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Tropical Storm Arlene= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL012005_Arlene.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2005arlene.shtml
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/AR ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Bret= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL022005_Bret.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/BR ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Cindy= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL032005_Cindy.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/CI ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Dennis= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL042005_Dennis.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/DE ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Emily= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL052005_Emily.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/EM ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Franklin= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL062005_Franklin.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/FR ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Gert= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL072005_Gert.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/GE ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Harvey= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL082005_Harvey.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/HA ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Irene= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL092005_Irene.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/IR ... hics.shtml
Tropical Depression Ten= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL102005_Ten.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/TEN_graphics.shtml
Tropical Storm Jose= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL112005_Jose.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/JO ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Katrina= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL122005_Katrina.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/KA ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Lee= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL132005_Lee.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/LEE_graphics.shtml
Hurricane Maria= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL142005_Maria.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/MA ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Nate= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL152005_Nate.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/NA ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Ophelia= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL162005_Ophelia.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/OP ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Philippe= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL172005_Philippe.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/PH ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Rita= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL182005_Rita.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/RI ... hics.shtml
Tropical Depression Nineteen= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL192005_Nineteen.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/NI ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Stan= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL202005_Stan.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/ST ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Tammy= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL212005_Tammy.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/TA ... hics.shtml
Sub-Tropical Depression Twenty-Two= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL222005_Twenty-two.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/TW ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Vince= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL232005_Vince.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/VI ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Wilma= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL242005_Wilma.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/WI ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Alpha= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL252005_Alpha.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/AL ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Beta= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/BE ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Gamma= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL272005_Gamma.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/GA ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Delta= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL282005_Delta.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/DE ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Epsilon= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL292005_Epsilon.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/EP ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Zeta= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL302005_Zeta.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/ZE ... hics.shtml
The latest reports posted are Franklin,Harvey,Rita and Zeta.Only Beta's report is left now.The Zeta report says something about an unnamed system in 2005,interesting that statement.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2005arlene.shtml
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/AR ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Bret= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL022005_Bret.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/BR ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Cindy= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL032005_Cindy.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/CI ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Dennis= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL042005_Dennis.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/DE ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Emily= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL052005_Emily.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/EM ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Franklin= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL062005_Franklin.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/FR ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Gert= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL072005_Gert.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/GE ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Harvey= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL082005_Harvey.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/HA ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Irene= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL092005_Irene.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/IR ... hics.shtml
Tropical Depression Ten= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL102005_Ten.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/TEN_graphics.shtml
Tropical Storm Jose= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL112005_Jose.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/JO ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Katrina= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL122005_Katrina.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/KA ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Lee= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL132005_Lee.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/LEE_graphics.shtml
Hurricane Maria= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL142005_Maria.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/MA ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Nate= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL152005_Nate.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/NA ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Ophelia= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL162005_Ophelia.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/OP ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Philippe= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL172005_Philippe.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/PH ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Rita= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL182005_Rita.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/RI ... hics.shtml
Tropical Depression Nineteen= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL192005_Nineteen.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/NI ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Stan= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL202005_Stan.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/ST ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Tammy= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL212005_Tammy.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/TA ... hics.shtml
Sub-Tropical Depression Twenty-Two= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL222005_Twenty-two.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/TW ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Vince= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL232005_Vince.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/VI ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Wilma= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL242005_Wilma.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/WI ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Alpha= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL252005_Alpha.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/AL ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Beta= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/BE ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Gamma= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL272005_Gamma.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/GA ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Delta= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL282005_Delta.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/DE ... hics.shtml
Hurricane Epsilon= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL292005_Epsilon.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/EP ... hics.shtml
Tropical Storm Zeta= http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL302005_Zeta.pdf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/ZE ... hics.shtml
The latest reports posted are Franklin,Harvey,Rita and Zeta.Only Beta's report is left now.The Zeta report says something about an unnamed system in 2005,interesting that statement.
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- Audrey2Katrina
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CrazyC83 wrote:Hurricane Hunter 914 wrote:Wow it is now stronger than Katrina but Katrina's damaged surpassed everything.
It's because Katrina hit a much more heavily populated area. Had Rita hit that area, it would have been just as devastating.
It would have been bad, any storm that size would've been very bad; but I doubt "just as devastating" really can't tell, but anything is possible I suppose... Katrina had a larger windfield, and made landfall at a higher intensity. But I do want to say that I was among the few here who held steadfastly that she'd be reported as a Cat 3 landfall and not "downgraded" to a 2... she wasn't upgraded at all... just kept what she was originally reported as.
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- Audrey2Katrina
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I would certainly imagine that 175-180 mph winds would do considerable more damage than 156 mph, both would be catastrophic, but hard as it is to conceive, at 30 mph higher, I gotta believe it would be "more" catastrophic. Fortunately the propensity of these storms is for them to decrease/weaken before they make final landfall.
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2005 Tropical Cyclone Reports (Atlantic)
All of the reports are in pdf format; you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. If you cannot view them--Adobe Acrobat Reader is free, you can download the latest version here.
Tropical Storm Arlene Report [575 KB (588,815 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Bret Report [202 KB (207,368 bytes)]
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Hurricane Cindy Report [1.20 MB (1,260,240 bytes)]
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Hurricane Dennis Report [925 KB (947,353 bytes)]
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Hurricane Emily Report [936 KB (958,561 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Franklin Report [488 KB (500,613 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Gert Report [133 KB (137,074 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Harvey Report [330 KB (338,841 bytes)]
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Hurricane Irene Report [601 KB (616,045 bytes)]
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Tropical Depression Ten Report [72.5 KB (74,341 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Jose Report [131 KB (134,157 bytes)]
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Hurricane Katrina Report [1.72 MB (1,814,408 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Lee Report [107 KB (110,552 bytes)]
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Hurricane Maria Report [447 KB (458,587 bytes)]
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Hurricane Nate Report [402 KB (412,196 bytes)]
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Hurricane Ophelia Report [1.04 MB (1,092,856 bytes)]
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Hurricane Philippe Report [611 KB (625,952 bytes)]
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Hurricane Rita Report [1.31 MB (1,375,704 bytes)]
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Tropical Depression Nineteen Report [27.1 KB (27,815 bytes)]
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Hurricane Stan Report [532 KB (288 KB (295,493 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Tammy Report [532 KB (544,964 bytes)]
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Sub-Tropical Depression Twenty-Two Report [182 KB (186,651 bytes)]
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Hurricane Vince Report [238 KB (243,895 bytes)]
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Hurricane Wilma Report [797 KB (816,436 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Alpha Report [195 KB (200,359 bytes)]
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Hurricane Beta
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Tropical Storm Gamma Report [464 KB (475,175 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Delta Report [509 KB (521,655 bytes)]
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Hurricane Epsilon Report [189 KB (194,188 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Zeta Report [291 KB (298,198 bytes)]
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For those who dont have the pdf form where it says here at the top of this list you can download acrobat and then read the latest reports that are up,Franklin,Harvey,Rita and Zeta.
All of the reports are in pdf format; you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. If you cannot view them--Adobe Acrobat Reader is free, you can download the latest version here.
Tropical Storm Arlene Report [575 KB (588,815 bytes)]
Forecast Graphics
Tropical Storm Bret Report [202 KB (207,368 bytes)]
Forecast Graphics
Hurricane Cindy Report [1.20 MB (1,260,240 bytes)]
Forecast Graphics
Hurricane Dennis Report [925 KB (947,353 bytes)]
Forecast Graphics
Hurricane Emily Report [936 KB (958,561 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Franklin Report [488 KB (500,613 bytes)]

