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	Hurricane Carmen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hurricane Carmen was a Category 4 storm, the most intense hurricane of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season.
		Carmen caused significant damage on the Yucatán Peninsula and in Louisiana, and was the most intense hurricane to strike the United States since Hurricane Camille in the 1969 season.
		Carmen was initially forecasted to hit the populated area around Belize City, but crossed the Yucatán Peninsula in a sparsely populated area due to a last minute track change.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hurricane_Carmen (685 words)

	1974 Atlantic hurricane season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The most notable storms of the season were Hurricane Carmen, which made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula and in Louisiana, causing at least $150 million (1974 US dollars) in damages; and Hurricane Fifi, which killed 8,000 people as it skimmed along the northern coast of Honduras.
		Hurricane Becky formed from an area of showers and thunderstorms on August 26, located to the southwest of Bermuda.
		Hurricane Fifi formed from a tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea on September 14.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1974_Atlantic_hurricane_season (989 words)

	Hurricane Carmen -Early September 1974
		rainfall fell across the northeast Caribbean islands as Carmen passed by to the south.
		Yucatan peninsula of Mexico as a category 4 hurricane.
		hurricane strength on the 5th, and a category 4 again in the northern Gulf of Mexico on the 7th.
	www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov /tropical/rain/carmen1974.html (158 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Mexico -- Hurricane Emily roars across Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, leaving path of ...
		Damage from the hurricane was evident everywhere on the Mayan Riviera, whose white-sand beaches and turquoise waters attract both Mexican and foreign tourists.
		The force of the hurricane's winds snapped concrete utility poles in two along a half-mile stretch of highway between Playa del Carmen and Cancun to the north.
		A hurricane warning remained in effect Monday for the Yucatan Peninsula from southern Chetumal to Cabo Catoche on the peninsula's northern tip, and west and south to Campeche, including Cozumel and the Islas Mujeres.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/mexico/20050718-0830-hurricaneemily.html (970 words)

	The Saffir-Simpson Scale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hurricanes Abby of 1960 and Anna of 1961 were Category One hurricanes at peak intensity.
		Hurricane Carmen of 1974 was a Category Three hurricane when it hit Corozal, and Hurricane Roxanne of 1995 was a Category Three hurricane at landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
		Hurricane Gilbert of 1988 was a Category Five hurricane at peak intensity and is the strongest Atlantic tropical cyclone of record.
	www.hydromet.gov.bz /saffir.html (602 words)

	billingsgazette.com
		PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- Hurricane Emily slammed into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Monday as a powerful Category 4 storm, snapping concrete utility poles with its winds of 135 mph and punishing waves along the region's famous white-sand beaches.
		The hurricane knocked out power and phone service to much of Mexico's famous Riviera Maya coastline, where thousands of residents and tourists rode out the storm in sweltering, makeshift shelters set up in schools and hotel ballrooms.
		Although Emily weakened to a Category 2 hurricane while crossing the peninsula, it was expected to gather strength again after hitting Gulf waters later Monday.
	www.billingsgazette.com /index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/07/18/build/world/60-flee-hurricane.inc (936 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico - Hurricane Emily slammed into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula early Monday as a powerful Category 4 storm, snapping concrete utility poles with its winds of 135 mph and punishing waves along the region's famous white-sand beaches.
		The hurricane knocked out power and phone service to much of Mexico's famous Riviera Maya coastline, where tourists rode out the storm in sweltering, makeshift shelters set up in schools and hotel ballrooms.
		The islands and a handful of other Caribbean countries were devastated last year when three catastrophic hurricanes - Frances, Ivan and Jeanne - tore through the region with a collective ferocity not seen in years, causing hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damage.
	www.katu.com /printstory.asp?ID=78435 (835 words)

