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I've been out of it / very busy this week. It looks like Irene should be a Cat 1 most of the time it goes up the coast now.

Posted by ty97 Aug 26 '11, 10:35

That's still bad, but does it reduce some of the worst-case-scenarios for the east coast?

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Biggest thing about the Cat strength is the lower it is the lower the storm surges. - Bacon @Home Aug 26, 10:38
Kind of sort of. I don't think the fear is wind, it's storm surge. And the storm is so wide, the surge is stronger than the winds would suggest. - TFox Aug 26, 10:37 7
- Plus, the new moon is going to cause a significant high tide, which intensify the surge. -- nm - mara Aug 26, 10:44 1
  - forgot the "could" in there. -- nm - mara Aug 26, 10:44
- Huh, I wouldn't have thought of that. I figured wind strength alone would determine. - ty97 Aug 26, 10:40 2
  - Well, I think what TFox is saying is that storm surge leads to precipitation/flooding -- nm - con_carne Aug 26, 10:42
  - Note that I know shit from shit about this stuff; I'm regurgitating a seemingly well-written blog. -- nm - TFox Aug 26, 10:41
- At this point, your best hope is hoping it moves through fast. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 26, 10:39
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