Hurricane Patricia Hits Category 5 En Route to Mexican Coast

weatherunderground.com ^ | 10/23/15 | Dr. Jeff Masters

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[who knows what evil?]

‘Semi-devastating impacts’? You mean you only lose half your house???

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For perspective: Population Puerto Vallarta 200k, Manzanillo 100k..... 170 miles and 4 hour drive between cites where catastrophic landing is expected.

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Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Patricia forecast to make landfall between Manzanillo & Puetro Vallarta Friday PM

[To Hell With Poverty]

Sad. Hubby and I honeymooned in P.V. Beautiful place, bunched in between a steep mountain ridge and the ocean. Our ground-level room at the b’n’b opened up to the beach. I can imagine the whole place just getting washed away. :(

[kingu]

‘Semi-devastating impacts’? You mean you only lose half your house???

I think that means your home only floats away vs being crushed flat then the debris floating away...

Puzzled why the biggest story of the day isn't in breaking news anymore.

[AppyPappy]

Wow, that thing is big enough to blow our tax money down to there.

[Sawdring]

Bummer, I was supposed to go to Nuevo Vallarta on the 9th of November.

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.....the busiest containers' port in mexico seriously threatened by hurricane patricia .....With this type of wind the damage is catastrophic;.....there are very few structures that withstand this” strength of hurricane, Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist and spokesman for the National Hurricane Center, said Friday by phone from Miami..... “The trees are long gone, we’re talking buildings ripped off foundations.”

...."it grew so powerful in a short period of time. Through Thursday, its peak winds went from 40 mph to 130 mph in 24 hours", said Bob Henson, a meteorologist and blogger with Weather Underground.

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see post 70

[kingu]

Here's one of the shelters the Mexican government opened... Truth in advertising would be 'last known location' - if the glass shards don't kill you or flying debris coming through the large openings or the walls falling over in 235 mph gusts, the water will likely finish you off.

[Cvengr]

To put things in perspective, we tend to design for 80 mph at say 16lbs/SF, 100 mph winds at say 25 Lb/SF.

200 mph will be designed at least for 100 lb/SF.

Design in some areas of the bldg 200-210 mph winds will have some design loading at closer to 225 LB/SF. Some uplift forces exceed 400lb/sf at those velocities for a flat roof at the eaves.

Couple this with stormwater drainage failures and foundation damage, complete annihilation of structures isn’t implausible.

In one word:

EVACUATE.

[caww]

Spill over expected in Texas...flooding etc.....

[who knows what evil?]

I don’t have cable...did anyone from the Weather Channel put themselves in the path of this storm?

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Surprised windows aren’t covered....the winds alone could smash thru those windows!

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You're right....Any who remain there will not withstand the powers in this storm....also read there's lightening in the eye as well as outer parameters....

[caww]

Haven’t heard...but the areas are being evacuated....this storm is not one to play around in by any means...even for Journalists and Weather people.

[who knows what evil?]

Agreed.

[Cvengr]

It would be smarter to remove the windows, bulldoze earth up against the walls, and bunker down.