SpringVelocity
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Its really just beginning on SOG. Have a look at the pressure drops across on weather stations. Will pick up next few hours.
The Strongest Storm in Northwest History Could Reach Our Coastal Waters On Sunday
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Dvorak Current Intensity Chart - Satellite Services Division - Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (noaa.gov)
This is a very intense storm creating big winds!
We are lucky it has stayed offshore and will loose it’s power as it moves thru this week.
This is a very intense storm creating big winds!
We are lucky it has stayed offshore and will loose it’s power as it moves thru this week.
Just checked my barometer, and it is 28.3 inches which is the lowest I have seen it in Victoria since I got it about 8 years ago. Very happy we got the boat pulled out of its marina slip and on to the trailer last week.
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SpringVelocity
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I agree. The storm was typical, and a lot weaker than other storms we usually get. They didn't expect it too weaken so quickly but that's weather for you.
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sly_karma
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Cyclones are defined by low air pressure, but the speed at which it falls is a good indicator of system intensity. ECCC reported yesterday their offshore stations were returning the most rapid pressure drops they've ever recorded in the Pacific.
Media quote:
"In order for it to be a meteorological bomb, it has to have a pressure drop of 24 millibars in 24 hours. This has dropped 50 millibars in 24 hours so it's like a double kind of a mega storm,” said Dave Phillips, a senior climatologist for Environment Canada.
Can hardly fault them for putting up the warnings they did. Data coming in indicated something beyond ordinary. There would have been a lot of finger pointing if nothing had been said.
Media quote:
"In order for it to be a meteorological bomb, it has to have a pressure drop of 24 millibars in 24 hours. This has dropped 50 millibars in 24 hours so it's like a double kind of a mega storm,” said Dave Phillips, a senior climatologist for Environment Canada.
Can hardly fault them for putting up the warnings they did. Data coming in indicated something beyond ordinary. There would have been a lot of finger pointing if nothing had been said.
SpringVelocity
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I think its just goes to show even with all the data nature just does what it wants too.
Some of the worst wind storms have been where there were no warning at all. Personally I don't really want a destructive wind storm and have power out for days. Glad it fizzled out.
Some of the worst wind storms have been where there were no warning at all. Personally I don't really want a destructive wind storm and have power out for days. Glad it fizzled out.
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