To: jacquej
Actually a 16 mph forward speed is anything but slow for storm movement. Slow would be 3-5 mph or stalled as they sometimes do.
1,525 posted on
08/27/2011 6:03:51 PM PDT by
rodguy911
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To: rodguy911
Storms in the Northeast normally travel 20-30 mph after being picked up by the westerlies. Irene’s forward speed forecast is somewhat slow for its latitude.
1,573 posted on
08/27/2011 6:33:17 PM PDT by
NautiNurse
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