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.....the busiest containers' port in mexico seriously threatened by hurricane patricia .....With this type of wind the damage is catastrophic;.....there are very few structures that withstand this” strength of hurricane, Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist and spokesman for the National Hurricane Center, said Friday by phone from Miami..... “The trees are long gone, we’re talking buildings ripped off foundations.”

...."it grew so powerful in a short period of time. Through Thursday, its peak winds went from 40 mph to 130 mph in 24 hours", said Bob Henson, a meteorologist and blogger with Weather Underground.


70 posted on 10/23/2015 7:47:02 AM PDT by caww
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Here's one of the shelters the Mexican government opened... Truth in advertising would be 'last known location' - if the glass shards don't kill you or flying debris coming through the large openings or the walls falling over in 235 mph gusts, the water will likely finish you off.

72 posted on 10/23/2015 7:52:29 AM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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