Experts say that Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology
Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology, leaving experts astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category 5 hurricane.
During the overnight hours on Thursday, Lee shattered the standard for what meteorologists call rapid intensification — when a hurricane’s sustained winds increase by 35 mph in 24 hours. More intense major hurricanes are also threatening communities farther inland, since the monster storms can grow so powerful that they remain dangerous hurricanes for longer distances over land.
It then slammed into the Georgia city of Valdosta more than 70 miles away from where it made landfall. At least 80 homes in the Valdosta area were destroyed and hundreds of others damaged. “If Lee actually does make landfall in New England, there’s no doubt the storm surge would be a huge threat,” he said.As Lee roils the ocean as it creeps closer to the eastern coast of the U.S., it could bring high seas and rip currents all up and down the eastern seaboard.
Emanuel was tracking the storm this weekend in New Harbor, Maine. Since it has been so long for any type of hurricane warning in New England, some residents might be complacent and think that hurricanes are a Florida or Louisiana problem, he said.SOMETHING TO WATCH
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