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To: hoosiermama

Dorian is now tied for having the second-highest winds of any Atlantic hurricanes on record:

1. 190 mph (Allen 1980)
2. 185 mph (Dorian 2019, Labor Day 1935, Gilbert 1988, Wilma 2005)
3. 180 mph (Mitch 1998, Rita 2005, Irma 2017)
4. 175 mph (11 storms, including Maria 2017, Katrina 2005, Andrew 1992, Camille 1969)

Dorian is tied for strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane on record:

1. 185 mph: Dorian 2019 (Bahamas), Labor Day 1935 (Florida Keys)
2. 180 mph: Irma 2017 (Barbuda, St. Martin, British Virgin Islands)
3. 175 mph: Camille 1969 (Mississippi), Janet 1955 (Mexico), Dean 2007 (Mexico), David 1979 (Dominican Republic), Anita 1977 (Mexico)

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Historic-Catastrophic-Hurricane-Dorian-Pounding-Bahamas-185-mph-Winds


5,186 posted on 09/01/2019 12:30:12 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Jane Long; hoosiermama

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/breaking-odessa-and-midland-texas-shooter-identified

The shooter responsible for shooting people Saturday evening between Midland and Odessa, Texas, has been identified as Seth Ator.

Police told CBS News that Ator, 36, was a native of Odessa. He hijacked a U.S. Postal Service truck and began a shooting spree in Midland on Saturday that killed seven and injured at least 19. Midland law enforcement say Ator then traveled east toward Odessa, where he continued the deadly assault. Police report he was then shot and killed by authorities closing in on him.

Midland police took to social media to warn residents to stay in their homes and off Interstate 20 as they worked to secure the situation.

Odessa Police Chief Mike Gerke said in a press conference Saturday evening that one shooter had been shot and killed by police in Odessa after traveling east on Interstate 20. Early reports suggested that more than one shooter could have been involved, but authorities believed the rumor began when Ator left his own car and hijacked the government vehicle.
At least 19 people were wounded, and seven were confirmed dead Sunday. During a Sunday afternoon press conference, Gerke refused to name the gunman, saying “You’ll notice that I’m not naming the subject, and there’s a reason for that. I refuse to.”


5,189 posted on 09/01/2019 12:36:37 PM PDT by STARLIT (Hope is standing in the dark looking out at the light in Jesus Christ.)
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