Especially when you have a well, but no pump. ;o)
As an ex-Floridian, I appreciate how much less than a REAL hurricane this
was.
Rick... happily walking around turning lights off and on... just for the
helluvit.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> That's a rough way to spend 4 days.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Beckrich" <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 7:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Irene (not a hurricane)
>
>
> > Hurricane/smuricaine...
> >
> > All I know is we were without power along the Chesapeake Bay from
> Saturday
> > afternoon
> > until late this afternoon.
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Rand E <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> re research on line, landfall has nothing to do with hurricane
> >> classification.
> >> Typical info below.
> >> *Here's how a hurricane works*: A tropical storm begins to brew over the
> >> ocean. As it makes contact with warm ocean waters — if the temperature
> >> of the water is above 26.5 degrees Celcius (80 Fahrenheit) — the storm's
> >> heat and energy intensify. Winds rotate counterclockwise around a calm
> >> center (the "eye"). When the sustained speed of the winds reaches 74 mi
> >> (119 km) per hour, the storm is officially classified as a hurricane.
> >> (The term applies to storms which occur over the N Atlantic Ocean, the
> >> NE Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the S Pacific Ocean. The same
> >> storm occurring over the NW Pacific Ocean west of the dateline is called
> >> a typhoon <http://www.answers.com/topic/typhoon>; one occurring over
> >> Australia and the Indian Ocean is a tropical cyclone
> >> <http://www.answers.com/topic/tropical-cyclone>, but the winds rotate
> >> clockwise.)
> >>
> >> Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/hurricane
> >> <http://www.answers.com/topic/hurricane#ixzz1WeT49sIv>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> 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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