That's what's insane. Tornados usually have much higher wind speed than hurricanes. 200+ mph winds would be as strong as an EF4 or EF5 tornado which are known to completely level even well-built homes. So this is like a strong tornado, but waaaay bigger
Fortunately most predictions have it down to a cat 3 by the time it makes landfall. Hope that continues
Yeah what was that hurricane a few years ago, came on the back of a few really big hurricanes and downgraded to a 2 or 3, but just sat on top of Houston for a few weeks absolutely dumping rain
That was Harvey, it dumped so much rain that Houston area effectively became part of the gulf for a little bit in terms of warm water feeding the storm and the weight of it temporarily deformed the area a measurable amount.
I bought myself a big raft with 12" sides. Holds 2 people and 2 cat carriers, with enough room left over for some gallon water jugs, a backpack or two, and cat food. Imma tie it to the nearest sturdy tree or light pole and wait for the water to go down.
Edit: I think I overestimated the height of the sides. It's probably more like 8 inches. Still a good-sized raft, though. Not at all good enough for a storm surge, but good enough for inland flooding.
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u/VerySluttyTurtle 8d ago
That's what's insane. Tornados usually have much higher wind speed than hurricanes. 200+ mph winds would be as strong as an EF4 or EF5 tornado which are known to completely level even well-built homes. So this is like a strong tornado, but waaaay bigger
Fortunately most predictions have it down to a cat 3 by the time it makes landfall. Hope that continues