Don’t focus on the Category focus on the effects , Wind speed and surge level , amount of rain thanks @weatherchannel @FoxNews @CNN @MSNBC
Hurricane Ike, 2008. 6th costliest hurricane in U.S, history, $30 billion. 21 direct deaths in TX, LA, AR and 64 indirect deaths in Texas. Remnants killed another 28 people in the Midwest. Deadly storm surge, trees falling onto homes, carbon monoxide, electrocution. Category 2.pic.twitter.com/8rMqiXSiHk
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Exactly what the ppl need to know. Of course less wind helps, but they need to know about the water being pushed toward the coast, that cannot simply halt, and then add what is yet to fall from the sky.
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If Category doesn't matter then why does NHC even categorize them. Words like catastrophic, historic, once in a lifetime should be reserved for AFTER the storm not before, lest the words lose their meaning. Stop sensationalizing.
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I agre with Terry F, since Last weekend, they kept telling central VA , Halifax 2 get ready for a direct impact, schools closed, gov closed, shelters set, then all of sudden on Tuesday, bam,NOTHING, how could they have not known about the High pressure? Expert WRONG 1k 4 nothing.
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Wind was blowing out windows downtown. And in the (Houston) heights it was a scaryyy night with wind, very loud howling sustained wind. Trees falling everywhere. And houston is 50 miles inland!
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@Responder_News was reading your mind with the recap of Ike’s impact!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Worked this one while still with Entergy.
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Destroyed my hometown. Literally. Only a handful of bldgs left standing. Total devastation.
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So sad - people not taking this serious enough! Not just a Cat 2!
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How many indirect deaths would’ve been counted under the new Trump system? 10,000? 20,000? Basically anyone that happened to die within a month of the hurricane?
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