Low pressure (upward suction of the region of ocean beneath the hurricane’s low pressure influence) 2. Storm surge, not wind, causes most destruction and lives lost Storm surge (high seas) is a result of: 1. The storm that had once threatened 160 mph winds and a 12-foot storm surge rolled in around midday just south of isolated Ocracoke Island with a 5-foot surge. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity is causing our heat index values to surge well over 100°, and in many places, exceeding 105° which is why the Heat Advisory continues today. ISABEL, 9/18/03 SeptemIsabel was blamed for at least two deaths in North Carolina and Virginia. In the above figure, IBM plans to predict hail storms and help car owners and insurers avoid expensive and often avoidable losses. The move by IBM to acquire the Weather Channel is a great example of how IBM is transforming Big Data to Big Profits. Natural Hazards > Severe Storms > Typhoon Xangsane Earth ObservatoryĪndrew: August, 1992 - Miami, Florida! IBM’s Big Bet on Big Weather Data: A New Data Strategy. The damage is estimated at $625 million, according to the National Floods and Storms Control Committee. Another 14 people were killed in neighboring Quang Nam province, eight in Ha Tinh, four each in the provinces of Nghe An, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue, and three in Quang Binh province, disaster officials in these provinces said. Officials previously had said 26 people were killed by the typhoon, most by collapsing homes. Big Weather Big Weather South by Mark Svenvold, Big Weather Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. In the central Vietnamese port city of Danang, 22 people were killed and four were missing, said disaster official Huynh Van Thang. Author: Mark Svenvold Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9780805080148 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 304 View: 3187 Get Book. The Philippines, which bore the brunt of the storm last week, reported 110 dead and 79 missing, as officials in both countries continued to tally the casualties and assess the damage. Vietnam's toll from the storm, which slammed into the country's central coast on Sunday, rose to 59 killed and four missing. USA Today Updated 9:17 AM ET HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Floods triggered by heavy rains submerged tens of thousands of Vietnamese homes Wednesday in the aftermath of Typhoon Xangsane, which killed at least 169 people in Vietnam and the Philippines, officials said. Tropical Cyclone In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world’s nuclear weapons combined. Mid-latitude cyclone Where are the mid-latitudes? Generally between 300 and 600 of latitude! McKnightĬold front photo Submitted by: Dale KaminskiExcellent Thunderstorm Formation just over the city! You could see the front moving in to the north and south as far as the eye could seeKearney Nebraska August 23, 2001 BIG WEATHER! Submitted by: Jim McClinticSalt Lake City, UT 9-16-01Ĥ weather fronts: Stationary Front Cold Front Warm Front Occluded Front