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Old 09-12-2024, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 View Post
Found an AOL report stating that readings taken at a number of AccuWeather meters located on oil rigs in the gulf, Eugene island being one, showed winds of 97 to 112 mph. Meters located between 100-200 ft above ocean surface. Will you accept this?
By the way, as of latest search, no deaths (thank goodness) attributed to Francine.
Please confirm (via recorded data) that they are "sustained" or "gust" data. Storm categories are based on sustained wind speeds -- and that they are at or no more than 3 meters above sea level.