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 |
I want the run.
What’s up with TWC? I would have thought they would be really talking about this more.
It's the weekend, and it's not supposed to affect the US. What do they care?
Felix’s second landfall will be Mexico.
I know. They said that for Wilma’s 2-mile-wide eye too.
Thank you NautiNurse,bump.
I’d be like ‘ok, honey, come home for a minute so I can ‘kiss’ you before you go and then duct-tape the man to the water heater (after I turned it off).
When I saw that it became a Cat 5 after I was watching it earlier in the day as a 105 mph Cat 2 I think my jaw dropped to the floor. This is an amazing hurricane. This storm has gone from a tropical depression in the first advisory to a Cat 5 hurricane in 51 hours! It has also gone from a Cat 1 to a Cat 5 in 24 hours!
Wow, I didn’t realize the weather was unsettled over by Mercedes....we used to winter over there.
Regarding stocking up early to avoid the increased HEB mad-house, it’s a good idea.
I've never heard of that term, thanks.
LOL
You really need to prepare on the 1st of June.
Pretty clear eyeball there!
It seems to me like it will slam into the Belize-Mexico border harder than Dean slammed into Mexico. I say that because I don’t see anything but warm open water all the way to the mainland. Yucutan will buffer the blow into Bay of Campeche but it might still be strong enough at that point to revisit the damage caused by dean in Northeast Mexico. I think Texas will, at best, just get some soaking. Nothing more.
Bttt!
Time to call it a night.
Sure hope you’re right.
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