Do Hurricanes prefer shallow bays and harbors for landfall?

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Do Hurricanes prefer shallow bays and harbors for landfall?

#1 Postby StormChasr » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:58 pm

In terms of landfall probabilities, I wonder if any research shows that hurrricanes have any preferences for landfall, such as Charlotte Bay ( Charley), or Charleston Harbor (Hugo)? Is there a set of geographical conditions that makes it more encouraging for a storm to make landfall in one area versus another?? It has been said that the Space Center was build on Cape Canaveral, as it was deemed less hospitable for a hurricane to landfall there. Any truth to this concept?
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#2 Postby ohiostorm » Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:47 pm

Probably wanting more water!
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#3 Postby HURAKAN » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:40 pm

I DON'T THINK A HURRICANE HAS A PREFERENCE WHERE TO LANDFALL BECAUSE OF MORE OR LESS WATER.
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#4 Postby Derek Ortt » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:58 pm

no because it is steered by air currents.

Also, Hugo passed just north of the downtown Charleston area and into McClellanville
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#5 Postby mf_dolphin » Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:58 pm

Great One Alert!
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#6 Postby HurricaneBill » Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:02 pm

Sea breeze wrote:
Landsea and ive had scientific talk about that.



How can Landsea have scientific talk with somebody who couldn't spell his way out of first grade?
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#7 Postby vbhoutex » Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:05 pm

HurricaneBill wrote:
Sea breeze wrote:
Landsea and ive had scientific talk about that.



How can Landsea have scientific talk with somebody who couldn't spell his way out of first grade?


ROFLMAO!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Everyone say Buh bye Great One!!!!!!
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#8 Postby Lindaloo » Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:24 pm

Buh Bye GO!! :D
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#9 Postby Andrew92 » Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:51 am

And for once I missed Great One. Well, a belated bye-bye! Hope the door didn't hit you on the way out!

As for hurricanes hitting harbors or "wanting" them, I think it's just dumb luck that they hit bays sometimes. Nothing to it.

-Andrew92
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#10 Postby boca » Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:55 am

Did the great one post out of St Loius?
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#11 Postby vbhoutex » Sat Mar 26, 2005 1:52 pm

Couldn't trace him, but it was him and he is in St. Louis. Do you have info we need?
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