To: Diddle E. Squat; Gabz
Is a Cat. 5 even possible that far north?
That's a good question. The bays aren't wide enough to sustain a 5, but it doesn't have to be a 5 to do damage. The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast have seen its share of hurricanes. There was a cat 1 or 2 hurricane in the 1970s that hit the Susquehanna River valley, and flooded Wilkes-Barre, PA, and many other communities along the banks, killing a bunch of people.
418 posted on
08/27/2005 10:31:26 PM PDT by
Pyro7480
("And the second is like to this: 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.'" (Matthew 22: 39))
To: Pyro7480
To: Pyro7480
I think it was the remnants of Hurricane Agnes. Extensive flooding all across PA.
424 posted on
08/27/2005 10:34:18 PM PDT by
PennsylvaniaMom
(I used to take the highroad, but the altitude gave me nose bleeds....)
To: Pyro7480; Diddle E. Squat
The bays aren't wide enough to sustain a 5, but it doesn't have to be a 5 to do damage. Exactly - look what Isabel did in 2003 to VA, MD and DE.......and that wasn't in either bay.
486 posted on
08/27/2005 10:53:09 PM PDT by
Gabz
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