i was watching the weather channel yesterday and i couldnt
believe they kept saying landfall would happen in tampa even
as late as 2;00 PM.
the forecasters blew this call big time...terrible
check mail.
Watch for the chief forecaster of the Hurricane Center to 'retire'.
It happened to Simpson circa 1965 over a 'blown' forecast of a hurricane that was supposed to stay offshore Miami Beach and ended up coming right up Biscayne Blvd.
"the forecasters blew this call big time...terrible"
Pure BS. The entire west FL coast was under a hurricane warning. Anyone who has lived any time in the Carribean or Gulf knows that storms can turn, speed up, and strengthen unexpectedly. I live in a gulf community and we have 20,000 body bags in storage because we know most people don't listen to the warnings. This is especially true of old people who refuse to leave their homes.
No they didn't, there is no way they could have forseen that the hurricane would make a sudden easterly shift in its path as it did which caused it to then hit Ft. Myers......
If you want to tell me that a hurricane is going to hit within 50 miles of me, you can bet your sweet bippy that I am out of there......Any person who willingly hangs around after the announcement of an impending hurricane should be an honorary candidate for the annual darwin awards..........
note the time I posted this:
To: Izzy Dunne
looks headed to Ft Myers
In the last frames it turns decidly NE
4 posted on 08/13/2004 1:13:33 PM EDT by eyespysomething ("Funding the American troops in combat should never be a complicated issue." D. Cheney 8-12-04)
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