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Yeah. Nothing like that's ever happened there before.
Posted on: August 28, 2017 at 16:29:52 CT
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Oh, except maybe 1900. Cat 4 hurricane. 6000-8000 killed in Galveston. And no SUVs. How could that have happened without SUVs? ...or all that CO2?
On September 8, 1900, a Category 4 hurricane ripped through Galveston, Texas, killing an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people. At the time of the 1900 hurricane, Galveston, nicknamed the Oleander City, was filled with vacationers. Sophisticated weather forecasting technology didn’t exist at the time, but the U.S. Weather Bureau issued warnings telling people to move to higher ground. However, these advisories were ignored by many vacationers and residents alike. A 15-foot storm surge flooded the city, which was then situated at less than 9 feet above sea level, and numerous homes and buildings were destroyed. The hurricane remains the worst weather-related disaster in U.S. history in terms of loss of life.
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In the summer of 1900, Galveston, Texas, was a thriving commercial city perched on a low-lying barrier island between the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas mainland. It was an economic boom-town, a major port with over 40,000 inhabitants. End-of-summer tourists flocked to the wide beaches with sweeping vistas of the Gulf of Mexico.
But on September 8, 1900, a horrific hurricane slammed into the city. Wind speeds surpassed 135 miles per hour, making it a category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Storm surges rose 15 feet and, within hours, estimates of 6,000 to 12,000 unwary people were killed and over 3,600 buildings were destroyed. The Galveston Hurricane remains the deadliest natural disaster in United States history.
Although Galveston was rebuilt, it never reestablished itself as the major port of call it once was. The city was soon overshadowed by Houston, some miles inland and connected to the Gulf of Mexico by a canal. The devastating destruction of the Galveston hurricane brought a new focus on the study of hurricane prediction.
Today, the National Hurricane Center detects, predicts, and issues warnings for dangerous storms and hurricanes. Geostationary satellites provide continuous surveillance that helps determine the location, size, and intensity of developing storms. Powerful computers and sophisticated programs help provide longer, more accurate track forecasts. NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts National Weather Service official warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Edited by Alferd Packer at 16:48:19 on 08/28/17
On September 8, 1900, a Category 4 hurricane ripped through Galveston, Texas, killing an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people. At the time of the 1900 hurricane, Galveston, nicknamed the Oleander City, was filled with vacationers. Sophisticated weather forecasting technology didn’t exist at the time, but the U.S. Weather Bureau issued warnings telling people to move to higher ground. However, these advisories were ignored by many vacationers and residents alike. A 15-foot storm surge flooded the city, which was then situated at less than 9 feet above sea level, and numerous homes and buildings were destroyed. The hurricane remains the worst weather-related disaster in U.S. history in terms of loss of life.
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In the summer of 1900, Galveston, Texas, was a thriving commercial city perched on a low-lying barrier island between the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas mainland. It was an economic boom-town, a major port with over 40,000 inhabitants. End-of-summer tourists flocked to the wide beaches with sweeping vistas of the Gulf of Mexico.
But on September 8, 1900, a horrific hurricane slammed into the city. Wind speeds surpassed 135 miles per hour, making it a category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Storm surges rose 15 feet and, within hours, estimates of 6,000 to 12,000 unwary people were killed and over 3,600 buildings were destroyed. The Galveston Hurricane remains the deadliest natural disaster in United States history.
Although Galveston was rebuilt, it never reestablished itself as the major port of call it once was. The city was soon overshadowed by Houston, some miles inland and connected to the Gulf of Mexico by a canal. The devastating destruction of the Galveston hurricane brought a new focus on the study of hurricane prediction.
Today, the National Hurricane Center detects, predicts, and issues warnings for dangerous storms and hurricanes. Geostationary satellites provide continuous surveillance that helps determine the location, size, and intensity of developing storms. Powerful computers and sophisticated programs help provide longer, more accurate track forecasts. NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts National Weather Service official warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Edited by Alferd Packer at 16:48:19 on 08/28/17
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Yeah. Nothing like that's ever happened there before. - Alferd Packer MU - 8/28 16:29:52