IGOR went from 70 MPH winds to 135 MPH in just a few hours!
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HURRICANE IGOR SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 PM AST SUN SEP 12 2010
...IGOR RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE...
SUMMARY:
LOCATION...17.7N 46.1W
ABOUT 1120 MI...1800 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH...215 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...950 MB...28.05 INCHES
thanks a lot , Joe. Now we will have WBOC's weather "personalities" trying to scare the heck out of everyone with:
ReplyDelete"where is the storm and will it get hear us? - stay tuned for 22 more minutes and we will tell you" (after we spend 21 minutes looking at our tripletrack doppler radar and looking for hints of beneficial rain for the overnight. LOL what a joke.
maybe we'll get lucky and take a direct hit, therby washing away all the drugs and crime in our town!
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