Andrew was cat 4 when it hit Florida. The only cat 5 to hit land in North America in last 50+ years hit southern Mexico last year. From NOAA info. Might have hit cat 5 before it hit like Kerterna.
Once you get cat 3 higher make little difference, hi. Andrew was so devastating. It was said it was so strong it was a tornado that was very large and lasted long time. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Sebastian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/06/28 Sat AM 12:06:17 EDT >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [dstar_digital] Re: Limited access > >The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, and Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Both >were category 5s, and both hit south Florida. > >73 de W4AS >Sebastian > >On Jun 27, 2008, at 2:12 PM, Ron Wright wrote: > >> Not sure what Cat 5 hurricane you were in. There has never been a >> Cat 5 hurricane hit Florida going back over 100 years. Sure there >> has been one, maybe within last 100,000 yrs, hi. Kertina was Cat 5, >> but down to Cat 4 before hitting New Orlenes. >> >> I remember Charley in 2004. Was headed right up the west coast >> headed right for us in Tampa area. A few of my friends went to >> Orlando to wait it out. Got to about Sarasota and made right turn >> and followed my friends to Orlando. They spent the next week >> operating a chain saw, >> >> 73, ron, n9ee/r > > > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