	September 24
		Carmen’s career at Florida Atlantic was preceded by his brother Joe, a hard-throwing right-hander from Broward CC.
		I was a little nervous; Carmen was a pretty highly rated high school prospect, and we had only been in Division I for a short time.
		Carmen was part of a staff on that ’99 team that had four guys - Nick Mattione, Todd Moser, Dan Jackson and Carmen - all pitching in Double-A this year.
	www.collegebaseballinsider.com /kc924.htm (1183 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hurricane Ivan, in 2004, was a Category 5.
		Thirty-four major hurricanes have come ashore on the Gulf Coast in the past 100 years--seven were of Category 4 intensity--and only one was a Category 5: Camille in 1969, which killed more than 250 people, and in today's dollars, caused over $6 billion in damage.
		The last was 1992’s Hurricane Andrew, which killed 43 people and caused $31 billion in damage, the 1935 Labor Day hurricane that hit the Florida Keys and killed 600 people, and Hurricane Camille.
	www.cbn.com /cbnnews/news/050829b.asp (415 words)

	Hurricane Emily strands tourists in Mexico - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Latin America/Caribbean - News
		Residents of Yucatan Peninsula resorts, including Playa del Carmen and Tulum, waded through knee-deep flood waters to assess damage under a light drizzle, as the storm barreled west into the Gulf of Mexico.
		The hurricane's wind speeds soared to as much as 135 miles per hour, making it a fierce Category 4 storm when it slammed into the Yucatan's east coast Sunday.
		A hurricane watch was issued from Cabo Rojo, Mexico, along the Gulf coast, northward to Baffin Bay, Texas.
	www.boston.com /news/world/latinamerica/articles/2005/07/19/hurricane_emily_strands_tourists_in_mexico?mode=PF (875 words)

	BELIZEmagazine.com - The Internet Magazine of Belize
		However, traditionally the hurricanes that have plagued Belize in the past have appeared in the later part of the season.
		Of those twenty hurricanes, nie were in the month of September, eight were in the month of October and one occurred in the month of November.
		Until the end of the current hurricane season in November that is on par to being the most destructive season on record and surpassing the 1933 season with it's 21 major tropical storms and hurricanes, Belize and her citizens need to watch the weather day in and day out.
	www.belizemagazine.com /edition08/english/e08_40weather.htm (487 words)

	Indiana Printing & Publishing Co.
		PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico - Hurricane Emily gathered strength Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening south Texas and a second strike against Mexico after ripping roofs off resort hotels and stranding thousands of tourists in the Yucatan Peninsula.
		Southern Texas was also threatened, and the National Hurricane Center in Miami posted hurricane warnings along both sides of the Mexico-Texas border.
		But damage from the hurricane was evident everywhere on the eastern Yucatan coast, famous for its white-sand beaches and turquoise waters.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1078&dept_id=151021&newsid=14881771&PAG=461&rfi=9 (751 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Mexico -- Hurricane Emily roars across Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, stranding ...
		PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico – Hurricane Emily stranded thousands of tourists along Mexico's luxurious Mayan Riviera and left hundreds of local residents homeless Monday, forcing many to remain in crowded, leaky shelters.
		Damage from the hurricane was evident across the eastern Yucatan, famous for its white-sand beaches and turquoise waters.
		Gabriela Rodriguez, tourism secretary for Quintana Roo state, which includes Cancun and Playa del Carmen, said the worst damage was in Puerto Aventuras, where the storm's eye came ashore, and in Tulum, a collection of thatched hut hotels along a secluded strip of beach that is popular with backpackers.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/mexico/20050718-1448-hurricaneemily.html (1021 words)

	Playa del Carmen News Blog: October 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hurricane Wilma was the 21st named storm, twelfth hurricane, and sixth major hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
		At its peak, it was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, with the lowest atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere of 882 millibars at sea level, a record previously held by Hurricane Gilbert.
		The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends on Nov. 30, was the most active one since records began 150 years ago, with Alpha, the 22nd named tropical storm of this season, tapping into the Greek alphabet for its name.
	www.playa-del-carmen.us /Archive/2005_10_01_archive.html (15625 words)

