Hurricane/smuricaine...
All I know is we were without power along the Chesapeake Bay from Saturday
afternoon
until late this afternoon.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Rand E <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> re research on line, landfall has nothing to do with hurricane
> classification.
> Typical info below.
> *Here's how a hurricane works*: A tropical storm begins to brew over the
> ocean. As it makes contact with warm ocean waters — if the temperature
> of the water is above 26.5 degrees Celcius (80 Fahrenheit) — the storm's
> heat and energy intensify. Winds rotate counterclockwise around a calm
> center (the "eye"). When the sustained speed of the winds reaches 74 mi
> (119 km) per hour, the storm is officially classified as a hurricane.
> (The term applies to storms which occur over the N Atlantic Ocean, the
> NE Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the S Pacific Ocean. The same
> storm occurring over the NW Pacific Ocean west of the dateline is called
> a typhoon <http://www.answers.com/topic/typhoon>; one occurring over
> Australia and the Indian Ocean is a tropical cyclone
> <http://www.answers.com/topic/tropical-cyclone>, but the winds rotate
> clockwise.)
>
> Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/hurricane
> <http://www.answers.com/topic/hurricane#ixzz1WeT49sIv>
>
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>
> Mike Lazzari wrote:
> > Irene wasn't a hurricane despite all the bluster and hype. At no time
> > did it reach the required sustained wind speed of 64kt when it reached
> > land. I suspect it lost energy as it paralleled the coast just off
> > shore. This slowing and losing energy caused it to dump a lot of rain in
> > a concentrated area.
> >
> > Cape Hatteras (CLKN7) where the winds got to 59 kt.
> > <
> http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UyqA7qO1tN4/TlvFEgHRYQI/AAAAAAAAE3c/jdYfuUawvos/s1600/plot_met.php.png
> >
> >
> > Or buoy 36, south of Cape Hatteras over the water...only got to 49 kt
> there.
> > <
> http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oJsyEttIV_g/Tlured-2lqI/AAAAAAAAE3U/eiiVMr9dUWs/s1600/plot_met.php.png
> >
> >
> > Mike
> >
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