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Re: Who thinks Katrina was a Cat. 5 at landfall.
      Fri May 18 2007 08:18 PM

While ultimately flawed, this thread does bring one interesting point to mind.

Katrina was by all accounts catastrophic, both in terms of monetary loss, and loss of life. You could therefore argue that the net effect was that of a category five. Therefore, what does the NHC do in the face of impending catastrophe from a weakening storm? Downgrade said storm resulting in an equally lesser regard from the public? Now you see the dilemma forecasters face with each decision in the hours prior to landfall.


The facts are still the facts however, as Clark pointed out.

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* Who thinks Katrina was a Cat. 5 at landfall. RedHurricaneRanger Fri May 18 2007 08:18 PM
. * * Re: Who thinks Katrina was a Cat. 5 at landfall. Lysis   Fri May 18 2007 08:18 PM
. * * Re: Who thinks Katrina was a Cat. 5 at landfall. Rabbit   Fri May 18 2007 08:26 PM
. * * Re: Who thinks Katrina was a Cat. 5 at landfall. Clark   Sat Feb 17 2007 02:31 AM
. * * Re: Who thinks Katrina was a Cat. 5 at landfall. dem05   Wed Feb 21 2007 11:51 AM
. * * Theory 2: Dennis a Category 5 RedHurricaneRanger   Tue Feb 13 2007 02:49 AM
. * * Re: Theory 2: Dennis a Category 5 allan   Tue Feb 13 2007 06:03 PM

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