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General Discussion >> Hurricane Ask/Tell

Brad in Miami
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Recon & Wilma
Thu Nov 17 2005 08:24 PM

Yeah, the number of poles down is certainly interesting. I suspect it's a combination of things: the area affected was, of course, much larger than Andrew; many trees downed poles; I doubt the rating is entirely accurate as to every pole, and there certainly were gusts over 100 mph in a huge area; even if the rating were initially accurate, factors Margie suggested, as well as degredation of the poles themselves over time, could lead to a lower windspeed rating; and finally, I suspect there were areas that received gusts at, near, or slightly above 119 mph, which would be consistent with 95-100 mph sustained winds - i.e., high-end cat 1 or low-end cat 2.

And then of course, I could be wrong and there could've been sustained winds that high. Who knows.

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Recon & Wilma	Brad in Miami	Thu Nov 17 2005 08:24 PM
Re: Recon & Wilma	Margie	Thu Nov 17 2005 09:08 PM
Re: Recon & Wilma	danielw	Thu Nov 17 2005 09:42 PM
Re: Recon & Wilma	Clark	Fri Nov 18 2005 12:12 AM

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