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Tropical Storm Gert Report [133 KB (137,074 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Harvey Report [330 KB (338,841 bytes)]

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Hurricane Irene Report [601 KB (616,045 bytes)]
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Tropical Depression Ten Report [72.5 KB (74,341 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Jose Report [131 KB (134,157 bytes)]
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Hurricane Katrina Report [1.72 MB (1,814,408 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Lee Report [107 KB (110,552 bytes)]
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Hurricane Maria Report [447 KB (458,587 bytes)]
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Hurricane Nate Report [402 KB (412,196 bytes)]
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Hurricane Ophelia Report [1.04 MB (1,092,856 bytes)]
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Hurricane Philippe Report [611 KB (625,952 bytes)]
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Hurricane Rita Report [1.31 MB (1,375,704 bytes)]

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Tropical Depression Nineteen Report [27.1 KB (27,815 bytes)]
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Hurricane Stan Report [532 KB (288 KB (295,493 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Tammy Report [532 KB (544,964 bytes)]
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Sub-Tropical Depression Twenty-Two Report [182 KB (186,651 bytes)]
Forecast Graphics
Hurricane Vince Report [238 KB (243,895 bytes)]
Forecast Graphics
Hurricane Wilma Report [797 KB (816,436 bytes)]
Forecast Graphics
Tropical Storm Alpha Report [195 KB (200,359 bytes)]
Forecast Graphics
Hurricane Beta
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Tropical Storm Gamma Report [464 KB (475,175 bytes)]
Forecast Graphics
Tropical Storm Delta Report [509 KB (521,655 bytes)]
Forecast Graphics
Hurricane Epsilon Report [189 KB (194,188 bytes)]
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Tropical Storm Zeta Report [291 KB (298,198 bytes)]

