Shear, dry air taking their toll
Posted by Gianmarc on 8/26/2011, 3:32 pm
I've seen tropical storms that looked more formidable than this, now. The fleeting blow-up of colder cloud tops we saw earlier was a false alarm. This storm is now struggling mightily against dry air and shear. For my money, this is a Cat 1 if ever there was one. This is good news for NC and the northeast, but the remaining variable is storm surge--how far will the surge exceed the storm's category? That could be the potentially devastating surprise Irene has in store . . .

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Shear, dry air taking their toll - Gianmarc, 8/26/2011, 3:32 pm
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