National Guard in place to provide just such help in an emergency to the community it serves. We are already in a state of emergency, imposed by the governor as Hurricane Lenny neared. Lenny was the twelfth tropical storm, eighth hurricane, and fifth Category 4 hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Jan 1, 2003. Omar’s waves were more intense and came in a west-to-northwest direction instead of the typical southwest pattern, hitting the reefs directly and devastating some shoreside buildings. In the last 110 years that detailed records have been kept, the Caribbean has never experienced a tropical cyclone like Lenny. One, it was strongest November Atlantic hurricane; two, the damage it caused in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and three, it moved the opposite way storms usually moved across the Caribbean Sea. I saw that loop prediction and immediately thought of Hurricane Lenny aka "wrong way Lenny" many years ago. There have been two other late-season tropical storms that, like Lenny, followed a northeastward path across the Caribbean, one in 1909 and tropical storm Klaus in 1984. I don't drink or dance or swear. Where have I gone wrong? Nor are animals judged as right or wrong when they hunt another beast for food. That's where the hurricane received the nickname of “Wrong Way Lenny”. I've done everything the Bible says, even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff. spawned by La Nina? 4 Forums. Hurricane Lenny. Previous Topic. Nature is not said to be "wrong" when a hurricane destroys property and causes death. A hurricane of 100 mph struck this October, but Lenny had higher winds than Luis. We do not need to go crying to FEMA, hat in hand, for help on this one. Even when they kill another in their own social group - such as two lions fighting to establish dominance -we don't categorize them as doing the "wrong… While there are currently no tropical threats in the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Lenny was tracking the "wrong way" through the basin during mid-November 1999.. Lenny spent its entire lifespan (Nov. 13-23) traveling in a west-to-east fashion from the central Caribbean to the Atlantic, which is unprecedented in the history of tropical record keeping. The 1 p.m. Thursday hurricane report located Lenny at 17.9 N 63.2 W and the center is southwest of St. Maarten (18.1, 63.2) and the eye wall is over us and will continue for the next 1-2 hours. We have the V.I. It didn't do much damage in the VI but it clobbered St. Maarten. I've always been nice to people. I feel like I'm coming apart here. Hurricane Lenny was the last major hurricane, hurricane, named storm and depression of the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season.There are three main reasons to remember Lenny. Photo courtesy NOAA All forum topics. Omar was the biggest storm to hit since “Wrong Way Lenny,” which moved west to east across the Caribbean in 1999, but the later storm had more impact. As Hurricane Lenny blasted through the Caribbean from Nov. 13-Nov. 23, it eventually became the strongest November Atlantic hurricane on record. Lenny also goes down in history for the first hurricane recorded to impact Puerto Rico from the west. Reply Quote. The eye is 15-20 miles in diameter. Next Topic Forum Statistics. That's where the hurricane received the nickname of “Wrong Way Lenny”. 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