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Hurricane Isabel toughens up; Storm returns to Category 5 strength
CNN ^ | 9.13.03

Posted on 09/13/2003 5:09:33 PM PDT by mhking

Edited on 04/29/2004 2:03:07 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The adjustment came at 2:10 p.m. EDT after an Air Force Reserve and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration "hurricane hunter" aircraft reported surface wind speeds of 192 miles per hour (307 kph).

The storm had dropped to Category 4 strength in the center's morning advisory. It is uncommon for Category 5 storms -- the highest designation on the Saffir-Simpson scale -- to maintain their intensity for longer than 30 hours, said Max Mayfield, director of the hurricane center. Category 5 hurricanes can inflict catastrophic damage.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Delaware; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: Maryland; US: New Jersey; US: New York; US: North Carolina; US: South Carolina; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: cat5; dangerous; hurricane; hurricaneisabel
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1 posted on 09/13/2003 5:09:34 PM PDT by mhking
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To: mhking
What are the chances it will hit DC next Friday?
2 posted on 09/13/2003 5:25:11 PM PDT by per loin
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To: mhking
I assume Pat Robertson is on the case.
3 posted on 09/13/2003 5:26:39 PM PDT by southernnorthcarolina ("Yes, but other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?")
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To: southernnorthcarolina
I was thinking more like, battin' down the hatches, here blow the democrats"!
4 posted on 09/13/2003 5:30:32 PM PDT by shellylet
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To: mhking
Isabel sounds kind of sexy.

And in a heterosexual sort of way too.

I like that in a hurricane.

5 posted on 09/13/2003 5:43:25 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: mhking
The economic perspective:

Isabel threatens U.S., insurers

6 posted on 09/13/2003 5:51:13 PM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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To: mhking
There are surprisingly few songs written about hurricanes. The only ones that I have in my library are:

Well that wraps it up. Only four songs in my music library with "Hurricane" in the title. I did not consider Hurricane Smith, the 1970s recording artist who had a novelty hit with "Babe, What Did I Say." BTW, I hate that song but I do have it in my collection with a few other forgettable Hurricane Smith tunes.

7 posted on 09/13/2003 5:53:55 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Back in boot camp! 224.2 (-75.8))
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To: mhking
It will probably flip from 5 to 4 several times before landfall as eyewall replacement cycles take place. The forecasters have no long range confidence in where this storm is headed, and neither should we.

I've followed these things long enough to have a low confidence in five day forecasts. I hope it turns north. But I wouldn't bet my life on my hope.

8 posted on 09/13/2003 5:58:48 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: SamAdams76
You forgot the Scorpians "Rock you Like a Hurricane"


9 posted on 09/13/2003 6:15:01 PM PDT by Gringo1 (Some days you are the pidgeon....and other days the statue.)
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To: SamAdams76
Hey, geezer, ya forgot The Scorpion's Here I am, (Rock you like a Hurricane).

Drop what yer doin! :)

10 posted on 09/13/2003 6:16:08 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: txflake
Nice catch. That's a rocking song too and I don't have it in my collection. In fact, I don't have any Scorpions at all in my collection (but I do have plenty of .38 Special and ZZ Top). I'm going to have to amend that soon.
11 posted on 09/13/2003 6:18:56 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Back in boot camp! 224.2 (-75.8))
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To: Gringo1
I am of the personal belief that if someone beats someone else to it, join-up date should determine the order of post placement. This is what I would hire a Mod for.
12 posted on 09/13/2003 6:18:58 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: Dog Gone
"I hope it turns north. But I wouldn't bet my life on my hope."

I HOPE it turns north early and falls apart at sea. My GUT says N. Myrtle Beach.
13 posted on 09/13/2003 6:35:59 PM PDT by RipSawyer (Mercy on a pore boy lemme have a dollar bill!)
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To: RipSawyer
All the model forecasts have shifted west from their trajectories just 12 hours ago. They are now pointing toward the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland.

By Monday they may be pointing toward Florida or Georgia. We'll have to wait and see.

14 posted on 09/13/2003 6:46:41 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: RipSawyer
Falling apart at sea would be REALLY great. I'm pretty worried about the potential for heavy rains and high winds here in the Philadelphia area. Our property backs up to a stream and we have shallow-rooted 100 foot tulip poplars all around the property. I think I'll go visit some of the neighbors along the stream in the next day or so. We have a downstream neighbor with a footbridge over the stream and another who put a chainlink fence across it. Both of these barriers tend to dam up the stream during high water, causing flooding. So far the flooding hasn't threatened our house, but during Allison it came too close to our cesspools for comfort.
15 posted on 09/13/2003 6:50:31 PM PDT by Think free or die
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To: Dog Gone

I remember Gloria in college (I was in school upstate) and it was only a Cat 3. This could get dicey.

16 posted on 09/13/2003 6:54:53 PM PDT by Senator Pardek
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To: Senator Pardek
Cool pic.

I think it's a gimme that you're going to get a lot of rain out of this. Whether it's a dangerous storm at the time is another question.

The last thing NY needs is a hurricane hitting Manhattan. It would make the blackout seem like a picnic.

17 posted on 09/13/2003 7:00:44 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
Check the Navy forecast here:
http://www.surfinfo.com/html/fnmoc.html

Mouse over the times to see where it's headed.
18 posted on 09/13/2003 7:03:10 PM PDT by rwt60
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To: Senator Pardek
(I was in school upstate)

Here?

19 posted on 09/13/2003 7:07:35 PM PDT by sarcasm (Tancredo 2004)
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To: Senator Pardek
gloria weakened significantly in the last 100 miles before it crossed long island, it was not a 3 when it made landfall. we rode that one out, but the eye passed to the east of us, which makes a big difference, no storm surge.
20 posted on 09/13/2003 7:09:23 PM PDT by oceanview
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