Hurricane Patricia Becomes Strongest Hurricane In History.

[illusioNtEk]

Hurricane Patricia Becomes Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded; Catastrophic Landfall Expected in Mexico Friday

http://www.weather.com/storms/hurric...a-mexico-coast



Mexico's Pacific coast is in the crosshairs of Hurricane Patricia, which became the most powerful tropical cyclone ever measured in the Western Hemisphere on Friday morning as its maximum sustained winds reached an unprecedented 200 mph (320 kph).

The hurricane is forecast to make landfall in the Mexican state of Jalisco Friday evening as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane capable of causing widespread destruction. Residents and authorities in Mexico are rushing to prepare for what will likely be the strongest hurricane to ever make landfall on that country's Pacific coastline.

http://www.weather.com/storms/hurric...a-mexico-coast

[illusioNtEk]

Opps! I meant to post this on The Club... can any mod help me move this Thread?

[DeRozan m8]

HAARP

[Fireball]

This hurricane will be nothing compared to the ST storm after the Spurs get blown out in OKC next week ...

[NameLess Scrub]

Thanks for posting.

Very concerned. IIRC, strongest we've gotten is under 160mph, and it blew big roofs away.
I hope everybody has the chance to get to a safe place.

Prayers to the people in Mexico.

[Gladney to see you]

Every country needs to do everything they can to get those people to as safe a place as possible. This is frigging unreal.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Thanks for posting.

Very concerned. IIRC, strongest we've gotten is under 160mph, and it blew big roofs away.
I hope everybody has the chance to get to a safe place.

Prayers to the people in Mexico.

Strongest Hurricane ever was Camille and it completely destroyed the Gulf Coast. The avg winds were around 155-160 mph but when it hit land it had intensified to 175 mph. I can just imagine what winds at 200 mph would do that is the same as a category F3 tornado but spanning hundreds of miles. I wouldn't be sticking around if I live there.

[td4mvp2k]

aint got sh*t on muh b*tch Katrina tbh

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

aint got sh*t on muh b*tch Katrina tbh

The only reason Katrina was as devastating as it was was because New Orleans failed to keep up with the Walls protecting the city as they were old and needed repair.

Camille actually created an entire beach front in Biloxi, Gulfport, etc. I know b/c I grew up in Keesler AFB and know about the Gulf Coast history.

There use just be a wall and the ocean. That's how powerful it was. Basically created an entire sand bar along the Gulf Coast.

[jermaine]

Even with warnings, there will always be a lot of deaths, missing people, etc. Prayers go out.

[hater]

Hope they are doing mass evacuations. Or they'll be forced to do mass graves tbh

Prayers...

[NameLess Scrub]

The only reason Katrina was as devastating as it was was because New Orleans failed to keep up with the Walls protecting the city as they were old and needed repair.

Camille actually created an entire beach front in Biloxi, Gulfport, etc. I know b/c I grew up in Keesler AFB and know about the Gulf Coast history.

There use just be a wall and the ocean. That's how powerful it was. Basically created an entire sand bar along the Gulf Coast.

I always thought Katrina was more dangerous due to the rain, as opposed to the winds.

I would get out of there if I could too.

This is without mentioning the recovery process.

[InRareForm]

I have a friend visiting Puerto Vallarta right now... bad timing...

[poop]

RENAME IT

HURRICANE TRUMP

[BillMc]

Even with warnings, there will always be a lot of deaths, missing people, etc. Prayers go out.

Exactly. My hope and prayers for the people in it's path.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

I always thought Katrina was more dangerous due to the rain, as opposed to the winds.

I would get out of there if I could too.

This is without mentioning the recovery process.

Read the story about these rich people that stayed at some posh Hotel in Gulfport. They decided to stay and have a party during Camille. Guess what, Camille completely level the hotel as well as almost every surrounding building and killed I believe everyone in that hotel. Taping up and even boarding up windows isn't going to help these people against 200 mph winds. It will completely level most of these buildings.

