Welcome to The Conservative CaveĀ©!Join in the discussion! Click HERE to register.
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Gustav no longer expected to reach Category 4HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Gustav was no longer expected to reach Category 4 strength before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Sunday.Gustav was expected to have top winds of 127 mph (204 kph), Category 3 strength on the five-stage Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity, the hurricane center said in a report.Link
And these storms in the Gulf tend to weaken a bit right before reaching land. Sometimes dryer air from over land gets into the hurricane's rotational field and distrupts it. It's fairly likely that this will be a category 2 at most when it does.
and the water is shallower. hurrricanes like deep warm water.but it's the storm surge that does most of the damage. those categories only consider wind speed. katrinawas a "mere" category 3 when she hit the shore, but she was still pushing a storm surge worthy of a category5.
jeez. fox has shep smith broadcasting from new orleans again.
It would be a kindness if the sea reclaimed the land upon which New Orleans is defined. It would solve so many problems.
Quote from: Lord Undies on August 31, 2008, 06:15:52 PMIt would be a kindness if the sea reclaimed the land upon which New Orleans is defined. It would solve so many problems. This should be a Reply in thread about Gustav Washing the Chocolate City clean !
Why all this talk about Frank's cat?
Yes, but it will pass through quicker, which means less rain and flooding. Fay, on the other hand, just sat there for days dumping rain that could be measured in feet in some places, despite being a tropical storm.
I must have missed that one. I usually get ridiculed (not here) for my desire to see worrying about New Orleans a thing of the past. The city may be old and steeped in lore and myth, but in the great scheme of things, we can get along fine without it. Did you know Dallas has three or four suburbs which are larger/more populated than New Orleans?