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Strongest hurricane ever

#1 Post by Bob78164 » Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:02 am

Hurricane Patricia, now bearing down on Mexico's Pacific coast, has become the strongest hurricane ever recorded. It has sustained winds of 200 mph and atmospheric pressure in the storm's eye is down to 880 millibars (25.99 inches of mercury). Catastrophic damage is expected. --Bob
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#2 Post by SportsFan68 » Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:08 am

Good luck to all our friends to the south.
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#3 Post by ghostjmf » Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:19 am

A local (I think) NPR person called it Katrina. After they'd said "most extreme" etc. I think it was slip of the tongue, but we all can see why.
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#4 Post by BackInTex » Fri Oct 23, 2015 11:57 am

ghostjmf wrote:A local (I think) NPR person called it Katrina. After they'd said "most extreme" etc. I think it was slip of the tongue, but we all can see why.
Yes we can, it was NPR.
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#5 Post by SpacemanSpiff » Fri Oct 23, 2015 1:55 pm

Somehow, I think Puerto Vallarta might not be a game-show giveaway destination after Patricia. :(

(Not that it has been for awhile, but it is convenient to West Coasters.)

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#6 Post by Bob Juch » Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:16 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:Good luck to all our friends to the south.
Yeah, they're saying parts of Texas may get two feet of rain. And you thought the South Carolina flooding was bad...
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#7 Post by thguy65 » Fri Oct 23, 2015 6:55 pm

SpacemanSpiff wrote:Somehow, I think Puerto Vallarta might not be a game-show giveaway destination after Patricia. :(

(Not that it has been for awhile, but it is convenient to West Coasters.)

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#8 Post by Bob78164 » Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:30 am

Official death toll: zero. A combination of luck (relatively remote landfall and quick dissipation) and good planning. --Bob
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#9 Post by earendel » Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:56 am

Bob78164 wrote:Official death toll: zero. A combination of luck (relatively remote landfall and quick dissipation) and good planning. --Bob
USA Today reports 6 deaths - two from a falling tree and 4 from an automobile accident.
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#10 Post by SpacemanSpiff » Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:30 pm

earendel wrote:
Bob78164 wrote:Official death toll: zero. A combination of luck (relatively remote landfall and quick dissipation) and good planning. --Bob
USA Today reports 6 deaths - two from a falling tree and 4 from an automobile accident.
Although tragic for those six, it's still a fair sight lower than it would have been if it had hit a more populated area.
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#11 Post by Beebs52 » Mon Oct 26, 2015 7:36 pm

We had 8 1/2 inches of rain over the two days, much needed, and no flooding up here in The Woodlands.
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#12 Post by CarShark » Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:26 am

Honestly, the news media made it sound like someone could film a remake of Waterworld with what's left of Mexico when it was about to hit. Twitter was all #PrayForMexico, and everything.
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#13 Post by Chicken Little » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:14 am

Jeez what a bunch of alarmists
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