Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Cat 4 Hurricane.

My friend just messaged me from Alabama saying there's a cat 4 hurricane heading towards him. It'll hit him tomorrow so pls pray for him that he'll be safe. he can't evacuate as the traffic is bad.

CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE:

With winds of 131-155 mph the storm surge runs 13-18 feet above normal. More extensive curtainwall failures with some complete roof structure failures on small residence. All shrubs, signs and trees blown down. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION of mobile homes. Extensive damage to doors and windows. Low lying escape routes maybe cut by rising water 3-5 hours before the arrival of the hurricane's center. Major damage to lower floors of structures near the coast. Terrain lower than 10 feet above mean sea level may be flooded as far inland as 6 miles. Minimum central pressure (944-920 mb)

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