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Originally Posted by forwardone
Not that one either, jaukki.
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Originally Posted by forwardone
Not that one either, jaukki.
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Let`s move on to the 2nd clue.
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Originally Posted by forwardone
Meanwhile Phil`s told me to get rid of a few excess hammers cluttering up the storeroom. I just think that`s because they come a little cheaper than the Strads, but keep that quiet. Geoff |
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Originally Posted by memorex
A storm prediction center of the national weather service situated in tornado alley
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Quiz 15 Clue 1 I was a natural disaster which took place during the last century. WHAT am I? |
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Hurricane Camille is a bench mark in the American hurricane experience. Although Camille hit an area that had a relatively small population by today's standards, the region was sufficiently built-up enough to provide a first hand lesson of what a hurricane of maximum intensity is capable of. One thing remains as true today, as it was 34 years ago after the storm hit: Hurricane Camille is the most intense storm of any kind to ever strike mainland America in modern history.
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| Sept. 17, 1947 -- south Florida -- A hurricane moved in from the Atlantic over Palm Beach and Broward counties. Hurricane force winds were experienced along the Florida East Coast from Cape Canaveral to Carysfort Reef Light (south of Miami), while winds of 100 mph or more were felt from the northern portion of Miami to north of Palm Beach, or about 70 miles. A 1-minute maximum wind speed of 155 mph was recorded at the Pompano Beach light station (Hillsboro Light). Dozens of people were killed in this storm. It went on to hit the New Orleans area. |
| 1947: The most severe hurricane of the 1947 season crossed over Florida and hit Louisiana and Mississippi. The center of the very large and intense storm hit Hillsboro Light, FL, on September 17 with winds of 155 mph. After leaving Florida, the huge hurricane took a northwesterly course over the Gulf of Mexico and onto the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts. Tides rose to 12 feet at Biloxi,Bay St. Louis, and Gulfport, MS. The eye of the storm passed directly over New Orleans, LA, and was estimated at 25 miles in diameter. A total of 51 lives were lost--17 in Florida, 12 in Louisiana and 22 in Mississippi. Total damage was more than $700 million (in 1990 dollars). |
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Originally Posted by memorex
World war 2
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)) but then again .?
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Originally Posted by forwardone
In my 3.5 hour rampage I left 695 dead, over 2,000 injured, and destroyed 15,000 homes. WHAT am I? Geoff |
And once again, well done, and commiserations to sswilli99 (Shawn), who was narrowly pipped at the post.
Widely considered the most devastating and powerful tornado in American history, the Great Tri-State Tornado ripped through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925. In its 219-mile-long wake it left four completely destroyed towns, six severely damaged ones, 15,000 destroyed homes, and 2,000 injured. Most significantly, 695 people were killed, a record for a single tornado. The Great Tri-State Tornado left a legacy that is evidenced by ghost towns, lost ancestors, and stories passed from generation to generation.The tornado developed during an afternoon thunderstorm near Ellington in southeast Missouri, crossed the Mississippi River about 75 miles southeast of St. Louis, then followed a northeast course as it plowed through southern Illinois and southwestern Indiana before finally dissipating. The tornado exacted its greatest toll on southern Illinois. Speeds of the tornado reached 60 miles per hour in the region, and although it crossed predominantly rural land its path followed a string of railroads, placing several towns in its way. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7847/tor_map.gif As a result, 540 people died in southern Illinois in the following towns: Gorham (37), Murphysboro (234), DeSoto (69), and West Frankfort (148). In addition, 52 people died on farms and small settlements in southern Illinois. The counties of Jackson, Franklin, Hamilton, and White were affected within southern Illinois.http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7847/tndo_ani.gif In Franklin County, two communities were struck by the storm cloud. The town of Parrish was virtually destroyed; the town was never rebuilt and today it exists as a smattering of older homes. One hundred forty-eight lives were lost in West Frankfort, as were 20% of its homes and businesses.In Jackson County, the towns of Murphysboro and DeSoto were hardest hit. Murphysboro suffered from 234 deaths, while 40 percent of the homes were destroyed and another 30 percent were damaged by strong winds and the fires that swept through town after the tornado. Witnesses recalled seeing the fires from as far as 60 miles away. One person described seeing a Murphysboro house lifted into the air and then explode like a bomb, and others had similar stories. Sixty-nine people died in DeSoto when approximately 30% of the town was destroyed. During a 3.5-hour lifespan, the devastating funnel cloud averaged a quarter-mile in width but at times grew as wide as a mile. The tornado and its debris cloud were so large that they could scarcely be distinguished as such by some witnesses. The enormity of the tornado and its ranking as the greatest tornado in American history can be summarized by the following statistics:
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