September 20th 05, 03:14 AM
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Old hurricane moving back and forth across the Gulf of Mexico
I R A Darth Aggie wrote:
On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:01:11 -0500,
Scott , in
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+ Can anyone here tell me which hurricane this was and what year? I swear
+ I remember seeing a satellite loop of it on TV some years ago. At first
+ it looked like it would hit LA, then it moved towards FL, then it
+ reversed course and went back to LA!
+ Sounds like Elena from Labor Day in 1985?
Yes.
http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/...LENA/track.gif
Formed between Cuba and Haiti, moved along the north shore of Cuba,
and came out in the Gulf making a beeline directly towards the mouth
of the Mississippi, takes the hard right turn towards Florda and stops
about 100 miles west-southwest of Cedar Key, before turning back to a
west-northwest track and making landfall in southern Mississippi.
This must be it! Thanks!
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