I don’t know about you, but I’ve been patiently awaiting some sort of announcement regarding the release of the Blackberry Storm 2. Yesterday Verizon gave us the cumulus cloud before the…Storm…2. At any rate, Verizon has announced that the original Storm, the 9530, will drop to just $99 on contract. The pricing plan follows the iPhone 3GS release, though the new phone from Apple didn’t drop the iPhone 3G to $99 until its announcement.

This would be the first solid confirmation of an impending Storm 2 release from the biggest wireless network in the US. As is the case with most major releases, Verizon is likely trying to reduce their stock of the old Storm before releasing the new model on the public. The price cut comes just eight months after the initial release of the original Storm last November.

Are you holding out on a contract upgrade for the Storm 2, or is a $99 Storm appealing enough to get you to sign up?