Amira Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 There isn't really a category 6 for hurricanes, but if there were, Patricia would definitely qualify. It's going to hit Mexico in the next hour or two. The wind speed was 200 mph earlier and it's down to 190 now which is still crazy high. We know a lot of people in that area and if we were still in Mexico, dh would be in Vallarta right now to help with the aftermath tomorrow. The coastline where it will hit doesn't have a lot of people since it will largely miss Vallarta and Manzanillo, but it still is likely to be devastating. :( 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I am following this one. The wind is one thing; the erosion as it crosses the mountains will be another. Yowsers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I contemplated living in both P.V. and Mazatlan, before deciding on Cancun and then I ended up in Colombia. . Hoping and praying deaths and injuries will be minimal. It is the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in that part of the world. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 Here's an article about how/if it's the most powerful ever. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/23/451173922/chart-by-any-measure-hurricane-patricia-is-a-monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I'm following this one very closely too. What's really scary is that 2 days ago it was a tropical storm. That's how much heat energy is currently stored in the Pacific from the El Nino pattern and other factors. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Here's a picture of current Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomalies, in degrees. You can see how hot the ocean is in the area where Patricia developed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I'm hearing it is the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the *entire western hemisphere*, from both the Atlantic and the Pacific. Yes we heard that as well, and DH and I are still laughing over the western hemisphere part. Where did that reporter go to school? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 We are flooding here in north central Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TianXiaXueXiao Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Okay, color me dense, but why is that humorous? (Not asking in a snarky way, btw.)The equator divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Never mind. I misread the part that is supposed to be humorous. I don't know either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 We are flooding here in north central Texas. I think that's unrelated, but if the remnants of Patricia mix with your current system it'll be a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Ivy Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Yes we heard that as well, and DH and I are still laughing over the western hemisphere part. Where did that reporter go to school? The prime meridian divides the western and eastern hemispheres. There's four hemispheres. I know this because my 4th grader learned it for recitation from Memoria Press's recitation booklets a couple of weeks ago! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Yes we heard that as well, and DH and I are still laughing over the western hemisphere part. Where did that reporter go to school? The equator divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The Western Hemisphere is that part of the earth west of the prime meridian and east of the 180th meridian. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I think that's unrelated, but if the remnant of Patricia mix with your current system it'll be a bad thing. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rain-lashes-texas-as-hurricane-patricia-raises-flooding-risks/ar-BBmmPqp?li=AAa0dzB&ocid=U143DHP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Ivy Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I have been feeling physically ill today, just thinking about all these people in Mexico and what they are facing tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 It will have a devastating effect on human, animal, & plant life where it hits. The area will be changed for the worse for a long time to come. Hurricane recovery takes years & I cannot even imagine what something this strong will inflict. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: for those facing it. :crying: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 The kids and I just finished the new Calpurnia Tate book and it spurred me to read Issac's Storm about the Galveston Flood, which I'm in the middle of now. I wonder how that hurricane would rank - obviously they didn't measure it using these modern methods, but it's still the biggest natural disaster in US history. Here's hoping that people in Mexico stay safe and dry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 We are flooding here in north central Texas. I think that's unrelated, but if the remnants of Patricia mix with your current system it'll be a bad thing. Yes, what Texas is getting right now is unrelated to Patricia. There's moisture coming from the north (which is why the flooding is worst up in the Dallas area) and the gulf. Texas gets random hard, flooding rains randomly and this is one of them. It is expected that this rain will combine with rain from Patricia causing a "perfect storm" so to speak "enhancing" the flooding in south Texas at least. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 The kids and I just finished the new Calpurnia Tate book and it spurred me to read Issac's Storm about the Galveston Flood, which I'm in the middle of now. I wonder how that hurricane would rank - obviously they didn't measure it using these modern methods, but it's still the biggest natural disaster in US history. Biggest disaster as far as loss of life. Not the costliest hurricane. It was a cat 4. This one is stronger. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Looks like it's just making landfall. Wishing for mercy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 I was just reading about this. It sounds scary. I have one son in Texas who is under flash flood watch this weekend, but I don't think they will get much of the actual storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brehon Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 The kids and I just finished the new Calpurnia Tate book and it spurred me to read Issac's Storm about the Galveston Flood, which I'm in the middle of now. I wonder how that hurricane would rank - obviously they didn't measure it using these modern methods, but it's still the biggest natural disaster in US history. Biggest disaster as far as loss of life. Not the costliest hurricane. It was a cat 4. This one is stronger. On the 100th anniversary of the Galveston Hurricane KUT (Austin's NPR station) aired a special documentary entitled "No Tongue Can Tell It". It was a collection of recordings from survivors of the storm made from, if I remember correctly, the '30s through the '60s. The recordings were interspersed with excerpts from "Issac's Storm" and interviews with meteorologists and historians. It was phenomenal! Unfortunately, several years ago I tried to find an archived recording from both KUT and NPR only to be told that one was not available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Thank goodness - Patricia deescalated to a Category 1 hurricane after it hit land. They still have a lot to be worried about, but had it not crumbled as quickly, things could have been much worse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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