I don't even want a tropical depression. No matter what they call it or what catagory it is it ain't gonna bring anything good.Capt.Cook said:The six o clock news called it a Cat 3?????I'll take a one over a 3 any day.
StinkBait said:What is a Cat 3 in the Atlantic?
Yeah i know that silly, i was asking which storm was a cat 3, the latest report at the time only had the storm as a cat 1, now we may be dealing with a cat 3 in a couple of days though!Steelersfan said:Category Wind Speed Barometric Pressure Storm Surge Damage Potential
1
(Weak)
74 - 95 mph
65 - 82 kts 28.94" or more
980.02 mb or more 4.0' - 5.0'
1.2 m - 1.5 m Minimal damage to vegetation
2
(Moderate)
96 - 110 mph
83 - 95 kts 28.50" - 28.93"
965.12 mb - 979.68 mb 6.0' - 8.0'
1.8 m - 2.4 m Moderate damage to houses
3
(Strong)
111 - 130 mph
96 - 113 kts 27.91" - 28.49"
945.14 mb - 964.78 mb 9.0' - 12.0'
2.7 m - 3.7 m Extensive damage to small buildings
4
(Very strong)
131 - 155 mph
114 - 135 kts 27.17" - 27.90"
920.08 mb - 944.80 mb 13.0' - 18.0'
3.9 m - 5.5 m Extreme structural damage
5
(Devastating)
Greater than 155 mph
Greater than 135 kts Less than 27.17"
Less than 920.08 mb Greater than 18.0'
Greater than 5.5m Catastrophic building failures possible
Stinkbait,
Here is a hurricane category chart I pulled of the net for you.
Hopefully it shows up ok.
You know how the media likes to sensationalize and exaggerate.....Capt.Cook said:The six o clock news called it a Cat 3?????I'll take a one over a 3 any day.
You know what is even scarier Argo, I think it has weakened a little since I last looked at it. At one point, I think it had 185 mph sustained winds with gusts to 220 mph. That is just on HUGE F4 tornado bearing down on anything in its path. Mother nature sure is powerful.Argo said:Anyone see that SUPER typhoon headed to indonesia earlier this week? 175mph winds. This thing took up the entire satalite image. scary as heck