Re: Recon image as of about 8:30AM EDT on 8/26
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Chris in Tampa on 8/26/2011, 9:08 am
One thing about surge, this storm is going to have more than usual.
Taking a look at the surge/waves destructive potential (SDP) rating as part of the integrated kinetic energy (IKE) scale, Irene rates a 4.8 out of 5.99. I don't understand much about the scale enough to explain it other than to say it is a better measurement of surge potential because it takes into effect the physical size of the storm and the distribution of wind in it.
You can view IKE by going here:
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Storm_pages/irene2011/wind.html
Click the latest "2° map" or up to "8° map" and at the bottom of the image look for the destructive potential rating. For wind it is very much like the normal Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, but the "Surge/Waves" is a very important value that people in the NE need to understand. Or for perspective, Katrina was a 5.1 in terms of surge/waves at its peak.
Irene is a very dangerous storm in terms of surge. |
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