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Posted on 09/22/2005 3:25:57 AM PDT by NautiNurse
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Agreed, only those dome homes look like they can stand up to that kind of wind.
If I'm not mistaken, Charley last year was also a relatively small storm.
Thanks for the info comparing a Cat 5 to a tornado. This Midwesterner now has a better comprehension of what is going to hit. Prayers for all.
Morning Steve, all.
Your mayor, your mayor on drugs.
LOL - that was a nasty debate yesterday around here. Officially - today - the winds were in the high Cat 4 range. However, as we know, it took ten years for Andrew to be classified Cat 5, and Katrina certainly had Cat 5 storm surge.
I'm comfortable that Katrina will ultimately be classified Cat 5 at landfall.
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Forget the water, I think that you are supposed to load up on Nikes and plasma TV sets.
Stay safe.
He was infuriating this morning- I heard him telling Imus the country is in deep trouble...blah..blah...last night he told BOR that HE (Trump) or some other smart businessman should be sent over to Saudi to read the riot act to the oil kings.
Unbelievable ego in a suit.
Yoweser - TWC says storm surge in Galveston could be 50ft.
E.D. and Steve just said the contra-flow on 45 will start in 1 hr and 17 min, followed by 10 (did not give a time frame).
Keep in mind that there were two landfalls: Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana and Bay St Louis in Mississippi. So, there are two different strengths, depending. It is officially classified as a Cat 4 in Plaquemines and a Cat 3 on the MS coast.
Let's just hope since Rita has been sustained for so long, that she will get some contrabands and die down some. I also worry about the tornado action that comes with her.
If so, then it's because of the water funneling into the Bay. I tried to get that point across yesterday. ;^)
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Did he say how many evacuees were put up in his Trump Hotels, his home and the billions he gave for the effort so far?
907 mb..up,some
Really? With MS taking the zero hit?
Someone on a previous thread commented on how this was a hundred mile wide tornado. That's not so far off base.
This is the Fujita scale;
Zero (F0) Weak 40-72 mph
One (F1) Weak 73-112 mph
Two (F2) Strong 113-157 mph
Three (F3) Strong 158-206 mph
Four (F4) Violent 207-260 mph
Five (F5) Violent 260-318 mph
This storm is equivalent to an F3 tornado.
I hope people are listening THIS time. All the computer models shown on weather underground are VERY close in their predictions about landfall. There doesn't seem to be much room for change in this one. All those folks from NO must be getting a persecution complex by now. I hope they get out this time.
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