«Many possible tracks bring the worst of a large,
powerful hurricane over or near the Keys and up the peninsula over the weekend,» he wrote in a Facebook message.
Not exact matches
Over the past decade, the world has seen the most
powerful El Niño ever recorded, the most devastating
hurricane in two hundred years, the hottest European summer on record, and one of the worst storm seasons ever experienced in Florida.
Hurricane Irene's
powerful winds uprooted trees, flooded buildings and knocked
over telephone poles.
Cruise ships are beginning to return to Florida following
Hurricane Irma, which hit the state twice
over the weekend as a
powerful storm in the Florida Keys and on Marco Island.
Yet the more
powerful hurricane of 1938 only generated maximum water levels at Battery Park, NY of 8.8 feet, and does not make New York City's top ten high water levels
over the past 100 years.
Over deep warm waters (right),
hurricanes have the potential to be more
powerful because the ocean surface cooling is significantly less.
As I write this Rita is about to pass
over the loop current, and has a chance of becoming the most
powerful hurricane on record and, maybe, just barely a nominal Cat 6.
Hurricane Joaquin is lashing the Central Bahamas as a
powerful Category 4 and will have lingered
over the islands for a harrowing three days before it finally departs Saturday.
In 2005,
Hurricane Wilma was one of the most
powerful hurricanes to hit the area, with the eye of the storm going directly
over the city.
The United States economy has displayed a
powerful resiliency
over the last several years, with home sales hitting records and commercial activity reaching robust levels despite a steady stream of big shocks like
hurricanes Katrina and Rita.