Which Gulf Hurricane since 1995 was the worst

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Worst Gulf Coast Hurricane Since 1995

Erin
0
No votes
Opal
1
2%
Danny
0
No votes
Earl
1
2%
Bret
1
2%
Lili
3
6%
Claudette
0
No votes
Charley
7
13%
Ivan
21
40%
Dennis
0
No votes
Rita
8
15%
Wilma
9
17%
Other (please state you can vote for a tropical storm Katrina is off limits)
1
2%
 
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Jim Cantore

Which Gulf Hurricane since 1995 was the worst

#1 Postby Jim Cantore » Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:15 pm

I'm leaving Katrina out because she'd win with all the votes

Vote on what you saw on TV or from knowlage and research or for ones effected vote from personal experence theres no right or wrong answer

well ok maybe a few may be even pointless to have in the poll but I put them for the people who went through them
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#2 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:18 pm

I said wilma even so Rita was very close...

1# Wilma
2# Rita
3# Charley
4# Ivan
5# Opal
6# Dennis
7# Georges
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#3 Postby Jim Cantore » Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:19 pm

I'd agree with that

I saw alot of nasty damage and video out of Wilma

I'd put Charley Rita and Ivan close behind it
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#4 Postby NetZero06 » Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:19 pm

I am gonna vote Ivan...because of the amount of damage that it did, of course Charley is up there too, but I don't like considering the West Coast of Florida as the Gulf Coast...even though most institutions do...
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#5 Postby Brent » Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:39 pm

I said Ivan... Wilma is 2nd(the damage on the SE FL coast tops Ivan), but that's not on the Gulf. Charley was really small which is the only thing really that keeps it from being the worst.
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#6 Postby Coredesat » Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:42 pm

I voted for Ivan, although I almost voted for Wilma. I didn't vote for Rita because a good part of the damage it causedwas preexisting damage from Katrina that was exacerbated by Rita, although there was a lot of new damage. Ivan simply caused more damage.
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#7 Postby Terrell » Fri Dec 16, 2005 1:13 pm

I voted Wilma, though I did think about Charley and Ivan. Of course Katrina would get my vote if she weren't off limits.
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#8 Postby Normandy » Fri Dec 16, 2005 1:53 pm

Team Ragnarok wrote:I voted for Ivan, although I almost voted for Wilma. I didn't vote for Rita because a good part of the damage it causedwas preexisting damage from Katrina that was exacerbated by Rita, although there was a lot of new damage. Ivan simply caused more damage.


Uh, everything Rita damaged was untouched by katrina.....
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#9 Postby Brent » Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:01 pm

Normandy wrote:
Team Ragnarok wrote:I voted for Ivan, although I almost voted for Wilma. I didn't vote for Rita because a good part of the damage it causedwas preexisting damage from Katrina that was exacerbated by Rita, although there was a lot of new damage. Ivan simply caused more damage.


Uh, everything Rita damaged was untouched by katrina.....


I think he's referring to the water that flooded parts of New Orleans again.
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#10 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:02 pm

What reason for the Lili vote? In why not for Charley,Dennis? :roll:
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#11 Postby Derek Ortt » Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:07 pm

Wilma counts as an east coast hurricane.

All of the FL Peninsula is included as a part of the EC
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#12 Postby quandary » Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:46 pm

I can't believe no one voted for Charley.
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#13 Postby Derek Ortt » Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:47 pm

it was also an east coast hurricane

charley and wilma should not be on the list
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#14 Postby NetZero06 » Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:48 pm

Well then removing those 2 really makes Ivan a no-brainer almost...
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#15 Postby Normandy » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:19 pm

Brent wrote:
Normandy wrote:
Team Ragnarok wrote:I voted for Ivan, although I almost voted for Wilma. I didn't vote for Rita because a good part of the damage it causedwas preexisting damage from Katrina that was exacerbated by Rita, although there was a lot of new damage. Ivan simply caused more damage.


Uh, everything Rita damaged was untouched by katrina.....


I think he's referring to the water that flooded parts of New Orleans again.


But thats not where Rita did hir dirtiest work....check Holly Beach/LakeCharles/Cameron for that.

As for the worst, its Rita. Isnt she the third costliest ever?
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#16 Postby HURAKAN » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:24 pm

After Katrina, Ivan is the one that strikes me the most when talking about Gulf coast storm since 1995. Those images from Gulf Shores were just overwhelming to say the least.
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#17 Postby Derek Ortt » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:39 pm

and Katrina added inslut to injury at Gulfshores, as it produced a similar storm tide less than a year after Ivan devastated Gulfshores
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#18 Postby Tampa Bay Hurricane » Fri Dec 16, 2005 5:52 pm

Rita wiped Cameron and other cities off the map-
That's IMO the worst after Katrina
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#19 Postby Tampa Bay Hurricane » Fri Dec 16, 2005 6:02 pm

Rita the worst for the Gulf...

For me personally Wilma was the most intense I have experienced...
winds came right off Tampa Bay...last year with Jeanne and Frances
the winds came off the GOM but blew into the Bay so I did not
get direct unimpeded winds...but with Wilma the wind came
right off the Bay into Northeast St. Petersburg...very strong...
so Wilma was the strongest for me...
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#20 Postby Jim Cantore » Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:39 pm

Wilma and Charley are there because they hit from the gulf side

Plus without them Ivan would have an even easier win
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