"Brian in Aberfeldy" wrote in message
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On Aug 27, 11:04 pm, Fonzy wrote:
winds up to 80mph, wowhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14690942

the scots must be laughing

thats a standard hoolie

och!

Just did a 24 hour precip request on weathonline for usa and got

Stations: Precipitation
Atlantic City (IAP) (20 m, New Jersey) 146.0 mm
Philadelphia (IAP) (9 m, Pennsylvania) 145.0 mm
New York/La Guardia (AP) (9 m, New York) 136.0 mm
Richmond/Byrd Field (AP) (54 m, Virginia) 131.0 mm


wow
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And that's just one big difference between a hurricane and a mid-latitude
storm, hurricanes are wet!
Thanks for that data Brian, most interesting.

Will
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