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H. 920 mb MAX FL WIND 153 KT W QUAD 17:51:30 Z HURRICANE CAMILLE - August 17, 1969. WINDS: 190 mph PRESSURE: 909 Mb./26.84 inches (recorded on land) STORM - SURGE: 22 - 25 feet above Mean Tide. Florida Keys Labor Day Hurricane 1935 PRESSURE: 26.35 inches Hurricane Gilbert 1988 WINDS: 185 mph PRESSURE: 888 Mb./ 26.22 (lowest pressure ever recorded in the western hemisphere)
http://blogs.chron.com/rita/archives/2005/09/postal_service.html September 21, 2005 Postal service, garbage collection suspended Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor dark of night may stay postal workers from their appointed rounds -- but monster hurricanes are another matter. The U.S. Postal service in Houston announced it will suspend delivery, collection and other services in areas covered by mandatory evacuations. And garbage-collection workers concur. The city of Houston canceled all trash pickup services Thursday and Friday, to resume no sooner than Monday if conditions permit. The Solid Waste Management Department reminded Houston residents to secure their trash cans inside their houses or garages.
Remember "The Day After Tomorrow?" We are entering unprecedented storm history. This thing may be a cat 6!!!
Amen to that. The potential loss from staying far exceeds what you lose by not leaving. Let logic be your guide.
well I live inland, and spending a few days without electricity becomes alot more doable as opposed to driving to Arkansas.
This isn't relevant if this thing hits at a Category 5, but I keep feeling drawn to the hurricane if its a Cat 4 or less. I was young (about nine) during Alicia, but I remember it being very exciting. I lived in Sharpstown back then, so we weren't in a whole lot of danger except for maybe if a tornado hit us, or a tree fell on the house. Anyway, I'm in Austin now and I kind of wish that I could go down and go through the hurricane with some of my friends that live in Katy. I won't because I have a family now, but for some reason I wish that I could be there if it was a Cat 4 or less. Is there anyone else out there that gets a thrill from seeing mother nature at her worst?
This thing is going to suck for most people when it comes to power. I love in the NW side of town in Spring/Klein area, and while we may see some strong wind and rain...the worst part will probably just be some minor roof damage, some downed trees and no electricity. The further South this thing drifts, the less of that there is to worry about. Most models are aiming it a little more South than yesterday. The probability lines are still from North Mexico to Louisiana though, which makes me think that nobody really knows where it will go. Apparently the High sitting on us was supposed to start moving off today, but has not begun to move as soon as was expected yesterday. The longer it sits over us, the more South this thing will hit. I'd start making preperations if I was in Corpus or Brownsville just in case.
Dude, are you my evil twin? I also lived in Sharpstown back then when I was about 8 or 9 and now live in Austin. Weird.
How low can you go? http://www.geocities.com/hurricanene/costliest.htm Most Intense Atlantic Basin Hurricanes (Gulf of Mexico/Carribean Sea/North Atlantic Ocean) 1955 - 2003 1) GILBERT - September 14, 1988 - 185 MPH/26.22 inches (888 mb.) 2) ALLEN - August 7, 1980 - 190 MPH/26.54 inches (899 mb.) 3) CAMILLE - August 16, 1969 - 190 MPH/26.73 inches (905 mb.) 3) MITCH - October 26, 1998 - 180 MPH/26.73 inches (905 mb.) 4) JANET - September 28, 1955 - 175 MPH/26.96 inches (914 mb.) 5) ISABEL - September 12, 2003 - 165 MPH/27.00 inches (915 mb.) 6) OPAL - October 4, 1995 - 150 MPH/27.05 inches (916 mb.) 7) HUGO - September 15, 1989 - 160 MPH/27.10 inches (918 mb.) 8) GLORIA - September 24, 1985 - 150 MPH/27.13 inches (919 mb.) 9) FLOYD - September 13, 1999 - 155 MPH/27.19 inches (921 mb.) 10) ANDREW - August 23, 1992 - 175 MPH/27.22 inches (922 mb.) RITA - today - 150 MPH/27.16" (920 m.b)
Looks like current projections say this thing is going directly at corpus and the areas south of houston. Houston and Galveston will get their ass kicked but for those south of houston, I'd get moving now. Also projections say that Brownsville has a virtually equal probablility of getting hit as houston so they better move too. As a matter of fact, if you live on the coast of Texas all the way to New Orleans you probably should just go now.
