Re: Ivan the Terrible - now Cat 5
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World Book Encyclopedia Hurricane scale:
Level 1, 74-95 mph
Level 2, 96-110 mph
Level 3, 111-130 mph
Level 4, 131-155 mph
Level 5, 156 mph
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Even at Category 5, there are hurricanes and there are HURRICANES.
In the mid 80's Hurricane Gilbert slammed into the Yucatan with peak winds of 225 MPH! Yikes!
I was working on a floating gambling casino at the time that only opened for business in international waters. The crew was evaced. The captain asked me if I would stay on the ship and ride out the storm, just the engineer and myself. I thought it would be interesting so I agreed. It seems like a crazy decision, but not nearly as crazy as it sounds. I believe we would have made it even if we had taken a direct hit. It missed us by 450 miles. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif