PaladinSolo Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 While its ultimately going to be harmless as it shifts north into the northern atlantic, its size and power is unheard of for the eastern atlantic region. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/27/hurricane-lorenzo-packs-category-winds-presents-an-ominous-climate-signal/ Now packing 140 mph winds, Lorenzo became a Category 4 storm Thursday farther east than any other previous storm on record, save for Julia in 2010. While far from any populous land masses at the moment, Lorenzo could be having an impact on the Azores in just under a week’s time — all the while marking a potentially ominous climate signal. The Category 4’s sprawling cloud shield spans more than 1,000 miles — roughly the distance from Washington D.C. to Miami; including its outflow, it would be large enough to cover the entire East Coast beneath overcast. For the time being, Lorenzo’s dance is just a show for meteorologists. But beneath the surface, it is just the latest overachieving storm to fit into a pattern ripe with overachieving storms. Lorenzo’s central air pressure was lower than that of any other hurricane on record this far east. It also became the strongest hurricane east of 45 degrees west longitude on record. Lorenzo is very much out of bounds. Emerging research also suggests that the latitude at which storms reach their maximum strength may be slowly shifting north, elevating risk for some of the more populous land masses along the northern periphery of traditional Hurricane Alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Holy cow! That REALLY is in the far Eastern Atlantic for it to turn into a Category 4! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Global warming is a Chinese hoax doe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Holy cow! That REALLY is in the far Eastern Atlantic for it to turn into a Category 4! The next tweet he made is pretty impressive as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iculus Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 hour ago, SaysWho? said: The next tweet he made is pretty impressive as well. Damn it, now I'm going to have to watch Bad Boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 Yeah so this storm actually reached Cat 5 for a bit last night, still in the middle of the atlantic heading north now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 RIP Florida Hurricane Lorenzo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 But will it hit Alabama? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Its the first "L" storm to reach cat 5 so that's interesting I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 24 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Its the first "L" storm to reach cat 5 so that's interesting I guess. Yeah if L stands for loser. Can't even hit any land! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 31 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Yeah if L stands for loser. Can't even hit any land! Sad! We're gonna build a wall and make Atlantis pay for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 We never saw a category 5 before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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