	CNN.com - Chantal near hurricane as it nears landfall - August 20, 2001
		Although the center of the storm was expected to make landfall Monday night, the heaviest rain -- to the north and east of the center -- wasn't expected to come ashore for six to 12 hours after the center.
		A hurricane watch is in effect from Belize City northward to Cancun, Mexico.
		Chantal is the third named storm this summer in the Atlantic, which has yet to see a hurricane this season.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WEATHER/08/20/ts.chantal/index.html (536 words)

	ABS-CBN Interactive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Stinging rains gathered strength as Wilma, a Category 4 hurricane, moved in slowly from the Caribbean with winds of 145 mph.
		The hurricane season has six weeks left and has already spawned three of the most-intense storms on record.
		Hurricane experts say the Atlantic has entered a period of heightened storm activity that could last 20 more years.
	www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryID=19750 (1309 words)

	Retired Hurricane Names
		Ever Since 1953, The World Meteorological Organization has retired certain names of hurricanes, usually due to large amounts of damage, or a high loss of life.
		The WMO meets every spring and decides on which names to retire from the previous hurricane season.
		The current official record for the most names retired in a season is 4, shared by the 1955, 1995 and 2004 seasons, however, the 2005 Season will likely break that record.
	hurricanehut.tripod.com /id242.html (74 words)

	Forrest Gump : Hurricane Camille
		Not only does it say Carmen quite clearly in the movie, very shortly after the storm, Forrest and Lt. Dan are watching news coverage of the attempted assassinations of Pres.
		Hurricane Carmen did occur in 1974, but it made landfall on the central Louisiana coast.
		Hurricane Camille did also occur in 1969, but it did the same track as Katrina - Plaquemines, Eastern New Orleans, and the Mississippi gulf coast.
	www.slipups.com /items/2421.html (492 words)

	Worldandnation: Emily ravages Yucatan, expected to gain steam
		Residents of Yucatan peninsula resorts, including Playa del Carmen and Tulum, began wading through knee-deep floodwaters to assess damage under a light drizzle as the storm barreled west into the Gulf of Mexico.
		Damage from the hurricane was evident everywhere on the eastern Yucatan's Mayan Riviera.
		A hurricane watch was issued from Cabo Rojo, Mexico, along the Gulf Coast, north to Baffin Bay, Texas.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/07/19/news_pf/Worldandnation/Emily_ravages_Yucatan.shtml (559 words)

	Hurricane Wilma
		We are sorry...no news, In Playa del Carmen We are dining out in restaurants, sunbathing in our paradisiacal beaches, doing some shopping, snorkeling, enjoying Playas great night life, we are back to normal...
		Wilma was a very big hurricane and she moved pretty slowly, about five miles an hour.
		There are handwritten signs on hurricane damaged property everywhere that say in Spanish, “We are working hard, are you?” The worker’s from CFE (the electric company) have been working 24 – 7.
	www.seamonkeybusiness.com /hurricane.htm (2560 words)

	Hurricane Emily roars across Yucatan - Weather News - MSNBC.com
		A woman looks at a small plane that was flipped onto a tree by Hurricane Emily's 135 mph winds in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
		PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico - Hurricane Emily ripped roofs off luxury hotels along Mexico’s Mayan Riviera, stranded thousands of tourists and left hundreds of local residents homeless Monday, forcing many to remain in crowded, leaky shelters.
		Residents of Yucatan Peninsula resorts, including Playa del Carmen and Tulum, began wading through knee-deep flood waters to assess damage under a light drizzle, as the storm barreled west into the Gulf of Mexico.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8547218 (642 words)

	Beach Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		CANCUN, Mexico -- Hurricane Wilma struck the Yucatan peninsula Friday, pounding beach resorts and dozens of fishing hamlets with 140 mph winds and a 10-foot storm surge that sent water crashing over Cancun's white-sand beaches and into its exclusive hotel district.
		By Greg Brosnan PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (Reuters) - Massive Hurricane Wilma clobbered Mexico's Caribbean beach resorts on Saturday, threatening heavy damage and loss of life as it meandered slowly into the Yucatan peninsula.
		By Greg Brosnan PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Massive Hurricane Wilma clobbered Mexico's Caribbean beach resorts on Saturday, threatening heavy damage and loss of life as it meandered slowly into the Yucatan peninsula.
	www.boarc.com /beach+mexico.html (753 words)

