JUNE 2010 NEWSLETTER
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Gordon Rutzen – Editor and Chief Typist / Envelope Stuffer |
MAY MEETING RECAP -
Jeff Orrock, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, Raleigh National Weather Service brought us up-to-date on hurricanes in NC. Here is some of the information presented to us:
1) Hurricane forecasting is based on extensive historical data patterns of past hurricanes.
2) NC is a major hurricane target on the USA east coast!
3) NC has much increased exposure to hurricane damage due to significant population increase, in particular,
a quadrupling of coastal population.
4) NC hurricane experience:
Category 1 - every 3 years
Category 2 - every 6 years
Category 3 - every 15 years
Category 4 - every 27 years
5) Raleigh hurricane experience:
Category 1 - every 17 years
Category 2 - every 32 years
Category 3 - every 52 years
Category 4 - every 130 years
6) Useful weather websites: