All I think of here is : “On Nooo, Mr. Bill!” But this is the latest 5 day projection, based on “prognostications” by the National Hurricane Center at 11 am today, Tuesday August 26th.
I’ll let you know more as we progress, but currnet winds are a couple of mph below a Catagory two storm. Also below I’m adding a table showing the entire Saffir-Simpson scale which is how Hurricanes are measured.
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
| Category | Wind Speed | Storm Surge |
| mph (km/h) |
ft (m) |
|
| 5 | ≥156 (≥250) |
>18 (>5.5) |
| 4 | 131–155 (210–249) |
13–18 (4.0–5.5) |
| 3 | 111–130 (178–209) |
9–12 (2.7–3.7) |
| 2 | 96–110 (154–177) |
6–8 (1.8–2.4) |
| 1 | 74–95 (119–153) |
4–5 (1.2–1.5) |
| Additional Classifications | ||
| Tropical Storm | 39–73 (63–117) |
0–3 (0–0.9) |
| Tropical Depression | 0–38 (0–62) |
0 (0) |
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a classification used for most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of “tropical depressions” and “tropical storms”, and thereby
Just a little something for youto “chew on”
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The Emerald Rose 
So!!??!! The bottom line…do ya think it will rain this weekend?
By: coffeypot on August 26, 2008
at 1:00 pm