Sunday, September 14, 2014

Hurricane Odile

This is a beast of a cyclone. Odile, in the Pacific, just south of Baja California.






Category 4, strength has leveled off and it has a double eyewall, which can cause intensity to fluctuate.

It will go parallel to Baja, buffeting its west coast with heavy rain and big winds. I hope people take precautions as I write this.

The danger isn't just from the wind, extremely heavy rains can cause flash flooding which always creates problems.

This storm will pass into drier air and colder water, which are harmful to a tropical storm. After dissipation, it will cause heavy rain in the American Southwest, hopefully in California where they need it so.

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