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Looking at the map, that location will not face the worst surge. Plus it is a fair distance "inland". He should be "safe" there.

Each one shattering windows in a 1,000 mile radius would be noticed.

It is sad to see such a standard product vanish. Replaced by something yielding a... diminished result. The public no longer receives the same level of service we enjoyed for the past 15+ years.

Would a stall by the coast mitigate some of the inland flooding potential? Heaviest rains might not make it far enough up river. Prior model runs were catastrophic in that regard.

Ever since Puerto Rico, Maria's eyewall has not been the same. This is visible on GOES 16 Infrared. Maria often has what i can only describe as two vortices circling inside a more rugged looking CDO. I understand it is still a major Hurricane, but its inner dynamic has something misfiring. Is the eye not properly stacked? Or is it something else? I'd love to learn more about what has occurred inside the storm after it emerged back over the ocean. Such a discussion may be pertinent as to whether Maria can intensify or not. Whether it could filter out that damage during an ERC over the next few days.

Only the second Cat4+ in recent history to strike Dominica?

Attributing short term movement of Arctic Sea Ice Extent to weather patterns, we are most likely to see both 2012 and 2013 beaten within the next 5 years. If the North Atlantic is "cold" next year, maybe 2016 can beat 2013 - before greater losses occur in the following years.