LearnedHat wrote:Xyls wrote:Should be making landfall on Carriacou in the next minutes. Beryl will be the most intense hurricane to hit the Southern Windwards since records have began.
So when did we start measuring and recording intensity with technology that is similar to what we use today? 1960s? 1970s. Have we always investigated storms this far away?
The mid-1960s when satellites began to be used for weather monitoring is the time intensity estimates got substantially better. Before that, we would occasionally get a reading from an eye at landfall (1935 Labor Day hurricane 892 mb pressure reading) or from a ship. Recon is the best generally since all quadrants of a storm can be sampled, and we have had that since 1944 for many storms.
Back on topic, keep in mind with SFMR, shoaling becomes a major issue near land. I would focus more on flight-level winds and dropsondes for the next several hours until Beryl is clear of the Grenadines.