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For those who dont have the pdf form where it says here at the top of this list you can download acrobat and then read the latest reports that are up,Franklin,Harvey,Rita and Zeta.
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- Audrey2Katrina
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f5 wrote:i hope strong CAT 5s don't become the norm beacuse if a 170-185 mph CAT 5 strikes a major city like Houston or Miami the damage would look like Hiroshama .
If it were to hit New Orleans with those speeds, not to mention the surge, (although unlikely) it would look like the areas hit by the Tsunami of last year, for HUNDREDS of miles, and the Louisiana coastline below Pontchartrain would be all but gone!
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Audrey2Katrina wrote:f5 wrote:i hope strong CAT 5s don't become the norm beacuse if a 170-185 mph CAT 5 strikes a major city like Houston or Miami the damage would look like Hiroshama .
If it were to hit New Orleans with those speeds, not to mention the surge, (although unlikely) it would look like the areas hit by the Tsunami of last year, for HUNDREDS of miles, and the Louisiana coastline below Pontchartrain would be all but gone!
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NO would become the next lost city of Atlantis it would simply drown with catastrophic wind damage on top.if a CAT 5 were to hit Houston the skyscrapers would sway.it would look like an earthquake in Tokyo
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I didn't expect four reports to come out in one day.
Yes Andrew92 and they released one from the EPAC too.The report left is one that you haved been waiting,Hurricane Beta right?
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sorry...had to change the one...that is interesting...i think i know what it is though...very interesting cycloneye...Zeta was the 27th and final named storm in the Atlantic during 2005, establishing the
record for the most named storms in one year in that basin.(1) (1)The National Hurricane Center has also identified an unnamed subtropical storm that formed earlier in 2005.
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brunota2003 wrote:sorry...had to change the one...that is interesting...i think i know what it is though...very interesting cycloneye...Zeta was the 27th and final named storm in the Atlantic during 2005, establishing the
record for the most named storms in one year in that basin.(1) (1)The National Hurricane Center has also identified an unnamed subtropical storm that formed earlier in 2005.
I was rather shocked when I read that, even after reading through three other reports before getting there. I want to hear about this one!
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as I've said before, its very unlikely that Houston will EVER see cat 3 sustained because it is NOT a coastal city. Even in cat 4s and 5s, the major hurricane winds do not affect people that far inland. It would be over land for about 2-3 hours from landfall to arrivial in Houston, which should weaken the storm by 1-2 categories.
That said, cat 2 winds will devastate a city, or even cat 1 as I saw first hand last October
That said, cat 2 winds will devastate a city, or even cat 1 as I saw first hand last October
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Isabel didnt weaken rapidly...it was a weak Cat 2 at landfall...about 12 hours later still a 70 MPH tropical storm...Derek Ortt wrote:as I've said before, its very unlikely that Houston will EVER see cat 3 sustained because it is NOT a coastal city. Even in cat 4s and 5s, the major hurricane winds do not affect people that far inland. It would be over land for about 2-3 hours from landfall to arrivial in Houston, which should weaken the storm by 1-2 categories.
That said, cat 2 winds will devastate a city, or even cat 1 as I saw first hand last October
EDIT: took out hurricane, inserted tropical storm...my mind is in other places...

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brunota2003 wrote:Isabel didnt weaken rapidly...it was a weak Cat 2 at landfall...about 12 hours later still a 70 MPH tropical storm...Derek Ortt wrote:as I've said before, its very unlikely that Houston will EVER see cat 3 sustained because it is NOT a coastal city. Even in cat 4s and 5s, the major hurricane winds do not affect people that far inland. It would be over land for about 2-3 hours from landfall to arrivial in Houston, which should weaken the storm by 1-2 categories.
That said, cat 2 winds will devastate a city, or even cat 1 as I saw first hand last October
EDIT: took out hurricane, inserted tropical storm...my mind is in other places...
That's true. Strong hurricanes tend to weaken rapidly to about Category 1-2 not long after landfall, but then dissipation seems to slow down.
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Derek Ortt wrote:as I've said before, its very unlikely that Houston will EVER see cat 3 sustained because it is NOT a coastal city. Even in cat 4s and 5s, the major hurricane winds do not affect people that far inland. It would be over land for about 2-3 hours from landfall to arrivial in Houston, which should weaken the storm by 1-2 categories.
That said, cat 2 winds will devastate a city, or even cat 1 as I saw first hand last October
I agree. Very true though some think otherwise. Houston is inland 50 miles or so from Galveston. The smaller cities in-between would take the brunt of surge and wind. Un-luckly, I live next to hobby airport which is 40 miles inland.

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