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Re: [STORMREPORTS] RE: Katrina Record Pressure?

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From: Elliot Abrams (elliot53147{at}msn.com)
Date: Tue Aug 30 2005 - 20:33:38 EDT


The comparisons relate to storms close to the Gulf Coast. Gilbert's lowest
pressure was measured much farther out.

Elliot
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Weber" <jweber{at}ucar.edu>
To: <stormreports{at}wxmatrix-membersonly>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [STORMREPORTS] RE: Katrina Record Pressure?

> Hi,
>
> What about Gilbert...888mb in 1988?
>
> Jeff
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> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005, fred wrote:
>
>> Yes jesse
>>
>> 902 mb was lowest pressure recorded Camille now ranks 3rd as far as the
>> lowest presure
>>
>> Here are the numbers
>>
>> 1. Labor Day 1935 Cat 5 {at} 892 Mb or 26.34
>> 2. Katrina 2005 Cat 5 {at} 902 Mb or 26.64
>> 3. Camille 1969 Cat 5 {at} 909 Mb or 26.84
>> 4 Andrew 1992 Cat 5 {at} 922 Mb or 27.23
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix)" <ferrell{at}weathermatrix.net>
>> To: <stormreports{at}wxmatrix-membersonly>; <weathermatrix{at}wxmatrix-membersonly>
>> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 4:05 AM
>> Subject: [STORMREPORTS] RE: Katrina Record Pressure?
>>
>>
>> 902 was lowest I think? It beats Andrew & Camille, but not the Labor Day
>> storm of '35. There is a table near the bottom of this page:
>> http://www.weatherwatchers.org/tropical/1998/13/mitch.html
>> which I made years ago during Hurricane Mitch, but the data is accurate
>> only up to 1998.
>>
>>
>> >The message summary:
>> >--------------------
>> >FROM: hexagram14{at}aol.com
>> >DATE: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 22:40:52 EDT
>> >SUBJECT: Wow!
>> >
>> >Is this some kind of a record? What was the lowest
>> >atmospheric pressure ever recorded? ===============
>> >
>> >POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE KATRINA...<snip>...A NOAA
>> >HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
>> >OF 904 MB...26.69 INCHES.
>> >
>> >================
>> >
>> >Bryan
>> >--------------------
>>
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