	Hurricane Chasing Career
		1985-Intercepted the eyes of four hurricanes in one season: a world's record on the ground for one human being.
		Produced video Hurricane Opal--a Pearl She Was Not.
		Winds gusts to 105, hurricane windsfor 16 hours, IN the eye for a personal record of 7 1/2 hours.
	www.hurricanevideo.citymax.com /page/page/572246.htm (324 words)

	Can-Do Maps and travel guides
		Playa del Carmen is a major tourist destination located in the center of the Riviera Maya.
		Tankah (69miles/111km south of Cancun; 30miles/49km south of Playa del Carmen) is a small beachfront community of mostly private homes.
		Tulum (76miles/122km south of Cancun; 37miles/60km south of Playa del Carmen) is mostly known for the Maya ruins of the same name.
	www.cancunmap.com (1051 words)

	News 14 Carolina \| 24 Hour Local News \| TOP STORIES
		The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Emily made landfall near Tulum, which is 100 miles south of Cancun.
		PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- Hurricane Emily ripped roofs off luxury hotels along Mexico's Mayan Riviera, stranded thousands of tourists and left hundreds of local residents homeless Monday, forcing many to remain in crowded, leaky shelters.
		A hurricane warning was issued for northeastern Mexico, along the Gulf coast from the Texas border.
	www.news14charlotte.com /content/top_stories/?ArID=98020&addvid=63939 (925 words)

	Hurricane Emily Gathers Strength in Gulf
		PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico—Hurricane Emily gathered strength in the Gulf of Mexico early Tuesday as it took aim at northeastern Mexico and south Texas a day after ripping roofs off resort hotels and stranding thousands of tourists in the Yucatan Peninsula.
		A Category 1 hurricane Tuesday morning, the storm was expected to strengthen into a Category 2 storm later Tuesday and possibly make landfall early Wednesday as a major Category 3 hurricane, the hurricane center said.
		Category 1 hurricanes carry winds of 74 mph to 95 mph, category 2 from 96 mph to 110 mph, and Category 3 from 111 mph to 130 mph.
	sacunion.com /pages/world/articles/5557 (886 words)

	Hurricane Report
		THE full fury of Hurricane Emily slammed into the Mexican coastline for the second time in three days last night as weather experts warned of a far greater danger to li...
		July 19: World oil prices dipped Tuesday on relief that Hurricane Emily would miss vital US platforms and refineries in the Gulf of Mexico, and after OPEC lowered its f...
		PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico - Hurricane Emily gathered strength in the Gulf of Mexico for a second strike against Mexico and south Texas late Tuesday, after ripping roofs of...
	archive.wn.com /2005/07/21/1400/hurricanereport (522 words)

	CARMEN Caribbean Amateur Radio Meteorological Emergency Network
		During each hurricane season, whenever a hurricane is approaching land, they have collected hundreds of supplemental surface weather reports from hams in and around the Caribbean.
		Weather stations would be provided and installed at the QTH of selected hams on each island, the number of units would be determined from the size and geography of each island.
		During the hurricane season of 2000 some of these stations were put to the test and provided valuable data to the forecasters.
	www.fiu.edu /orgs/w4ehw/carmen.html (447 words)

	NEWS - Comcast.net
		A pedestrian looks at the destroyed window of a store in Playa del Carmen after Hurricane Emily...
		A hurricane warning was in effect Monday night from south of the Mexico-Texas border to the community of La Cruz.
		A steady stream of RVs headed north from the island resort after a local judge ordered vehicles in danger of being blown over by high winds to leave county parks on the island.
	www.comcast.net /news/index.jsp?cat=GENERAL&fn=/2005/07/19/181602.html (908 words)

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