news coverage of TS Amelia in 1978

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news coverage of TS Amelia in 1978

#1 Postby HurricaneJoe22 » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:05 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7lumW5TtL4

My favorite line "it was close enough to Brownesville that coordinates weren't even issued."
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Re: news coverage of TS Amelia in 1978

#2 Postby canegrl04 » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:02 pm

Hurricane coverage has come along way in 30 years :cheesy: I don't even remember Amelia.I was 17 and my family and I were living in Los Angeles county
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Re: news coverage of TS Amelia in 1978

#3 Postby Ptarmigan » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:34 pm

TS Amelia dumped up to 46 inches of rain in Pine Bluff, including 29 inches in a short time in Albany!
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
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#4 Postby Honeyko » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:36 pm

Wow....John Hope already had snow white hair 29 years ago.
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