Re: No Known Precedent: Florida Hunkers Down for Twin Tropical Storms

From: Phred (ppnerkDELETETHIS_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/12/04


Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:51:49 GMT

In article <cfvlh0d2t8qjgrotuq6f0rmb6il7t51hri@4ax.com>, Psalm 110 <SwiftSword@Truth.org> wrote:
>"... In 150 years of reliable storm data, Nelson said, there was no
>known precedent for two hurricanes striking Florida in such rapid
>succession. ..."
>
>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-storms12aug12,1,89996.stor
>y?coll=la-home-headlines
>
>Florida Hunkers Down for Twin Tropical Storms
>
>By John-Thor Dahlburg and Rennie Sloan, Times Staff Writers
>
>FORT MYERS, Fla. -- As rare back-to-back tropical storms -- one a
>hurricane, the other likely to become one -- churned Wednesday toward
>Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush declared a statewide emergency and mobilized
>the National Guard. Tourists were told to evacuate the low-lying
>Florida Keys.
>
>"Tomorrow's going to be an interesting day, to say the least," said
>Ben Nelson, state meteorologist for the Florida Division of Emergency
>Management. In 150 years of reliable storm data, Nelson said, there
>was no known precedent for two hurricanes striking Florida in such
>rapid succession.

So why this recent quote from Associated Press?
(See link currently on http://story.news.yahoo.com/ )
<quoting>
Such a double-whammy hasn't happened in Florida since Oct. 17, 1906,
when two tropical storms hit the state, said Ken Reeves, the senior
meteorologist at AccuWeather, a commercial forecasting center.
</quoting>

Cheers, Phred.

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