Used in a sentence, "In case you don't know your analogy constructs, Invest:Florida::Derecho:Chicago is to be read as 'invest is to Florida as derecho is to Chicago'".
And I draw that conclusion because I had no idea what a derecho was before moving from central PA to Chicago (it's a special kind of wind storm that is like a city tornado, except it's straight-line winds) ... and I had no idea what an invest was until this past week in Florida as we all watched to see where invest 99L would go.
First, it turned out that invest 99L missed us in southern Florida completely and then hung out in the Gulf before turning into Tropical Storm Hermine, which will be headed north and threatening Tampa and most of the East Coast over the upcoming holiday weekend. Second, it turns out that invest is short for investigation, and it is quite literally a disturbance that the Hurricane Center wants to investigate closer -- and the L stands for the Atlantic (E is used in the Pacific) -- and they only go from 90-99, and then they start over again at 90 (which seems odd, but ... whatever).
Who knew -- besides meteorologists, that is? And now -- me! And also now -- you!
MY (NEW) FAVORITE FLORIDA WEATHER WORD:
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/what-is-an-invest-20120815
MY FAVORITE CHICAGO WEATHER WORD:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/derechofacts.htm
BEWARE THE HERMINE!:
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-hermine-things-to-know-florida
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