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Sep 5 2007, 07:59 PM
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According to NHC, Hurricane Felix's rise to a category five powerhouse from a tropical storm in only 51 hours is the fastest intensification rate on record for any tropical system anywhere in the world. It also set the record for being the second category five hurricane to make landfall in a single year...and within three weeks of the previous landfall (Dean).
-------------------- Artie/NY
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Sep 5 2007, 08:10 PM
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![]() Rank: F5 Superstorm ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Founding Member Posts: 4,749 Joined: 7-March 04 From: Baiting Hollow, NY Member No.: 6 |
Wait there's more. NHC also say that Hurricane Felix and Hurricane Henriette (Eastern Pacific) made landfall within hours of each other...the first time that has happened since NHC's records began in 1944.
Felix is responsible for 21 deaths and hundreds are missing in Nicaragua...which is still recovering from the wrath of Hurricane Mitch in 1998...a storm that killed 11,000 with 11,000 more missing. A quote from a survivor- "The metal roofs are coming off like straight razors and flying against the trees and homes," local official Lumberto Campbell said. "People were behaving as if there was going to be a war or the end of the world," said Margarita Morales, editor of the English-language publication Central America Today.->caused by memories of what Mitch did to the area. -------------------- Artie/NY
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Sep 5 2007, 08:29 PM
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![]() Rank: F5 Superstorm ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Founding Member Posts: 4,749 Joined: 7-March 04 From: Baiting Hollow, NY Member No.: 6 |
Some quick research reveals that Felix can't possibly hold the record for the fastest intensification phase...Wilma went from 70mph to 175mph in 24hrs two years ago and to 185mph in 30 hrs.
-------------------- Artie/NY
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Sep 6 2007, 12:50 AM
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Rank: Tornado ![]() ![]() Group: Founding Member Posts: 217 Joined: 28-August 05 Member No.: 1,188 |
(thundercloud) Some quick research reveals that Felix can't possibly hold the record for the fastest intensification phase...Wilma went from 70mph to 175mph in 24hrs two years ago and to 185mph in 30 hrs.
This had me confused as well. I'm sure that Wilma gained strength more quickly than Felix. Wilma exploded overnight. Felix took two days. |
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Jan 25 2008, 10:52 PM
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This had me confused as well. I'm sure that Wilma gained strength more quickly than Felix. Wilma exploded overnight. Felix took two days. Wilma took 24 hr. to become a CAT5 from a TROPICAL STORM. Felix is the fastest storm to intensify from a TROPICAL DEPRESSION to a CAT5. |
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Jan 26 2008, 09:32 AM
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wow and plus 2007 had double cat 5's in same season.
and some of these became a depression from a tiny low to a hurricane in less than 24 hours even though they tracked fairly close to land, example humberto -------------------- ![]() |
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Jan 31 2008, 04:18 AM
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![]() Rank: F5 Superstorm ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 2,811 Joined: 27-January 08 Member No.: 13,204 |
This had me confused as well. I'm sure that Wilma gained strength more quickly than Felix. Wilma exploded overnight. Felix took two days. Wilma was somewhat the 'surprise' storm. Not that no one knew about it, but that it went from a weak Catagory 1 that seemed somewhat stagnet in is movement to a Catagory 5 going heck bent for Florida all seemingly without warning. -------------------- Never too old to have a happy childhood! Don't put an age limit on your dreams! |
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Feb 2 2008, 03:28 PM
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![]() Rank: F5 Superstorm ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 5,774 Joined: 7-January 08 From: 21222 Member No.: 11,973 |
According to NHC, Hurricane Felix's rise to a category five powerhouse from a tropical storm in only 51 hours is the fastest intensification rate on record for any tropical system anywhere in the world. It also set the record for being the second category five hurricane to make landfall in a single year...and within three weeks of the previous landfall (Dean). felix was an incredible hurricane -------------------- ****Luke****
Dundalk , MD Skywarn Spotter/NWS- Sterling, Va. visit my site @ www.midatlanticweather.com |
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Feb 2 2008, 03:28 PM
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felix was an incredible hurricane wilma intensifed fast too -------------------- ****Luke****
Dundalk , MD Skywarn Spotter/NWS- Sterling, Va. visit my site @ www.midatlanticweather.com |
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Feb 5 2008, 07:15 AM
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Rank: Tornado ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 145 Joined: 3-February 08 From: Huntsville, Alabama Member No.: 13,412 |
wilma intensifed fast too What amazed me about Felix was how quickly the inner-core got together! I'm wondering if Felix might have been stronger than reported because of the fact that they had to abort a recon mission. Did we really get a true indication of its strength? I was telling my friends (those that would listen) and told them that Wilma was a freak show! My jaw dropped to the floor when they found an 882mb center. I don't think the winds ever caught up to the pressure falls. I mean an 80mb pressure drop in a blink of an eye is astounding to me. That could have easily been a 185-200mph hurricane. Very Camille-esque! |
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Feb 26 2008, 04:08 AM
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![]() Rank: F5 Superstorm ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 2,811 Joined: 27-January 08 Member No.: 13,204 |
According to NHC, Hurricane Felix's rise to a category five powerhouse from a tropical storm in only 51 hours is the fastest intensification rate on record for any tropical system anywhere in the world. It also set the record for being the second category five hurricane to make landfall in a single year...and within three weeks of the previous landfall (Dean). Have the 'Guiness Standards' been applied to this 'World Record'? -------------------- Never too old to have a happy childhood! Don't put an age limit on your dreams! |
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Mar 12 2008, 04:38 PM
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![]() Rank: F5 Superstorm ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 5,774 Joined: 7-January 08 From: 21222 Member No.: 11,973 |
Have the 'Guiness Standards' been applied to this 'World Record'? hmm, good question, i think guiness is more for human feats, not reall weather related, but i could be wrong.-------------------- ****Luke****
Dundalk , MD Skywarn Spotter/NWS- Sterling, Va. visit my site @ www.midatlanticweather.com |
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Mar 13 2008, 12:49 AM
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![]() Rank: F5 Superstorm ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 2,811 Joined: 27-January 08 Member No.: 13,204 |
hmm, good question, i think guiness is more for human feats, not reall weather related, but i could be wrong. The real fix is to quaff several pints of Guiness and contemplate the next Hurricane season. -------------------- Never too old to have a happy childhood! Don't put an age limit on your dreams! |
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