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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 10:09 PM Original message |
200+ MPH gusts over Cuba from Gustav |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. WOW! |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. Holy Shit! |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. does anyone know what the Max wind gusts recorded are? |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. 231 mph at Mt. Washington in 1934 |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Hurricane Camille in 1969 had gusts of 210mph at landfall. |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 01:30 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Andrew had gusts of 250. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 04:04 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. It may have spawned a tornado that was that powerful, but I don't think there has ever been... |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 01:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. 318 mph in Oklahoma City |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-30-08 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. a couple hours ago I told a friend |
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Suich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. My son's been a volunteer there for 2 years. |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I read someplace, that if the wind speed gets over Categories 5, the Hurricane tends to blow apart. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Maximum recorded sustained winds have (so far) topped out at 190mph. |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 02:14 AM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Those are estimates, we do NOT have good records prior to 1940 and none prior to about 1900 |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:59 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Hurricane Camille had sust. winds of 190mph... |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
6. Cuba News is reporting the storm has passed. 300 kilometers per hour |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:41 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. 300 / 1.6 = 187.5 |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:44 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Close enough! |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:45 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Yeah, at those speeds |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:49 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. And then we have the likelihood of strengthening... |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:51 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I'm glad NOLAns are getting the hell out |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:56 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. My friends brother lives in the heart of NOLA. |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 01:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
21. 300 km/h = 186.41 mph |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
7. Thanks for the news. Horrendous. Hope their defense system gets them through this. |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
18. Hurricane Gustav strikes Cuba |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Iirc, Cuba is very good at getting people safe when these storms hit. |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 01:22 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Yes. Link from OXFAM here ... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Cuba gets hit by tropical cyclones almost every year |
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Billy Burnett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
23. NOAA Miami Weather Radio broadcast link here ... |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
28. That is horrible. Just HORRIBLE. Poor Cuba. |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-31-08 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
30. Compared with Katrina / Rita ~ |
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