Right now, Hurricane Hermine* will probably bring tidal surges and wind — but no rain — to Westport.
Earlier today — with the sky clear and the wind light — Giles Goodburn and Simon Hughes prepared for the storm by training for a triathlon at Compo Beach. Hopefully the sand and shore will look like that later this week.
(Photo/Irene Penny)
*What kind of name is that? It sounds like one of the winter storms the Weather Channel dreamed up.
Somewhat annoying the way the media is pronouncing this name. It has three syllables, and it is not HER-mine or HER-meen.
Actually the National Hurricane Center produces the list of names and the World Meteorological Organization reviews it and finalizes it each year.
Pronunciation per the National Hurricane Center is: her-MEEN
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/aboutnames_pronounce_atlc.pdf
Pretty much how I’ve heard it pronounce on the news. Two syllables. Apparently the feminine form of Herman.
I stand corrected, that’s pretty official.
I wonder what language? That isn’t the German. The French drops the h, doesn’t it?.
Hermine is the feminine form of Herman, and is derived from German. The meaning is “army man” (soldier). Hermine is accented on the second syllable. It’s a very fine name.
did it come from Harry Potter books?
So, I gather no rip tide warnings happening for the CT coastal areas just yet?
The MSM was making such a big deal about that for days (for oceanfront), so I just assumed the Sound was also affected.
The naming of tropical storms is silly. So is the removing of Pluto as a planet, Don’t we have more important this in mind such elections, SORRY.
So how about that Hadron Collider?….