Ian 155 mph
(www.nhc.noaa.gov)
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Something strange is going on, and it's not the first time I've noticed this with storms I've tracked. I've checked several wind-speed maps, like the one at the bottom of this page: https://www.trackthetropics.com/ian-2022/ and the highest wind speed I can get is about 105mph.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fdvggt0WAAAh1ww?format=png&name=900x900
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fdvhdb0WAAArwaW?format=png&name=900x900
https://twitter.com/JeremyDeHart53d/status/1575112285676539905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1575112285676539905%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=
Good link.
The damage will verify storm strength.
That's how tornadoes are measured, not hurricanes. I appreciate your skepticism but overstating hurricane strength doesn't seem to make much sense. Remember, the highest winds are in a very concentrated area near the eye wall and do not extend out very far. I'm clear over in Melbourne and winds are gusting to 40 mph right now.
I'm in the lakeland area. Rain, not even as bad yet as a summer thunder storm. Burst of wind but not much yet. Son in Sarasota, windy, rain but so far the creek down. The stree is flowing g normal. He said not eve a puddle yet. So we will see.
The damage will verify storm strength.
https://twitter.com/ChrisShawtvnews/status/1575119733942210560?s=20&t=yMmIrtEfiWA1Qyf6_wV6vw
Plus waves.
We've prayed it dissipates. God is faithful
I may be mistaken, but the wind speeds shown on those various maps are software estimates using buoy data. Perhaps someone else can chime in. If I'm correct, that would indicate "ground level" conditions.
I can certainly corroborate what the wind speeds were like on the ground during Hurricane Michael, as we were only about 15-20 miles from the eye wall. Making things further difficult during hurricanes are the tornados, but before the Naval weather station here was destroyed, it recorded a 180+mph wind speed. Cat 5 hurricanes are a whole other category.
Obstruction along the ground will slow a hurricane down (even tear it apart), as well as the cooler temperatures. I think that evidence supports the proposition that the highest wind speeds are closer to ground level.
Whoa... You took what I said all wrong! Cool your jets! I was providing an explanation about the websites that show windspeed, and just trying to add to the conversation. I do not have an explanation for your observation.
"unemotional/unemotioNOLE"?