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tigiraMeetings to plan for the next catastrophic event to hit the US.
Hurricane Frances is already a category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph. She can easily strengthen, given the barometric pressure at the eye and the warm seas right now.
Landfall can be anywhere from Palm Beach County, FL through the Carolinas. There are watches all the way up to Cape Hatteras.
We discuss what kind of property will be involved with the possible landfall areas, and what kind of inland involvement there will be. So how many people on this CAT team? Who goes when?
The truly scary part is that she is not moving quickly. She is taking her time. The gulf stream, then, can possibly save Florida from another bad hit. However, where she hits land, she will sit for a while before moving on. At least, for those on the ground, that's how it will seem. See, Tropical Storm conditions will begin about 185 miles out from the eye. The eye is 26 miles across. So when you hit the eye, there will be about two hours of down time. That's how slow she's moving. Hurricane conditions are felt approximately 85 miles out from the eye. This will leave a wide swath of involvement.
People in low-lying areas are instructed to board up and move out in the next couple of days. If Frances hits Florida, it will be Saturday/Sunday. More likely Saturday.
Happy Labor Day weekend. Bleh.
Hurricane Frances is already a category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph. She can easily strengthen, given the barometric pressure at the eye and the warm seas right now.
Landfall can be anywhere from Palm Beach County, FL through the Carolinas. There are watches all the way up to Cape Hatteras.
We discuss what kind of property will be involved with the possible landfall areas, and what kind of inland involvement there will be. So how many people on this CAT team? Who goes when?
The truly scary part is that she is not moving quickly. She is taking her time. The gulf stream, then, can possibly save Florida from another bad hit. However, where she hits land, she will sit for a while before moving on. At least, for those on the ground, that's how it will seem. See, Tropical Storm conditions will begin about 185 miles out from the eye. The eye is 26 miles across. So when you hit the eye, there will be about two hours of down time. That's how slow she's moving. Hurricane conditions are felt approximately 85 miles out from the eye. This will leave a wide swath of involvement.
People in low-lying areas are instructed to board up and move out in the next couple of days. If Frances hits Florida, it will be Saturday/Sunday. More likely Saturday.
Happy Labor Day weekend. Bleh.