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Only Two Locations Had 85 MPH Gusts (Irene Hype Then and Now is BULLCRAP!)
Real-Science.com ^ | 8/28/2011 | S Goddard

Posted on 08/28/2011 3:48:41 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat

NOAA said that maximum average wind speeds at landfall were 85 MPH, hurricane winds stretching outwards for 90 miles. In fact, only two locations even had gusts over 85 MPH.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: barackobama; hussein; irene; liars; lie; lying; obama
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To: penelopesire

OK......make it an espresso, then. LOL


81 posted on 08/28/2011 6:06:58 PM PDT by cumbo78
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Agreed. This whole thing is kind of embarrassing.

Makes us sound like a country full of pussies.


82 posted on 08/28/2011 6:08:01 PM PDT by rlmorel ("When marching down the same road, one doesn't need 'marching orders' to reach the same destination")
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To: Recovering_Democrat

I am in a rural area of Tidewater Virginia. The storm hit us as a category 2. Early this morning you could see and hear chainsaws everywhere clearing roads, etc. We prepared for the storm. We still lost some trees and spent about five hours cleaning up. Our power has not yet been restored. A hassle, but we are very happy


83 posted on 08/28/2011 6:09:39 PM PDT by Pinetop
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To: rlmorel

While you are in the yard, would you please run the mower?


84 posted on 08/28/2011 6:09:43 PM PDT by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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To: rlmorel

I agree. We have been paying insurance and taxes all of our adult lives. We were just getting where we could finally afford to start socking serious money for our retirement away after putting a child through college and doing the things self reliant folks do in our society. Now Obama wants all of the money we were socking away. I am pissed off at every single thing he and the democrats have done to this country since 2006.The whole thing is an utter mess.

If i knew how to fix it...I’d run for office...lol. We do know that returning to true capitalism and limited government would work. How can we ever get it done though? I fear this country is too far gone.


85 posted on 08/28/2011 6:10:18 PM PDT by penelopesire (Let The Congressional Hearings Begin!)
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To: ApplegateRanch

LOL, Muchas gracias and bless you for the great axiom!


86 posted on 08/28/2011 6:18:22 PM PDT by Errant
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To: the invisib1e hand

Meanwhile, anyone from Boston have a situation report for Boston?


87 posted on 08/28/2011 6:21:34 PM PDT by ArmyTeach (Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain ... USS Iowa BB61)
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To: ApplegateRanch

umm

F=MA

The F in the equation is the wind pressure

the mass is the air volume per unit density, which is practicaly a constant

the A is the object it is hitting, such as a house

How does that change exponentially??


88 posted on 08/28/2011 6:22:43 PM PDT by RaceBannon (Ron Paul is to the Constitution what Fred Phelps is to the Bible.)
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To: penelopesire

Thanks...and for the record, I have been praying for everyone in its path since we knew it was going to bypass our neck of the woods.

Like I say, I know the power these storms can bring. What irritates me most is the hype brought on by Hussein sycophants....I get no pleasure from the folks who are going through power outages, etc. But a power outage is not a major disaster. Neither are downed trees. Flooding? Yes, it is a problem, but trying to make Irene into something it is not is ridiculous.


89 posted on 08/28/2011 6:24:00 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: SSS Two

Thanks, 3S2. You are right.


90 posted on 08/28/2011 6:26:36 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: GatorGirl

“WHY THE HELL ARE WE RELYING ON THE FEDS FOR “DISASTER RELIEF” ANYWAY????????”

I heard that emergency workers of some type in NYC are costing upwards of $300 an hour during Irene. Unionized of course. Wanna bet the national guard members don’t get 10% of that amount?


91 posted on 08/28/2011 6:31:52 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: RaceBannon
the A is the object it is hitting, such as a house

A in that formula is Acceleration.

92 posted on 08/28/2011 6:36:33 PM PDT by Errant
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To: rlmorel

I think if NYC wasn’t involved, they would not have covered it like they did.


93 posted on 08/28/2011 6:36:34 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: ilovesarah2012

I agree. And if it wasn’t the East Coast (and I am a New Englander) it wouldn’t have been covered this way either.

The narcissism of the left is astounding.


94 posted on 08/28/2011 6:41:18 PM PDT by rlmorel ("When marching down the same road, one doesn't need 'marching orders' to reach the same destination")
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Dittos! I spent the morning reading about other outages all over the country, other ‘bad storms’,deaths from bad storms, flooding,droughts,hurricanes,tornadoes, etc. It happens everywhere all the time. It’s called living in the natural world! From what I can tell..the politicians and media are to blame for most of the unintended consequences that are ruining this country and our citizens.

This whole Irene thing was ridiculous! The whole culture has a death wish I guess. We even have stupid mega disaster ‘What if’ shows on the so called learning channels now. It’s always doom and gloom and catastrophes and disasters and crisis..blahblahblah. So sick of it all I could scream!

lol!


95 posted on 08/28/2011 6:41:51 PM PDT by penelopesire (Let The Congressional Hearings Begin!)
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To: ArmyTeach

Pfft. Nothing going on around here (25 miles west of Boston) We had some rain and wind.

Both Chinese restaurants in our town were not serving.

But those folks up in Vermont are having a tough go of it due to the rain.


96 posted on 08/28/2011 6:43:20 PM PDT by rlmorel ("When marching down the same road, one doesn't need 'marching orders' to reach the same destination")
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To: Recovering_Democrat

The first NOAA cone that showed Irene moving up the East Coast had it hitting NC at Cat 1 exactly as happened.


97 posted on 08/28/2011 6:43:56 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (O-blame-r)
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To: RaceBannon; ApplegateRanch
">The Generic Formula

For using the actual sustained wind speed expected (were we to actually determine it) :

Force, F = A x P x Cd

A = The projected area of the item

P , Wind pressure (Psf), = .00256 x V^2  (V= wind speed in Mph)

Cd , Drag coefficient,  = 2.0 for flat plates. For a long cylinder (like most antenna tubes), Cd = 1.2.
Note the relationship between them is 1.2/2 = .6, not quite 2/3.

This is the force on a discreet constant section. I.E. A length of tubing or some other such member that is part of a structure. The Force per unit area would be found by setting the area to 1.

98 posted on 08/28/2011 6:46:24 PM PDT by Errant
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To: ArmyTeach
Meanwhile, anyone from Boston have a situation report for Boston?

yeah, it sucks. Kennedy country. But I moved away a loooooong time ago.

99 posted on 08/28/2011 6:49:16 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Been there, done that. Try it in December with temps in the teens.


100 posted on 08/28/2011 7:21:52 PM PDT by Peter from Rutland
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