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Posted on 08/16/2007 4:43:17 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane warnings have been issued for Dominica and St. Lucia as Hurricane Dean races westward into the Caribbean Sea at 24mph. This motion should bring the center of Dean near the Lesser Antilles on Friday. The increased forward speed of the storm has lessened preparation time for Caribbean Islands in its path. Hurricane Dean has favorable conditions to develop into a major hurricane over the next several days.
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| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
Let's hope the GFDL's the outlier here.
not surprising in an itermediate update as the new models are still coming in... plus they very rarely have big shifts from issuance to issuance.
He’s slowed a snippet to 22 mph. Still, that’s a remarkable forward speed for a rapidly strengthening storm.
Love it!
It may not even hit Texas, so many times they go north/ northwest after entering the Gulf of Mexico, time will tell.
Good point, per usual. Thanks.
11 am 1:45 pm initial 90 kt 110 kt 12hr VT 100 kt 115 kt 24hr VT 105 kt 120 kt 36hr VT 110 kt 125 kt 48hr VT 120 kt 130 kt 72ht VT 130 kt 130 kt (intensity identical beyond this)
We'll see what the 5 pm update brings.
Category 5 by Monday?
Yeah, now I start paying attention to see when/if I need to move my travel trailer from Rockport. Moved it from Port Aransas for Rita and of course she hit much further up the coast........
I’m coming down to Port A from Dallas tonight for the week, just in case I have to move my stuff up north next week.
bite your tongue!
Gawd, do NOT let that be so.
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Hurricane News Scares 8-Year-Old Fla. Girl Into Trying To Ride Bike To Ohio
WKMG TV NEWS ^ | 8-17-2008
Posted on 08/17/2007 2:25:30 PM EDT by Cagey
DELAND, Fla. — An 8-year-old DeLand girl reported missing was found by police riding her bike as fast as she could to leave the state of Florida, fearing a massive Hurricane Dean was on its way.
The parents of Heather Snoke reported the girl missing Wednesday night after last seeing her riding on her bike, according to a newspaper report.
Volusia County sheriff’s deputies searching by helicopter eventually spotted Heather about a mile from home on East Plymouth Avenue, still on her bike.
She told officers that the recent news about hurricanes had scared her, and she wanted to ride her bike back home.
Damn, I turned my back on Dean for an hour, and he’s up to 125 mph. Ungh.
>>bite your tongue!<<
Does that mean I’m banished to my room for ‘time out’? ;-)
Hey, at least she showed more foresight and inititative than the average New Orleans resident.
My parents moved from Rockport to north of Austin last summer. Thank goodness - my dad almost pulled a Nagin with Rita approaching in 2005 - he hadn’t made any plans to leave when the evacuation order was issued and with all the hotels in the east half of the state filled with Katrina refugees.
Poor baby girl! Reminds me of my childhood tornado phobia.
Sounds like a good excuse to avoid punishment when caught riding your bike too far from home. Though my Mom wouldn’t have bought it.
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