Wednesday, September 03, 2014
"US Hurricane drought still in record territory"
They say you can make statistics say anything'.
I don't know if this one is pure or not.
Those on the East coast likely remember a 2012 storm called "Sandy", which spanned 1100 miles, and was "only" a Category 2 when it approached the Northeastern coast of the U.S. ...
I don't know if this one is pure or not.
Those on the East coast likely remember a 2012 storm called "Sandy", which spanned 1100 miles, and was "only" a Category 2 when it approached the Northeastern coast of the U.S. ...
So, for whatever it's worth, Mark Johnson has reported this on NewsNet5 in Cleveland, Ohio:
"Its been almost nine years since the last major hurricane struck the US Mainland. That's 3,230 days. Remember, we are talking MAJOR hurricanes, of Category 3 strength or higher. The last major hurricane was Hurricane Wilma which hit Florida on October 24, 2005. This is unprecedented in the hurricane record since 1900. Its a full 2 1/2 years ahead of the second-longest US hurricane drought ever recorded."
