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Renew Deal

(81,856 posts) Tue Oct 4, 2016, 01:22 PM Oct 2016

Just heard that the Air Force is still measuring 145 MPH winds for Matthew at 12:30 PM

Measured by a dropsonde

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Just heard that the Air Force is still measuring 145 MPH winds for Matthew at 12:30 PM (Original Post) Renew Deal Oct 2016 OP

Wow. Just wow. Moving way too slow tonyt53 Oct 2016 #1

And it looks like it's a giant rainmaker Renew Deal Oct 2016 #3

Wind Hachetman Oct 2016 #2

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

1. Wow. Just wow. Moving way too slow

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Tue Oct 4, 2016, 01:28 PM

Oct 2016

Renew Deal

(81,856 posts)

3. And it looks like it's a giant rainmaker

Reply to tonyt53 (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 4, 2016, 01:52 PM

Oct 2016

The rain in Jamaica yesterday was out of control and that was the dry side of the storm.

Haiti is on the wet side and I've heard something like 40" of rain.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/hurricane-matthew-expected-bring-life-threatening-floods-parts/story?id=42531051

Hachetman

(27 posts)

2. Wind

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Tue Oct 4, 2016, 01:37 PM

Oct 2016

I guess Trump isn't the only thing with an obscene amount of hot air. Glad I flew back to ohio yesterday, this thing may be interesting when it goes ashore.

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