Posted on 08/28/2008 8:25:49 AM PDT by NautiNurse
The 2008 peak of hurricane season is ramping up with Gustav and Hanna. The two storms pose threats to the U.S. At least 22 deaths in Hispanola are attributed to Gustav to date, and a Hurricane Warning is in effect for Jamaica. Tropical Storm Hanna has formed in the Atlantic.
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Buoy Data: Western Caribbean FL and East GOM Western GOM |
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Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
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Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
Looks like a winner!
put us up a link.
thanks lainie.
Tricky, as in, he doesn’t know where it will hit LA, or tricky as in, “I’ve had 3 years since Katrina, and I’m still incapable of managing a disaster”?
Amen.
Beautiful prayer. Thank you.
What’s the deal with Hanna? This morning they predicted the path to be almost due south to Cuba...now they’ve changed the track >90 degrees.
Don’t we normally have a down spiral in gas prices as the kids go back to school in Sept.? Doesn’t demand normally drop some anyway? I wonder how that will come into play?
Jackson, MS here. Looks like we might have another one coming our way. There’s a high pressure system that might deflect the hurricane to us. After Fay, we’re already saturated. Looks to be Katrina all over again.
God bless all Gulf States!
I don’t know why you’re braggin’ on NN! She cooked last night and didn’t even bother to invite us for dinner!!!
Quite possibly there are fewer of them since many moved to Texas an other places like Atlanta.Who knows!
My cousin runs Christian radio station in Bayou LaFourche-Golden Meadow.
I assume he’s left or leaving.
He rode out Katrina and said he wouldn’t do it again.
If this goes cat 5 tonight I'm still a little surge shy after Wilma .... though that was the firs and only storm surge I've ever seen ... and it was enough thank you
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Yeah they are but just the thought of any hurricane maintaining cat 5 status that long is astounding.
Hey TOL how are you gal!What do you think of Palin?
“Jackson, MS here. Looks like we might have another one coming our way. Theres a high pressure system that might deflect the hurricane to us.”
Don’t tell me that. If/when we evacuate from Houston, it will be to Jackson, MS to my brother’s house.....
Your pay grade comment had me cracked up. :)
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