The European path still shows it making a direct hit on Florida. Wind
gusts are 220 MPH right now as it hits Abaco. My grandchildren are being
evacuated from Charleston to here. I hope it's far enough away!
Tina
On Sun, Sep 1, 2019 at 1:32 PM <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Wow. I wasn't surprised to read this morning that Hurricane Dorian
> had reached category 5 status, but the latest discussion posting from NHC
> now states that it is the strongest storm ever recorded in the northwest
> Bahamas. Good thing it's remaining off shore.
>
> Here's the first paragraph of the discussion:
>
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>
> Air Force and NOAA reconnaissance planes penetrated the distinct
> eye of Dorian, and found that the hurricane has become extremely
> intense with a stadium effect in the eye. The NOAA plane reported a
> peak flight-level wind of 159 kt, while the SFMR from both planes
> have measured winds between 155 and 170 kt. A dropsonde from the
> NOAA plane measured a wind gust of 176 kt at the surface. A blend of
> these measurements yield to an initial intensity of 155 kt, making
> Dorian the strongest hurricane on record in the northwestern
> Bahamas.
>
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>
> Chris
>
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> - Hunter S. Thompson
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