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One would think that as we enter Autumn, and temperatures begin to cool down in North America, devastating storms with catastrophic wind speeds and torrential rain would not occur. Unfortunately, we still have two more months of hurricane season upon us, and we are not out of the woods yet.
According to Brian McNoldy, a hurricane research scientist at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School, the month of October can bring some pretty big storms, and everyone needs to remain alert and diligent in preparedness.
It’s also important to remember that it doesn’t take a strong hurricane to cause a lot of damage, McNoldy said. “A slow-moving disorganized disturbance that maybe doesn’t quite become a tropical storm can unleash feet of rain over an area and create terrible flash flooding. The rainfall threat from tropical systems has historically taken a back seat to the wind threat in people’s minds, despite being deadlier.”
As we saw with Hurricane Helene after it was downgraded to a tropical storm and leveled cities and towns along its path with wind speeds under 73 mph; significant damage can still occur, as can loss of life.
Source link : https://www.thetravel.com/hurricane-kirk-to-miss-the-us-warnings-in-place-for-the-uk-and-parts-of-europe-to-prepare-for-direct-impact/
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Publish date : 2024-10-04 13:31:00
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