260+ mph flight level gust - Katrina

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Re: 260+ mph flight level gust - Katrina

#21 Postby AussieMark » Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:20 pm

senorpepr wrote:
weunice wrote:This may have been asked already but is the 260 mph flight level gust found in Katrina a record? Has this reading been discredited in any way?

Just curious ...


Well, first, the dropsonde has not been confirmed. Most likely it will be discredited. However, if it is verified, I believe there may have been higher winds recorded in typhoons during the recon era, although I'm not positive.


Super Typhoon Paka in 1997 had stronger winds right?

a record gust of 236 mph was recorded on Guam. I am sure stronger winds would of been observed when Paka was at peak intensity
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Re: 260+ mph flight level gust - Katrina

#22 Postby truballer#1 » Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:21 pm

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senorpepr wrote:
weunice wrote:This may have been asked already but is the 260 mph flight level gust found in Katrina a record? Has this reading been discredited in any way?

Just curious ...


Well, first, the dropsonde has not been confirmed. Most likely it will be discredited. However, if it is verified, I believe there may have been higher winds recorded in typhoons during the recon era, although I'm not positive.


Super Typhoon Paka in 1997 had stronger winds right?

a record gust of 236 mph was recorded on Guam. I am sure stronger winds would of been observed when Paka was at peak intensity



thats strong!
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#23 Postby SamSagnella » Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:33 pm

Aslkahuna wrote:Normal height for 866mb height is around 4000 ft. Given that the sea level pressure was well below standard, the actual height of the 866mb surface was probably not too from from being at 2000'.

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~1200' (assuming surface pressure of 902mb)-- golly, if that measurement is in fact accurate that is absolutely incredible
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#24 Postby flnative » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:19 pm

at the time that came out, someone suggested that it may be a tornado. is that possible?
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#25 Postby Aslkahuna » Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:10 pm

The 236 mph gust during STY Paka on Guam is considered to be erroneous since there was no supporting evidence to back it up and the particular wind sensor was prone to giving erroneously high readings in heavy rain/high wind situations.

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#26 Postby AussieMark » Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:24 pm

Aslkahuna wrote:The 236 mph gust during STY Paka on Guam is considered to be erroneous since there was no supporting evidence to back it up and the particular wind sensor was prone to giving erroneously high readings in heavy rain/high wind situations.

Steve


Like what happened in Mississippi in 1998 with Georges?
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