July storms: what does history tell us?

re: July storms: what does history tell us?

Stan Blazyk — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:08:07 GMT

Sand Piper,

I've been in stronger and Claudette was about as strong as I am comfortable with. I took lots of photos and can remember the car rocking back and forth as the gales swept through.

re: July storms: what does history tell us?

Robin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:26:13 GMT

Didn't know that, I thought if the storm was named at all that storm was retired! Thanks

re: July storms: what does history tell us?

sand piper — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:05:33 GMT

We were staying in a rent house on the west end of Galveston when Claudette hit in 2003. Very interesting to say the least. I would never want to be in one any stronger than that.

re: July storms: what does history tell us?

Stan Blazyk — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:13:09 GMT

Robin,

Actually, there have been at least three "Claudettes" (remember they only retire the names of the super-storms). There was Tropical Storm Claudettte in 1979, mentioned above. Hurricane Claudette in 1985. which formed off the east coast of the U.S, and moved out into the Atlantic and Hurricane Claudette in 2003 (mentioned above), which more ashore near Port O'Connor, bringing 44-mph sustained winds and 54-mph wind gusts to Galveston, along with 5.30" of rain and a 5.7 foot tidal surge.

re: July storms: what does history tell us?

Robin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:22:29 GMT

Two storms named Claudette?