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BBC: Thousands flee Oman storm threat [strongest to hit the Arabian Peninsula since 1945]
BBC ^ | Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 11:57 GMT 12:57 UK | BBC Staff

Posted on 06/05/2007 9:15:12 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Thousands flee Oman storm threat

Grey clouds over Muscat at Cyclone Gonu approaches

Muscat residents evacuated as storm clouds gathered

An unusually powerful cyclone has begun battering the coast of Oman with winds of 160mph (260 km/h) and large waves.

The centre of Tropical Cyclone Gonu is heading north-west through the Indian Ocean towards Oman's east coast.

Thousands of residents of coastal regions and the low-lying offshore island of Masirah have been evacuated.

People elsewhere have been told to stay indoors, while schools and public building have been emptied to make room for the evacuees.

The most powerful part of the storm was expected to hit Oman on Thursday, before moving north across the Gulf to Iran.

"It is expected to increase in the coming few hours accompanied by thunderstorms and heavy rainfalls as the cyclone crosses the sultanate," the official news agency of the wealthy oil-exporter said, quoting police.

Reports say Cyclone Gonu is expected to be the strongest to hit the Arabian Peninsula since records started in 1945.

While crossing the Indian Ocean on Monday it reached the equivalent of a Category Five hurricane - the highest category available.



TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cyclonegonu; energy; gonu; iran; iraq; oman; persiangulf; saudiarabia
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Looks like the actual straight area may not be effected based on this maps projections. Time of the day, local tidal movements all effect where the bulk of warmer water will reside, especially in less deep areas as one approaches the main land mass on either side. In any case, it sure is going to put a hurting on the movement of shipping for a day or so.


61 posted on 06/05/2007 11:32:42 AM PDT by Marine_Uncle
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To: dfwgator

Bush’s fault! women. children, & the poor hardest hit.


62 posted on 06/05/2007 11:42:38 AM PDT by buffyt (We are all melting, melting, melting... algore says so, must be true LOL!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

There may be some serious flooding in Iran. Could be big.


63 posted on 06/05/2007 11:55:37 AM PDT by TexanToTheCore (If it ain't Rugby or Bullriding, it's for girls.........................................)
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To: SierraWasp
The ghost storm of the century! Phantoms appearing out of no where and sinking ships. Oil per barrel raises to $1000/barrel.
American demorat dimwits swear this is all contrived by Rove, and swear they will follow Hildebeast's lead in severly punishing American Oil Companies. All their profits will have to be given to the downtrodden masses,lame and halt.
Little Johny Edward swears he will step aside in his bid for POTUS and run as VP under big John Hanoi Kerry. Kerry is known to be able to make the sick rise and regain their health.
And it is believed he can get us through this most perilouse of times.
George Herbert Bush has been seen to yet again turn his head while Billy Jefferson Clinton, moves his golf balls out of the rough, after all the best of friends must not be seen as being critical of each other.
Meanwhile the Iraqi major civil war is burning on with no end in sight. This horrible civil war has claimed another three people blown into tiny bits by a suicide bomber Hell bent of achieving his 72 dried up Assyrian variatal grapes.
Putin decides he shall resurrect the former KGB to it's formal position, and offer no explaination other then the cartels must be smashed. China is possed to build yet another nuclear carrier with the funds it has available from selling huge amounts of junk to Wall Mart, Home Depot, and Lowes.

64 posted on 06/05/2007 11:56:11 AM PDT by Marine_Uncle
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To: thackney; Ernest_at_the_Beach
Latest images ...

Cyclone reaches Omani coast

65 posted on 06/05/2007 12:09:37 PM PDT by NYer ("Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church" - Ignatius of Antioch)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Here is the answer to my dust question...bloggers say the the storm is getting smothered by the dust and dry air and down to 100 knots.

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But what a picture

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66 posted on 06/05/2007 12:16:48 PM PDT by KC Burke (Men of intemperate minds can never be free...their passions forge their fetters.)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

You didn’t list the USNS vessels


67 posted on 06/05/2007 12:24:29 PM PDT by abseaman (only victory is moral; there is no virtue in failure)
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To: John Valentine

http://www.tomgrossmedia.com/mideastdispatches/archives/000476.html

The storm is tracking through the Middle East..

Are you aligned with Al Qaeda? How about Zargawi? Iran?

No? Then what’s your problem?

Lighten up lucy. The world doesn’t revolve around you!!


68 posted on 06/05/2007 12:38:18 PM PDT by Bigh4u2 (Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
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To: KC Burke

Dust + hurricane force wind = everything covered in mud


69 posted on 06/05/2007 12:57:46 PM PDT by listenhillary (We will never run short of pessimism and pessimists)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Would help in Iraq.....
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I take it as a “Gift From GOD”...;0)


70 posted on 06/05/2007 1:02:40 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Very lightly populated area.


71 posted on 06/05/2007 1:03:37 PM PDT by listenhillary (We will never run short of pessimism and pessimists)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I can't find much on the size of those towns,,,still lookin',,,This map shows water depth,,,shallow,,,it's pretty flat ground for aways back from the coast(Google Earth),,,gotta be a big storm-surge like Katrina,,,20ft. + Image and video hosting by TinyPic
72 posted on 06/05/2007 2:12:44 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: SierraWasp

BOMBS AWAY...
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Roger Dat...;0)


73 posted on 06/05/2007 2:17:09 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: Marine_Uncle
A lot of sand could shift about and perhaps knock off a few fantoms in critical channel areas, in the narrower parts of the straight.

Good point, hadn't thought of that.

But it may be losing strength. One of the latest comments on StormVista:

"Gonu starting to spin down a fair bit. I would imagine it won't have hurricane strength when it strikes land".

And it may miss the gulf and strait altogether.

74 posted on 06/05/2007 2:22:35 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: abseaman

You didn’t list the USNS vessels
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Navy.mil is all I got rite now(hard drive crash),,,
The only ones that can’t get out of the way is the iranian
navy,,,;0)


75 posted on 06/05/2007 2:23:14 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: steve86
Thing is though, even if the cyclone were to disappear at this moment, five days (at least) of transportation through the strait and loading at the ports has been disrupted. It is very tough to recover that.
76 posted on 06/05/2007 2:24:22 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: bikerMD
Is oil up to $400/barrel yet?

Thank you, oh-so much, FRiend. As I was reading the article I was thinking about how many crazy Muzzies would be affected by this storm, and was rather enjoying the thought........until I read your post. LOL Now, you've ruined it for me. ;o)

77 posted on 06/05/2007 2:28:53 PM PDT by NRA2BFree ("The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves!")
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To: steve86
958.8 mb is the latest I see. That’s not really all that low.
78 posted on 06/05/2007 2:31:24 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Are all the Muslims coming out to say this is a sign from God against Islam the same way they claimed other storms were signs against western cultures and Christianity?


79 posted on 06/05/2007 2:33:25 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

Are those ships all in the way? IF so, could they ride out a storm this bad?


80 posted on 06/05/2007 2:33:31 PM PDT by NRA2BFree ("The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves!")
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