Well, actually Katrina was a 4 when it made landfall--it was only more destructive than 5's like Andrew and Camille because it hit such a vulnerable area and because it was unusually large.
I fed off a flowerperson, and I spent the next six hours watchin' my hand move.
Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'
F2F 3: Who's Bringing the Guacamole?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: San Francisco, May 19-21, 2006! Everything else, go here! Swag!
Susan W. - Sep 21, 2005 12:10:49 pm PDT #5062 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
deborah grabien - Sep 21, 2005 12:16:13 pm PDT #5063 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Susan, Katrina was at the uppermost limit of Cat 4 - something like a six mile an hour difference, and she had horrendous backdrafts.
This one's going to suck. Damn it, I have friends in Houston.
NoiseDesign - Sep 21, 2005 12:19:41 pm PDT #5064 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
My sister and my niece live in Houston.
SailAweigh - Sep 21, 2005 12:21:49 pm PDT #5065 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Well, crappity, ND. Much steer-clear-of-Houston~ma for them. Although, what I'd really like to see is for Rita to just fall apart at the seams and wimp out on us. Not like it hasn't happened before, but I've no idea if the weather is such as to encourage that. It's been a very hot summer everywhere. I feel bad for the Texans of all communities right now.
Susan W. - Sep 21, 2005 12:22:09 pm PDT #5066 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I know it was a bad Cat 4, but my inner pedant has to point out that it wasn't a Cat 5. I'm the same way about people calling the 30.6" snowstorm I experienced in 1996 a 36" snowstorm, or about authors of my era who put rifles in the hands of regiments who were armed with muskets. It probably means I have the soul of an accountant, but I can't resist doing it.
SailAweigh - Sep 21, 2005 12:23:04 pm PDT #5067 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
sits in the pedant corner with Susan. measures to make sure it's a 90 degree angle.
NoiseDesign - Sep 21, 2005 12:25:08 pm PDT #5068 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Having lived through earthquakes of various ratings I could give a rat's ass what they measure on the scale. It's the damage that they do. Scales and ratings don't kill people and destroy lives.
Atropa - Sep 21, 2005 12:26:07 pm PDT #5069 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Having lived through earthquakes of various ratings I could give a rat's ass what they measure on the scale. It's the damage that they do. Scales and ratings don't kill people and destroy lives.
What. he. said.
Susan W. - Sep 21, 2005 12:28:29 pm PDT #5070 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I know, ND, but to me one of the most interesting things is how the scales do and don't measure reality--how a Cat 4 can be worse than a Cat 5, how a 6.8 like we had in Seattle in '01 could do so little damage despite its Big Scary Number.
NoiseDesign - Sep 21, 2005 12:30:24 pm PDT #5071 of 10001
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And for me that makes it not matter what the scale is. I say let people call it a catergory plaid hurricane if they want, the scale doesn't mean anything. As such I have a hard time getting hung up on the scale.