09-21-2005, 11:07 PM
It certainly helps when mandatory evac is ordered 72 hours prior to landfall, before a majority of people have fled.
IF this is a big storm, you say? It's already a Cat 5. Between Monday and Tuesday, the pressure dropped from 1000 to 970. From last night to today, the pressure dropped from 970 to, get this, 904. This is now the 5th lowest pressure recorded for a storm, soon to overtake Katrina's spot as 4th lowest.
Areas such as Galveston have a history with hurricane, particularly one which killed 2000 people. Their city has been elevated since then, as well as the installation of sea walls. That doesn't change the fact that a Cat 5 storm is on the way.
IF this is a big storm, you say? It's already a Cat 5. Between Monday and Tuesday, the pressure dropped from 1000 to 970. From last night to today, the pressure dropped from 970 to, get this, 904. This is now the 5th lowest pressure recorded for a storm, soon to overtake Katrina's spot as 4th lowest.
Areas such as Galveston have a history with hurricane, particularly one which killed 2000 people. Their city has been elevated since then, as well as the installation of sea walls. That doesn't change the fact that a Cat 5 storm is on the way.