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Posted on 08/20/2007 8:12:21 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous Hurricane Dean is steaming toward the Yucatan Peninsula today, packing winds over 150 mph. The Hurricane Hunter aircraft aborted its mission Monday morning due to equipment problems. The storm is expected to attain catastrophic Category 5 status today. The Cayman Islands have been spared the brunt of the storm's winds as Dean passed 125 miles south of Grand Cayman.
Jamaica continues to assess damage to its infrastructure after Dean uprooted trees, knocked down power lines, stripped off roofs, and dumped up to 20 inches of rain, causing mudslides in the mountains. The government of Jamaica has declared a month-long state of emergency. Haiti has reported four fatalities. The Dominican Republic reported a 20ft storm surge. Martinique lost its banana crops. Additional details are scarce at this point due to extensive power outages.
Alcoa suspended aluminum production in Jamaica. Mexico evacuated thousands of workers from oil platforms. Texas mobilized the National Guard, opened emergency operations centers and moved inmates inland from three prisons in advance of the storm.
Space shuttle Endeavour is returning home Tuesday, a day early due to Hurricane Dean.
In other storm news, the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin caused massive rains and flooding in Oklahoma Sunday. Two people have drowned, and three are reported missing at this time.
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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 |
Thanks! That works great!
Chetumal - Get a good look at it.
Who is Josh?
i’m a huge fan of NCC-1701D (and E).
When you do an ipconfig /all, do you see more than one nameserver? If so, you can see if all their nameservers are messed up.
Let's say their nameservers are
207.69.188.185
207.69.188.186
207.69.188.187
To try a specific one, do
nslookup
server 207.69.188.187
www.sfwmd.gov
sorry but need to ask again - up to what size (can you tell me in bytes?) graphics are we ok posting?
50 KB is a reasonable size.
‘Tis odd for RR to screw up (I’ve got it here).. The last major problem was when one of the major backbone companies refused to deal with RR for a while.
Believe it or not, that last map is only 39,786 bytes (just shy of 40 KB).
I do know that, thanks.
TANKS for the map,,,looks like eye-strike at Majahual or
a little north...
Thanks for your concern. There are still roofs here from 3 years ago with blue tarps as well.
My post wasn’t meant to elicit sympathy, rather to put those who mock hurricane predictions and forecasts in their place - and there are plenty of them on this forum.
Good luck to you this season and stay safe.
Race tomorrow?
I agree - I have earthlink via RR and DNS has always been OK. Once in a while I can see routing loops via tracert but even they are rare.
I just looked at the tracking and it appears that Punta Gorda, Belize will NOT take a direct hit, just as you said. BUT they are going to get a hugh storm surge and the church and missionary school is right near the beach. Please continue to pray for all.
Oh, I see. How does CNN know about him? Just wondering.
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