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Posted on 08/29/2005 2:47:45 AM PDT by NautiNurse
eyewall replacement is what made katrina go from a category 2 to a category 5 almost overnight 2 days ago.
Yep. People are stupid, that's for sure. This is the logic of saying, "Last time they convinced me to stop playing Russian Roulette, the next chamber was empty, so now I'll KEEP playing!"
No, it was a knife floating in the water, hence "bowie." :)
No. During a replacement a storm weakens considerably. After it's over, a storm will return to its original strength if conditions around it haven't changed; if shear, dry air have increased, or the storm is passing over land, it won't restrengthen after the replacement.
Campbell Brown live from Houma on NBC, outside, police vehicles still on the ground, reporting light damage, siding, awnings, etc.
Jeff Ranieri live from Biloxi, gusts to 80 mph, sheet metal coming loose, trees uprooted, power out, just the beginning of the most intense effects.
Carl Quintanilla in NO parking garage (Hyatt garage?), Hyatt windows blown out, exposing frame, lamp poles down, aluminum siding torn loose, sewers still taking water, winds and debris currently a greater concern than flooding.
Donna Gregory in Covington LA, 40k people w/o power, electrical fire in home, FD cannot respond, standing water and flooding concerns, gusts above 100 mph.
WAPT-TV now reporting 'structural damage' to the Superdome Roof. Water pumps already out in NOLA...
NBC's Carl Quintanilla (sp?) reporting from NO, the Hyatt Regency I think, saying that wind may be becoming more of a concern than the flooding. Hotel near him had windows blown out, and he reported debris flying. Storm drain working, though, which was good news.
wrong
That's why the Red Cross did not shelter there.
Can those monitoring that feed in the Dome keep us posted please.
Completely wrong. Eyewall replacement doesn't strengthen storms at all. Katrina went from Cat 2 to Cat 5 because of a favorable external environment.
There have been a lot of 666s. This thread's been going for almost 24 hours in about 3000 post sections.
First time I heard that, I thought the reporter was saying "drywall replacement."
Oh. I had that all wrong about eyewall replacement. Thanks.
This is not good - understatement of the morning - yikes
"they" said is was designed for 200 mph winds.
If that's not true... Well...
From the face of the fox reporters last night i think he knew the super dome was not safe.
I thought those 47 ft. waves were at Dauphin Island! That's right by Gulf Shores/Mobile.
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