Ian’s estimated peak intensity of 140 kt and minimum central pressure of 937 mb at 1200 UTC 28 September are based on data from Air Force Reserve Unit and NOAA reconnaissance aircraft. During the missions, the maximum 10-second averaged flight-level winds reported in the hurricane’s core ...
The latest update from the National Hurricane Center predicts incredible storm surge along the southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana coast. With predictions that the storm surge could penetrate up to 30 miles inland from the coast, which almost encroaches on the Lake Charles area. Those waters w...
Although the full extent of damage caused by Hurricane Ian in the Southwest is still being realized, Ian is already being called one of the costliest storms to ever hit the U.S.Stackertook a look atNOAA datato extrapolate the costliest U.S. hurricanes of all time. #25. Alicia Bettmann ...
During the missions, the maximum 10-second averaged flight-level winds reported in the hurricane’s core were 160 kt from a NOAA aircraft at 750 mb (an altitude of about 6800 ft) at 1013 UTC 28 September. These flight-level winds support a surface intensity estimate of 136 kt. There ...