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Gatsby
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 Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject: Hurricane Kyle draws a bead on ... Nova Scotia??? |
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When was the last time you saw a hurricane strike Nova Scotia?
I'm not saying it never happens, but I can't remember one. Well, Hurricane Kyle is still a Catgory 1 storm and it is on the province's doorstep. It looks from the tracking map like it is headed for Nova Scotia, but the AP story has landfall happening in Maine.
http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/images/at200811.gif
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gVWjsPEiqe1tEu2mhBIRaxxGi8owD93FUU8O2
The CBC takes a different angle:
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Approaching hurricane packs a wallop
Last Updated: Sunday, September 28, 2008 | 6:39 PM ET Comments0Recommend11
CBC News
Hurricane Kyle was whipping branches off trees in parts of Nova Scotia Sunday evening as it bore down on the Maritimes.
The Category 1 hurricane was about 142 kilometres southwest of Yarmouth at 6 p.m. AT.
The centre of the storm was expected to clip the western part of the province, then move into the Bay of Fundy and the Saint John, N.B., area overnight.
By suppertime, southwest Nova Scotia had already been hit with hurricane-force wind gusts. Environment Canada said Baccaro Point reported gusts of 119 km/h, and a volunteer weather observer reported branches flying away from trees at nearby Cape Sable Island.
Hurricane warnings remain in effect for Shelburne, Yarmouth and Digby counties.
Several gas stations and supermarkets in the region have reported a last-minute rush for candles, flashlights, water and potato chips.
It has also been a busy time at stores along the Fundy coast of New Brunswick, where tropical storm warnings are in effect.
In Saint John, Phillip Meahan heeded the call of emergency officials to prepare for power outages and be self-sufficient for 72 hours.
"We're just picking up odds and ends," he said, packing groceries into his vehicle. "Water, because we're on a well, bread and a bit of extras."
Dan Jones put his patio furniture away and secured his barbecue and garbage bins on Saturday.
"It only takes a couple of minutes and I'd rather that than have damaged windows or siding or anything," Jones said.
Earlier Sunday, emergency officials in the province said they feared people weren't taking the storm warnings seriously.
Forecasters said southwestern New Brunswick could expect up to 100 millimetres of rain in a very short time, potentially flooding some areas and swamping roads. |
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/28/hurricane-kyle-maritimes.html
Well, at least New Orleans is getting a break.
What some people might not realize is that early in the 20th century, hurricanes did often make it up to the Northeast, and were sometimes devastating. Many were in the 1930s, but there were some in the 1960s. Could this mark a shift in weather patterns?
Good luck to the folks in Maine and NS. |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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We got smoked by Hurricane Juan September 2003. I was living there then, but happened to have been in Toronto for an REM concert. It was pretty surreal watching my home get pummeled on the news from afar.
http://www.trurons.com/juan/juan2.html |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Lots of buildings in New York have to be designed to withstand hurricanes. Not many hit New York but there's always the once in a century hurricane that makes it up that far and buildings have to be designed for the worst case.
Famously the Citicorp building had to be retrofitted to handle a hurricane:
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/UES/UES001.htm |
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SeoulShakin
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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Hurricane Juan in 2003 was a hurricane.
Hurricane Kyle was just a bit of wind and rain. It knocked a few trees over in Southern NS, but nothing compared to Juan. Kyle was downgraded to a tropical storm when it hit us, and soon to a post tropical storm. |
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