central America - we've had many serious floods in the Northern Caribbean at this time of year.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Yes, indeed. Unfortunately you got more nasty weather than we did up here in the Gulf.

And a few tropical storms have moved across Fla.

It has been a long time since we had a serious storm, and in the past folks have tended to become complacent about hurricane readiness.

[malaise]

5. Obama appears to have been very good for the folks in Florida

not one major storm since he took office.