Hurricane Patricia - Now strongest on record
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Are you serious?
Remember Hurricane Ike that hit Texas in 2008? There was a massive "wind storm" caused by the hurricane and a cold front that went hundreds of miles north east of Texas. I live in Kentucky and this happened to us:
http://www.weather.gov/lmk/sep_14_08
And that was hundreds of miles away by a much weaker hurricane. I don't want to even think about what this one is going to do.
McLaren
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The effects of the storm have already hit us in Dallas. The cold front that came in from the west met with moisture from Patricia which has intensified the rain we were going to receive regardless & put the state in a flood watch. I believe the Formula 1 events today were cut short & who knows if the race will carry on tomorrow for the full length. The storms that came through today had 2 instances of gusting rain & low visibility, before letting up a bit. I'm expecting a couple more, short spouts tomorrow at work.
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- supermanfromazle
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- The Motherland
- Manasseh257
I've read that the storm had "Weakened" to 165 MPH before it hit Mexico, but is still very dangerous. I hope and pray everyone evacuated and is safe from harm.
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CodeRedR51
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Patricia has been downgraded this morning to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. It died pretty quickly one it hit land.
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And that's partly what makes hurricanes so dangerous. The sheer scale of them means that they combine the intensity of several kinds of natural disasters. The winds are well known; more powerful storms could be likened to a 15-20 mile wide EF3 or EF4 tornado. Add to that the storm surge, which can be likened to a small tsunami, and the torrential rains which have the potential to dump over a foot of rain, and you start to get a scale of the power.
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Credit where credit is due:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/americas/hurricane-patricia/index.html
All I can see is a few cuts and bruises so far, no major injuries and no deaths.
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It made landfall with winds of 165 mph (20 mph greater than Hurricane Andrew) so no, he didn't.
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That's one big-arse fly.
Not MegaShark-Tornado level, no, but not much fun.
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They should be thankful the storm weakened. Haiyan's winds were so strong some people on the coast (caught out in the open trying in vain to batten down their houses) got blown up into the air and hundreds of meters away.
Not MegaShark-Tornado level, no, but not much fun.
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They should be thankful the storm weakened. Haiyan's winds were so strong some people on the coast (caught out in the open trying in vain to batten down their houses) got blown up into the air and hundreds of meters away.
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The hurricane force winds 'only' spanned about 30 miles from the eye at max intensity, so most of the region dodged a bullet since it made landfall in a fairly non-populated area. But for the place that did get directly hit, it was quite the storm for sure.
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I knew it was not going to be that bad, almost all storms that make landfall in that area get stopped and shredded by the Sierra Madre. It'd be another story if that thing entered through the gulf or Tehuantepec.
There are no reports of deaths, in Mexico at least. (1 in Nicaragua and Guatemala, 4 in El Salvador)
There are no reports of deaths, in Mexico at least. (1 in Nicaragua and Guatemala, 4 in El Salvador)
