When Frederick hit the gulf coast in September of ’79, it did so with winds that gusted to 145 miles per hour and waves surging as high as 12 feet. Damage was estimated at 2.3-billion dollars – the most on record for that time. In some cities, three out of every four buildings were destroyed….
Scientists now believe Hurricane Andrew’s winds were at least 10 mph faster than previously thought – making it only the third Category 5 storm to hit United States in recorded history. Hurricane forecasters and researchers planned to announce Wednesday the change of the 1992 hurricane’s intensity, said Frank Lepore, spokesman for the National Hurricane Center…
An atmospheric scientist hailed as the nation’s foremost forecaster has lowered his forecast for hurricanes for the remainder of 2002 — the second time he’s done so in recent months. In early April, William Gray of Colorado State University predicted that the year would see 12 named storms — including seven hurricanes, three of them…
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