Re: Tweeting from Halifax
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 9/7/2019, 8:06 pm
Coverage of the term "post-tropical" doesn't go over well with some people. I was looking at the CBC's news and saw this:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hurricane-dorian-nova-scotia-destruction-1.5274887

"Dorian had diminished to a post-tropical storm by about 7 p.m. Saturday when it made landfall in Halifax."

It had 100 mph winds before and after.

Post-tropical Cyclone:
"A former tropical cyclone. This generic term describes a cyclone that no longer possesses sufficient tropical characteristics to be considered a tropical cyclone. Post-tropical cyclones can continue carrying heavy rains and high winds. Note that former tropical cyclones that have become fully extratropical...as well as remnant lows...are two classes of post-tropical cyclones."
From: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutgloss.shtml
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Dorian at 2pm EDT Sat. Special Advisory: 100 mph; NE at 29mph; "Satellite wind data indicate that Dorian is stronger" - Chris in Tampa, 9/7/2019, 2:55 pm
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