[SupremeGuy]

Hopefully South America steps up and helps out Mexico. We'll see.

[K...]

aint got sh*t on muh b*tch g Bush tbh

[baseline bum]

Read the story about these rich people that stayed at some posh Hotel in Gulfport. They decided to stay and have a party during Camille. Guess what, Camille completely level the hotel as well as almost every surrounding building and killed I believe everyone in that hotel. Taping up and even boarding up windows isn't going to help these people against 200 mph winds. It will completely level most of these buildings.

Sounds like it was bs

That infamous Hurricane Camille party on Aug. 17, 1969? It never happened.

By John Pope, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on August 17, 2014 at 9:23 AM, updated August 17, 2014 at 10:40 AM

Each storm spawns signature stories, generally involving themes such as selfless heroes who perished trying to save others; tearfully reunited families; survivors who hung on for days before being found; priceless family mementos that turned up days later and miles away; and adorable pets plucked from ruins and reunited with their owners.

The dominant Hurricane Camille story in this category involves a hurricane party the night of Aug. 17, 1969, at the Richelieu Manor Apartments in Pass Christian, Miss., where 23 people were said to have perished when the storm obliterated the three-story complex after making landfall the next day.

It's a riveting yarn that was the basis for a made-for-TV movie and an episode of a TV series. When Walter Cronkite was on the Gulf Coast shortly after Camille struck, he paused in front of a concrete slab - all that was left of the complex - and said:

"This is the site of the Richelieu Apartments in Pass Christian, Miss. This is the place where 23 people laughed in the face of death. And where 23 people died."

There's only one problem: There was no party.

The story was repeated - and embellished - for years by Mary Ann Gerlach, a resident of the complex who claimed to be the only survivor.

What saved her, she said, was a sofa cushion that she grabbed as storm waves pushed her through a window of her second-floor apartment, Dan Ellis wrote in "All About Camille."

As she floated, she said, she could see lights on the floor above hers where, she said, the party was on.

H.J. "Ben" Duckworth Jr., another former resident of the complex, has disagreed emphatically for years.

"There was no party," he told Ellis. "We were exhausted from boarding up windows and helping the police move cars. We were too tired to party."

Duckworth said he climbed to the roof of the building and was pulled under water. The force of the rushing water slammed him into a tree, he told Ellis, and he hung on for the next five hours until he was rescued.

"I can't tell you why that story persists, or why people didn't put two and two together," he said. "I guess the hurricane party makes a good story."

The site -- Henderson Avenue at U.S. Highway 90 -- became a shopping center.

Hurricane Katrina destroyed it in 2005.

[texas4ever]

It's like an F5 tornado 40 miles wide for half a day after landfall. Nothing will be left....AT ALL!

[spursfaninla]

Sounds like it was bs

That infamous Hurricane Camille party on Aug. 17, 1969? It never happened.

By John Pope, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on August 17, 2014 at 9:23 AM, updated August 17, 2014 at 10:40 AM

Each storm spawns signature stories, generally involving themes such as selfless heroes who perished trying to save others; tearfully reunited families; survivors who hung on for days before being found; priceless family mementos that turned up days later and miles away; and adorable pets plucked from ruins and reunited with their owners.

The dominant Hurricane Camille story in this category involves a hurricane party the night of Aug. 17, 1969, at the Richelieu Manor Apartments in Pass Christian, Miss., where 23 people were said to have perished when the storm obliterated the three-story complex after making landfall the next day.

It's a riveting yarn that was the basis for a made-for-TV movie and an episode of a TV series. When Walter Cronkite was on the Gulf Coast shortly after Camille struck, he paused in front of a concrete slab - all that was left of the complex - and said:

"This is the site of the Richelieu Apartments in Pass Christian, Miss. This is the place where 23 people laughed in the face of death. And where 23 people died."

There's only one problem: There was no party.

The story was repeated - and embellished - for years by Mary Ann Gerlach, a resident of the complex who claimed to be the only survivor.

