Posted on 09/01/2007 6:57:00 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Tropical Storm Felix has formed near the South American
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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 |
IBTP!
My neighbor is named Felix. Hope it’s not coming to see him.
Felix the cat. Hopefully, not a cat.
No, but I was reading last night that she might make a north turn before heading back west though.
Thanks for the ping!
BTTT
No what?
No,it doesn’t look like a Dean (yet, anyway:’)
Felix the cat, Felix the cat.....lol
There’s a song? I’ll have to find it on line and then I can sing it ad nauseum to.
Watching. (Bump)
Let the Big Dog eat!
You obviously didn’t grow up during the early sixties.
Felix the cat, the wonderful, wonderful cat
Whenever he gets in a fix, he reaches into his bag of tricks.
I’m getting old:(
Ah ha! Someone else watched Sat cartoons too. I was telling my grandkids that we only had cartoons for a couple of hours on Sat morning and then we had to go outside. There was no 24 hour cable or color. They looked at me like “poor Granny”
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