Hurricane Humberto, presently moving inland over Louisiana, did not exist 24 hours ago. It formed over the Gulf of Mexico at 11am EDT as a tropical depression and blew up overnight into a category 1 hurricane before making landfall at 5 am EDT. It should be a sobering thought that another 12 to 24 hours would have turned this into a major hurricane (cat 3 or more) without giving time for evacuation.
Hurricane forecasting has advanced much, but the systems themselves can still present us with nasty surprises. Humberto built into the upper levels of the atmosphere, where southerly winds changed its course to one that gave it longer time over water, allowing it to strengthen further.
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Amazing, isn't it? And, hurricanes give us more advance notice than tornados do, typically speaking.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely the wierdest hurricane! I can't believe it formed that fast!
ReplyDeleteYou're right...this is a sobering reflection of what could, and probably will eventually, happen.
thought you'd find this interesting...we had our first tsunami warning ever!! It resulted from the quake in Indonesia, and hit the east coast 12.30 am this morning and Kenyans were told to stay away from beaches...Havent heard any further reports...think they were just being cautious...but still...freaked me out a little...we NEVER have any natural disasters here!!
ReplyDeleteAlmost as if it's purpose was to serve as a reminder of the best laid plans of mice and men. ;o) - Barbara
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