2014 My swimming pool tropical cyclone season



The 2014 My swimming pool tropical cyclone season runs year-round, with most tropical cyclones forming between the months of June and October when it is warmest in my area. This was the first year that tropical cyclones were officially recorded, monitored, and named by the SSPTCC (Steve820's swimming pool tropical cyclone center). During the season, a total of 16 depressions formed, of which 14 strengthened to earn a name, 9 became hurricanes and 5 became major hurricanes (C3+). In addition, 2 of the majors strengthened even more to reach C6+ strength, because in the swimming pool, it is very easy for tropical cyclones to strengthen because they don't have to deal with the wind shear, dry air, etc. that are present in much larger bodies of water, the storms are of a very small size, and the pool water is kept warm most of the time. The C6+ storms recorded in this season, Henry and Elizabeth, reached peak strength in the deep side of the pool and caused as much as 50 drownings per storm. All these drownings resulted in the deep side of the pool being closed when these storms were at their very peak because the force they would have at that strength would be enough to drown 4 people at a time that are in the surrounding area. The 244 fatalities this season would cause in total is due to everyone who attempted to swim into the TC's center of circulation drowning under their high force, and also rip currents were produced throughout the swimming pool as well, especially at the times when the most powerful storms were active.

How tropical cyclones form in my swimming pool
It takes several factors to form a tropical cyclone in the swimming pool. First of all, the waters have to be warm enough (70+ F) and the surrounding air has to be at least 75 F and humid enough. If the air is hot because of Santa Ana Winds, tropical cyclones are likely to struggle under the dry air but still be able to intensify at least a little bit due to the air's temperature. These factors are the reason why swimming pool tropical cyclones are most commonplace in summer time. Next of all, forming a tropical cyclone requires an occupying person who will jump and splash in the pool. Very strong jumps or back flips into the pool or big splashes cause the surrounding water to be very active and result in bubbles sometimes forming. When the water becomes very active, tropical cyclone formation could also occur if the surrounding environment is very favorable. The cyclogenesis of a swimming pool TC has a few complex stages:

1.) Someone has to take a very powerful jump into the pool or do big splashes (already mentioned before).

2.) The water will be fizzing and the first signs of TC formation are when a small area of water in the fizz starts circulating creating a "waternado" that extends into the pool and water vapor from that very area quickly moves upwards into the air, creating very low "clouds" or fog surrounding that very small area. The fog goes no higher than 3 feet in the air. (Again, this is completely hypothetical and doesn't happen in real life)

3.) The fog that has been created is in the very small area where the waternado is (see before), and now, winds inside the area of fog and circulation center increase, and a depression is formed when the winds inside the fog reach 30 mph.

4.) If the outside environment is favorable enough, the depression will strengthen further and once it reaches 40 mph, it is named like in regular oceanic tropical cyclones. It might then strengthen further to C1, C2, C3, C4, C5 strength and if the environment is extremely favorable, storms reaching the equivalent of C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, or even Hypercane strength can come from swimming pool cyclones. During the strongest part of the cyclone's existence, any curious individual finding out what the fog is try to swim into it, causing instant drowning and death due to rip currents surrounding the storm and the storm's force. Also, if the storm gets strong enough, it can form an "eye" if viewed from above and the waternado directly under the center of circulation could touchdown on the floor of the pool.

5.) Once the storm reaches the edges or stairs of the pool or some other factor tears it apart, it drastically weakens and once it is over solid land, the storm rapidly degenerates and only the fog is moving inland. In total, swimming pool cyclones last much shorter than regular oceanic tropical cyclones, with the cyclones in the swimming pool lasting no longer than 4 days in the longest-lived cases.

Seasonal summary
Season summary info coming later :)

Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE)
The season's activity was reflected with an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) rating of (TBA). ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of a tropical or subtropical storm multiplied by the length of time it existed. Therefore, a storm with a longer duration, such as Elizabeth, will have high values of ACE. It is only calculated for full advisories on specific tropical and subtropical systems reaching or exceeding wind speeds of 39 mph (63 km/h). Accordingly, tropical depressions are not included here. After the storm has dissipated, typically after the end of the season, the SSPTCC reexamines the data, and produces a final report on each storm. These revisions can lead to a revised ACE total either upward or downward compared to the operational value.

ACE chart coming later :)

Storm names
The following names were used to name tropical cyclones this year. All the names were used for the first time, as there was no naming lists before 2014. Destructive names aren't retired in this basin but could be in the future. Unused names are marked in.

Season effects
Info and chart coming later :)

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