klw Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I did not want to clog the Sandy thread with this question. I seem to remember a hurricane in the Bay of Campeche about 3 (?) seasons back whose winds were not particularly strong given how low the pressure was. The winds caught up, IIRC, right before landfall. Am I remembering this correctly and if so which storm was it? (Not a Sandy comparison but it has been bugging me off and on for a little bit now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 I just went through the history of the past few years and I think it was Alex I was remembering as being deeper than the winds would indicate. But looking at the history, I think I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmx Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I just went through the history of the past few years and I think it was Alex I was remembering as being deeper than the winds would indicate. But looking at the history, I think I was wrong. Alex was a 981mb TS and then 958mb 75kts cat 1 and hit as a 95kts cat2 with 946mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 You're definitely thinking of Alex 2010. The max winds (95 kt) were surprisingly low when considering the central pressure, RMW, latitude, intensity trend, and radar presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 The video from my and Jorge's chase of Alex. We were about 30 mi inland, but we perfectly hit the very small eye, which was maybe 3-4 mi wide: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Thanks, I am glad to know my memory was not going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Josh, What were the highest winds in NYC proper in Gloria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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