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To: steveegg
Local met just showed a little comparison chart:

Alicia
Cat 3
125 mph
10' surge
5" rain
23 tornadoes


Rita
Cat 4
145 mph
18' surge
12" rain
??? tornadoes
285 posted on 09/21/2005 5:24:50 AM PDT by Rte66 (SW Houston - Meyerland)
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To: Rte66

That's not a favorable chart. Stay safe.


289 posted on 09/21/2005 5:27:01 AM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
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To: Rte66
For anyone that's wondering, the highest storm surge on record was 42 feet at Bathurst Bay, Australia in 1899.


296 posted on 09/21/2005 5:30:31 AM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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