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Re: The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
« Reply #300 on: November 24, 2016, 08:22:56 PM »
Record set.

NHC Atlantic Ops:  Otto is the southernmost landfalling hurricane on record for Central America.  Full details: hurricanes.gov
https://twitter.com/nhc_atlantic/status/801848060888416256

(Radar animation at the link.)


Hurricane Otto may become the first named storm in history to traverse Central America (from Atlantic to Pacific) and retain the same name.
https://twitter.com/ericholthaus/status/801868789637750784
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Re: The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
« Reply #301 on: November 24, 2016, 08:58:11 PM »
And once again, a big earthquake occurs in the region of a hurricane.  (About 400 miles (640 km) away here.)   Just coincidence.  ;)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-24/urgent-magnitude-7-0-offshore-quake-rattles-el-salvador

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Re: The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
« Reply #302 on: December 03, 2016, 02:37:14 AM »
Waters in the Gulf of Mexico averaged 84°F (29°C) this hurricane season, the warmest on record. By a mile.
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Re: The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
« Reply #304 on: January 05, 2017, 12:58:44 PM »
Interesting article about the protective buffering effect off Florida.

https://gcaptain.com/natural-buffer-zone-found-to-protect-u-s-coast-during-active-hurricane-periods/

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Re: The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
« Reply #305 on: August 17, 2017, 07:53:33 PM »
August 2017:

The National Weather Service has completed an assessment of "how they did" handling Hurricane Matthew in October 2016.  Media and emergency response partners said the new flood graphics and post-Superstorm-Sandy procedures worked well, but they were still surprised by the (record) severity of the event.  Some coastal weather offices were understaffed, with people working 18-hour days.  More river gages are needed.
 
Although Hurricane Matthew's storm center remained offshore, it paralleled the coast and lingered for days, with winds in excess of 100 mph, storm surge in excess of 7 feet, and up to 20 inches of rainfall. Weather-related fatalities occurred up and down the southeast U.S. coast, mostly from inland flooding.

Service Assessment
October 2016 Hurricane Matthew
https://www.weather.gov/media/publications/assessments/HurricaneMatthew8-17.pdf
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