Hurricane Ike's Size Poses Huge Surge Risk: Discovery News
Batman: Storm's coming.
Jim Gordon: Storm's getting choppy…………
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/09/12/hurricane-ike-surge.html
That's directly due to Ike's size. Experts are trying to figure out when they've seen a storm this wide. Ike's tropical storm force winds stretch for 510 miles, and weather radar from
Hurricane IKE: From the
‘IKE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT SOME UNUSUAL STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS.’
“RELATIVELY LITTLE
TRANSPORT OF WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE. “
‘As a greater percentage of the momentum of this hurricane is ‘aloft’ and not at the surface, IKE WILL NOT SPIN DOWN as quickly as would a typical non-manipulated storm. This means that the downward transport of this energy will continue long after the hurricane makes landfall. The net result will be hurricane damage much, much farther inland than anyone is expecting. I can easily see weeks without power and utilities over a huge chunk of territory just to the right of the eye and for a great distance (compared to usual) inland. Look at
4 Part Investigative Report….2004