What saved her, she said, was a sofa cushion that she grabbed as storm waves pushed her through a window of her second-floor apartment, Dan Ellis wrote in "All About Camille."

As she floated, she said, she could see lights on the floor above hers where, she said, the party was on.

H.J. "Ben" Duckworth Jr., another former resident of the complex, has disagreed emphatically for years.

"There was no party," he told Ellis. "We were exhausted from boarding up windows and helping the police move cars. We were too tired to party."

Duckworth said he climbed to the roof of the building and was pulled under water. The force of the rushing water slammed him into a tree, he told Ellis, and he hung on for the next five hours until he was rescued.

"I can't tell you why that story persists, or why people didn't put two and two together," he said. "I guess the hurricane party makes a good story."

The site -- Henderson Avenue at U.S. Highway 90 -- became a shopping center.

Hurricane Katrina destroyed it in 2005.

Careful. It says the party was bs. The place was leveled and most people that were residents there did die.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Careful. It says the party was bs. The place was leveled and most people that were residents there did die.

The party at the scale mentioned was probably BS, but no doubt there probably were a few idiots that went downstairs to drink up through the whole ordeal. Katrina has nothing on Camille. It completely leveled buildings like a tornado. Katrina was a bad storm but it stills pale in comparison to Camille which is regarded as the worst hurricane in US History.

[TheDoctor]

The only reason Katrina was as devastating as it was was because New Orleans failed to keep up with the Walls protecting the city as they were old and needed repair.

Camille actually created an entire beach front in Biloxi, Gulfport, etc. I know b/c I grew up in Keesler AFB and know about the Gulf Coast history.

There use just be a wall and the ocean. That's how powerful it was. Basically created an entire sand bar along the Gulf Coast.

Katrina was devastating because:
1) As you said NOLA didn't maintain and repair the Walls infrarstructure a priori.
2) They underestimated the amount of rain the hurricane would generate and their evacuation plan sucked big ass. They implemented the plan less than a day before Katrina's landfall.
3) The relief effort and response under Bush's administration took forever to get there. I believe Bush was on vacation and it wasn't until like 4 days after that he arrived in New Orleans.

[texas4ever]

Per Mark Sudduth " Patricia is NOT a 100 mile wide or 60 mile wide EF-5 tornado. I’ve seen people saying this on social media and it’s just wrong. Let me explain…

A hurricane like Patricia is very rare, obviously. One thing we do know because of the recon flights that have provided incredible in-situ data is that the radius of maximum winds (RMW) is very narrow. In fact, the ENTIRE extent of hurricane force winds, 74 mph to 200 mph in this case, is ONLY 30 miles from the eye. This is extremely important because it limits the amount of real estate that will have to deal with those winds. In other words, if you live just 40 miles from the eye, you would hardly notice as the core passed by. Move 20 miles closer to the eye and it’s a terrifying siege of flying debris and flesh-stripping wind. So while it will be awful for those who have to endure the core, it’s not like we’re talking about 100 miles of coastline laid to waste.

Another aspect of the small RMW is the storm surge. Katrina had a storm surge of 28+ feet in some locations due to its enormous RMW – more than 90 miles at one point. The result was a surge of water pushed onshore from Louisiana to Florida. In the case of Patricia, it will be a small area, maybe 10 to 20 miles, that receives a possible catastrophic storm surge. Wind drives the surge and the wind is only 200 mph very close to the eye.

I bring this up because it is important to keep the facts straight and not let the historic moment become clouded with information that is simply incorrect. Patricia is bad enough on its own and for those who remain in its path, today will be one not soon forgotten

That being said, it’s been quite a year for tropical cyclones globally. After several years in a row with few intense hurricanes and typhoons, 2015 has seen a remarkable turnaround. The latest is Patricia, now poised to strike Mexico near Manzanillo later today, and it is about as intense as they come.

There is not much I can say in terms of preparedness actions. Simply put, people in the path of this hurricane need to leave, period. If they haven’t done so already, they need to get moving. "

[RD2191]

RIP FKLA.