[Note, no more updates to this story as of 1pm Tuesday; there is an updated story here .] ...so said the chief executive of Kerr County, Texas, Rob Kelly. He went on to say, "We had no reason to believe that this was going to be anything like what's happened here, none whatsoever." I'm sorry to report that he is probably correct. The flood was underforecast and the "emergency" warnings were later than they could have been. In fairness, as of the time of this update, 1:30pm Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey has determined this was the highest crest on the Guadalupe River at Hunt, Texas, since the river gauge was installed. As of 1p Tuesday , 105 have been confirmed to have been killed and "dozens" are missing. Those numbers imply a total death toll near 130. This past autumn, Hurricane Helene killed 249. In 2011, a single tornado killed 161 in Joplin. We must stop these mega-disasters! This is another tragic example of why America desperately n...
Don't toot Accu Weather's horn too loudly Mike - I believe you linked to an In AccuWeather forecast showing the TS moving up the West coast of FL. Oops.
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Don't toot Accu Weather's horn too loudly Mike - I believe you linked to an In AccuWeather forecast showing the TS moving up the West coast of FL. Oops.
ReplyDeleteYes the alarmists are disappointed too.
You are correct, Brian. I was referring to the fact we never forecast it to reach hurricane strength. Others were. In fact, at least one forecast a major hurricane.
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