Miami’s National Hurricane Center reported that Hurricane Arthur’s eye came ashore at about 11:15 p.m. ET over the Shackleford Banks, between Cape Lookout and Beaufort, North Carolina, the point of landfall was near 34.6 N, 76.6 W. Arthur brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 157 km/h (97 mph). Wind gusts in … Continue Reading
(*Chip Merlin’s Note–Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a series of guest blogs. Click here to read his previous guest blogs) Why Rocco Calaci Why do people forget that the atmosphere reacts to weather … Continue Reading
(*Chip Merlin’s Note–Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a series of guest blogs. Click here to read his previous guest blogs) We Are Using the Wrong Ruler Rocco Calaci Whenever a hurricane strikes a … Continue Reading
(*Chip Merlin’s Note–Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. I met him at a recent FAPIA Convention where he presented a speech about hurricanes. I invited Rocco to write on today’s topic after he briefly mentioned it in his speech.) Since the release of the Saffir-Simpson Scale in … Continue Reading
A recent article in the Houston Chronicle noted support by some scientists to replace the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale with other more accurate measures of hurricane destructiveness. It is about time. I have long questioned the accuracy of Saffir-Simpson. I have seen structures in a high wind event, such as Hurricane Charley, with little or no damage. I … Continue Reading