70mph TS 75 MPH Cane, does it matter

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70mph TS 75 MPH Cane, does it matter

#1 Postby hurricanedude » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:35 pm

Not in the least......same effects....minimal wind damge, tons of rain!!!
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#2 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:36 pm

Sure it doe's if it is one. Mostly for the record books. :roll:
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#3 Postby HurricaneBill » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:37 pm

Some people may take a hurricane more seriously than a tropical storm.
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#4 Postby HURAKAN » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:37 pm

Only the classification matters!
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#5 Postby jkt21787 » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:37 pm

It doesn't do much in terms of effects, but it does mean the difference in how verification goes at the end of the season.
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#6 Postby Thunder44 » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:39 pm

Well, your assuming it will only be a 5mph difference.
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#7 Postby hurricanedude » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:40 pm

I agree...but there has been no reports of sustained 1 minute winds of cane strength...just a few gusts....thus...it may be close...but it isnt....so the classification is not wrong in actuality
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Re: 70mph TS 75 MPH Cane, does it matter

#8 Postby Guest » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:41 pm

hurricanedude wrote:Not in the least......same effects....minimal wind damge, tons of rain!!!


Of course it does, why do you think there are classifications based on pressures and wind speed. Wind damage just like earthquake damage is due to the exponential force brought on by the increasing magnitude whether it be wind or earthquakes. It definitely makes a difference, ask anyone in the Navy how it affects the sea alone. So to answer your question. YES!
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#9 Postby Guest » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:43 pm

hurricanedude wrote:I agree...but there has been no reports of sustained 1 minute winds of cane strength...just a few gusts....thus...it may be close...but it isnt....so the classification is not wrong in actuality


I do agree with you, if all we have is gust reports and no evidence of sustained then its not a hurricane, however we must err on the side of caution. 992 certainly supports Min. Cat 1 status.
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#10 Postby corpusbreeze » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:44 pm

Yeah in the future when you talk about cindy and how you made it throughthat horrible day, it wont sound so dramatic when you have to use the TS word. :lol:
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#11 Postby feederband » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:45 pm

I need a 16/10/4 And I'm 4/0/0 I need some canes.....
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#12 Postby jeff » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:14 pm

The damage potential is roughly the same. Only the classification is different
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#13 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:16 pm

It is a stardard that we fellow. If you are serious about hurricanes/cyclones you fellow it. :roll:
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#14 Postby Ixolib » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:24 pm

HurricaneBill wrote:Some people may take a hurricane more seriously than a tropical storm.


I think this :uarrow: is a very good point! Around here today, everybody and everything was (and still is) business as usual. If **IF** things get hairy tonight and some folks lose their boats, etc., it may well be because they heard "Tropical Storm" instead of "Hurricane". Certainly in the past when we've had minimal storms approach (at 74mph), the reaction was much more significant and people reacted with a lot more urgency... Guess the aftermath tomorrow will tell the story one way or the other.
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