Re: My Hurricane Katrina Predictions

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005, "chris.linthompson@xxxxxxxxx" <chris.linthompson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> No, VoR has it right. Under the proper circumstances, that sort of
> storm could conceivably travel straight up the Mississippi, using the
> warm water to stay strong. It would devastate several major cities
> along the route. It could conceivably (although this is unlikely)
> follow the Ohio River Valley to Pittsburgh, and migrate to the East
> Coast- possibly hitting everything from Washington to Boston.

Surely the Mississippi wouldn't provide enough surface of hot water
to keep a storm alive?

Though the current one seems to be hanging together far longer after
landfall than most do.

--
Bobby Bryant
Austin, Texas

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