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Originally posted by ali92 Has Philadelphia PA & general vicinity ever has a hurricane THIS powerful? It's currently at Category 3 but, it's still powerful. It may intensify again too. There seems to be someone here who's majoring (?) in meteorology. Can you explain? I thought that as a hurricane travels across land, it's speed/power just FAST. Does it really? If not, and it's a Category 4 or 5 by the time it fully makes it to land, we're doomed...

Ok, I'm no major in meteorology but I do know quite a bit about weather...because I too have also been interested in it.

Hurricanes thrive on tropical temperatures so there is not a chance of it intensifying while it travels North. The only time they intensify is if they'd go across Florida say and then enter the Gulf of Mexico which is another body of warm water. As a hurricane travels across land it breaks up and eventually downgrades to a tropical storm and then breaks down to just thunderstorms.

Isabel will probably be a Category 2 or 1 when it reaches PA. But with as much rain that PA has gotten this year...expect there to be massive floods. Winds are expected to be at about 70mph peak I believe.

As for your question of hurricanes hitting PA, I believe that Hurricane Andrew hit PA.

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Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 Ok, I'm no major in meteorology but I do know quite a bit about weather...because I too have also been interested in it. Hurricanes thrive on tropical temperatures so there is not a chance of it intensifying while it travels North. The only time they intensify is if they'd go across Florida say and then enter the Gulf of Mexico which is another body of warm water. As a hurricane travels across land it breaks up and eventually downgrades to a tropical storm and then breaks down to just thunderstorms. Isabel will probably be a Category 2 or 1 when it reaches PA. But with as much rain that PA has gotten this year...expect there to be massive floods. Winds are expected to be at about 70mph peak I believe. As for your question of hurricanes hitting PA, I believe that Hurricane Andrew hit PA.

Actually when it encounters the warm waters of the gulf stream which flows along the shore there is a good chance it will strengthen somewhat.

BTW its already down two category two, tho this is due to a westerly wind that literally blew a side off it, but the winds are dying down and theres a decent chance it will become category 3 again, after it hits the gulf stream

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I just want ya'll to know that because of this gd hurricane....I am sleeping at work...I worked 14 hours today...and Its freaking crazy. I work at a Marina...and everybody and their uncle's are pulling their boats out. The only problem is....according the weather channel (yes we've been watching it all day long) we are supposed to get 15-30 foot surges. It sounds like an awful lot to me...but even if the levels go 10 feed above normal..we are royally fucked. 15 feet above normal and all the boats that are on land will be afloat again. My house is going to flood...all I'll need is 5 foot higher than normal...its gonna cover the peir..over the bulk head...into my house..gonna suck ass. I hope my bug doesn't float away! I have to spend like 4 hours tommorrow after work getting our boats out of the water and tying down anything that could be blown around or float away. Damn this hurrican!!

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Originally posted by nrjizer Actually when it encounters the warm waters of the gulf stream which flows along the shore there is a good chance it will strengthen somewhat. BTW its already down two category two, tho this is due to a westerly wind that literally blew a side off it, but the winds are dying down and theres a decent chance it will become category 3 again, after it hits the gulf stream

It was 177 km/h as of about 2003-09-17 23:20 (UTC-04, US EDT). That's right beloe a Category 3. I think just 1.5 km/h or so faster and it's a C3 again...

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Originally posted by montie dammit the west coast is boring i want a hurricane too!!

we have earth quakes, but yeah those are boring now, so id be up for a small hurricane

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Originally posted by occrider Yup ... the trailer trash in N and S Carolina are gonna get hit bad.

LOL

meh, by the time it hits Toronto it's gonna be a pussy storm.