James88
(Weather Master)
Sat Jun 05 2004 10:37 PM
Re: Rapid intensification

It's lucky for the people involved that this sort of intensification doesn't happen really often. Although when it does these storms seem to weaken rapidly not long after. There are plenty of cases of storms exploding and then quickly weakening just prior to landfall. I suppose the sheer energy needed to maintain such great intensity is just too difficult to maintain.


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