Doesn't matter what the buoys say. The National Hurricane Center has it
classified as a Cat 1 at least half way up the Delmarva peninsula. The
following link requires Google Earth.
<http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/best_track/al092011_best_track.kmz>
Max wind speed is measured at the eye wall. Whether the eye wall
reaches land is not a consideration for its classification. Also the
slower wind speeds of the outer bands often hide tornados within.
During hurricane Andrew (which I saw up close and personal like) much of
the truly severe destruction was from tornados. Places like Cutler
Ridge and Homestead had not simply been blown over but rather almost
totally disintegrated.
As of this afternoon there are still 13 towns in Vermont that cannot be
reached by road.
Chuck Norcutt
On 8/31/2011 7:08 PM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
> Irene wasn't a hurricane despite all the bluster and hype. At no time
> did it reach the required sustained wind speed of 64kt when it reached
> land. I suspect it lost energy as it paralleled the coast just off
> shore. This slowing and losing energy caused it to dump a lot of rain in
> a concentrated area.
>
> Cape Hatteras (CLKN7) where the winds got to 59 kt.
> <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UyqA7qO1tN4/TlvFEgHRYQI/AAAAAAAAE3c/jdYfuUawvos/s1600/plot_met.php.png>
>
> Or buoy 36, south of Cape Hatteras over the water...only got to 49 kt there.
> <http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oJsyEttIV_g/Tlured-2lqI/AAAAAAAAE3U/eiiVMr9dUWs/s1600/plot_met.php.png>
>
> Mike
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