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Category 4 Hurricane Flossie Keeps to Its Path Toward Hawaii
West News • August 14, 2007
Hurricane Flossie roared toward Hawaii on Monday with its sustained wind increased to 140 mph, though forecasters said the Category 4 storm would weaken before passing by the islands.
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| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Semantics | Icee | Aug 15, 2007, 10:35 am |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: Semantics | Ratemaker | Aug 15, 2007, 10:22 am |
| RE: RE: RE: Semantics | Nebraskan | Aug 15, 2007, 9:25 am |
| RE: RE: Semantics | Anon | Aug 15, 2007, 12:07 am |
| RE: Semantics | Icee | Aug 14, 2007, 2:40 pm |
| Semantics | Anon | Aug 14, 2007, 2:29 pm |
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Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: Semantics
Each major "theatre" where these storms originate has its own list of names.
A storm that crosses the Date Line keeps its designation and name. A storm that crosses the dateline, weakens to "depression" status, and then re-strengthens is given a new designation and name.
This page has all the good info on storm names:
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html