"Bruce" wrote in message ...

On Thu, 7 Sep 2017 09:05:05 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
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>On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 16:43:29 -0400, jmcquown >
>wrote:
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>>On 9/5/2017 12:26 AM, Cheryl wrote:
>>> "cshenk" > Wrote in message:
>>>>
>>>> I assume most of us on the east coast are watching this now.
>>>>
>>>> There's a huge number of fake hoopla sites about it. Reality is they
>>>> are unsure how strong she will be, or where she will land (if she lands
>>>> at all).
>>>>
>>>> Carol
>>>
>>> I'm watching, in Maryland. Takes a lot to scare me but when they
>>> say the hurricane rating system should maybe include cat 6 for
>>> this one it scares me.
>>>
>>It's a monster storm, for sure. Some government guy years ago decided
>>Cat 5 was as high as the scale should go. They didn't know.
>>
>>Locally they're predicting (that's all the can do) if it gets to the
>>South Carolina coast it would still be a Category 3. It's also huge,
>>much bigger than Hurricane Matthew was and that did a lot of damage. At
>>this stage no one knows which direction it will take.
>>
>>Jill
>
>so you're going to take this storm seriously? Good for you. Last
>year was enough for your area.
>Janet US
>
>==
>
>We see it in all our news. It is just terrifying!!!
>
>Do you get these every year?

There are 3 in the same area (very roughly speaking) now.

==

But are these an annual event?



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