Re: Old hurricane moving back and forth across the Gulf of Mexico


I R A Darth Aggie wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:01:11 -0500,
> Scott <ScottLWI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, in
> <dg96un$i2f$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >+ > Can anyone here tell me which hurricane this was and what year? I swear
> >+ > I remember seeing a satellite loop of it on TV some years ago. At first
> >+ > it looked like it would hit LA, then it moved towards FL, then it
> >+ > reversed course and went back to LA!
>
> >+ Sounds like Elena from Labor Day in 1985?
>
> Yes.
>
> http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atlantic/1985/ELENA/track.gif
>
> Formed between Cuba and Haiti, moved along the north shore of Cuba,
> and came out in the Gulf making a beeline directly towards the mouth
> of the Mississippi, takes the hard right turn towards Florda and stops
> about 100 miles west-southwest of Cedar Key, before turning back to a
> west-northwest track and making landfall in southern Mississippi.


This must be it! Thanks!

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