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	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Hurricane Celia, Auqust 3, 1970: Hurricane Celia was one of the most destructive storms to ever hit Texas, with damages estimated at $1.6 billion (in 1990 dollars).
		Celia became a hurricane on August 1 in the Gulf of Mexlco and intensified rapidly in 15 hours before it crossed the coast north of Corpus Christi.
		Hurricane Gilbert was also a monumental storm, because it had the lowest sea level pressure ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere at 888 mb (26.23 inches).
	www.usatoday.com /weather/hurricane/history/whtexas.htm (1789 words)

	Historic Hurricanes--Some Of The Most Powerful Storms On Record.
		Hurricane Allen--The first named storm of the 1980 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Allen became a Category Five hurricane on three separate occasions, and is ranked as one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic.
		Hurricane Grace--Contrary to what was said in the movie, The Perfect Storm, Grace was only a Category Two Hurricane, but it would combine with a mid-latitude cyclone to form what would be known as the "Perfect Storm" in Meteorological terms during the final days of October, 1991.
		Hurricane Fabian--A hurricane that last for about a week, and a tropical system that lasted for nearly two weeks, Fabian was a Category Four Hurricane at one point with winds of 145 mph in September, 2003.
	www.hurricaneville.com /historic.html (8424 words)

	hurricane
		Hurricanes are very fascinating to track and to view on satellite, but beyond the fascination there is some harsh reality to these storms.
		Hurricanes are among the most powerful and deadliest forces in nature, which bring various kinds of effects to the area it makes landfall over.
		Storm surge is the rising wall of water the comes ashore with a landfalling hurricane, and is responsible for 90 percent of all hurricane related deaths.
	phillips.chccs.k12.nc.us /~bbedell/hurricane.htm (2873 words)

	Texas Hurricanes
		Celia became a hurricane on the 1st of August, when centered about midway between Tampa, FL and Merida, MX.
		Evacuations of the upper Texas coast began at 11 am on the 2nd and hurricane warnings were extended southward to Corpus Christi at 5 am on the 3rd.
		Hurricanes will continue to be a fact of life each summer and fall for Texas coastal residents.
	www.wintertexans.com /texashurricanes.htm (2048 words)

	CHC - Storms 1966
		The hurricane maintained this intensity as it raced north-northeastward in advance of a frontal trough moving off the eastern coast of the United States.
		Celia finally began to weaken and lose tropical characteristics just before reaching western Newfoundland where it moved inland on the afternoon of July 21, accompanied by squalls of 72 kilometres per hour (39 knots), then continued northward to merge with the frontal system over Labrador.
		Hurricane Faith is, however, held accountable for the loss of one crewman’s life when high seas battered the Alberto Benati in the western Atlantic, one person’s life who was missing and assumed drowned off the coast of Denmark, and for the lives of two men who were attempting to cross the Atlantic in a rowboat.
	www.atl.ec.gc.ca /weather/hurricane/storm66.html (675 words)

	Tropmet.com - Image Archives - 1965 Hurricane Betsy
		Hurricane Betsy was a powerful hurricane which caused enormous damage in the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana in September of 1965.
		At this time, the hurricane is moving steadily northwest, east of the Bahamas...over the next six days the hurricane's motion became highly erratic, first stalling and then moving south and finally west, crossing the Northern Bahamas and then extreme Southern Florida before entering the Gulf of Mexico and making a final landfall in Louisiana.
		The eye of Hurricane Betsy is clearly defined and plainly visible from a high-altitude Air Force reconnaissance aircraft at 1250 EST on September 2, 1965.
	www.tropmet.com /gallery/hurricane/gal_1965_betsy.htm (1223 words)

	Hurricane Celia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		While Celia pales in strength comparisons with other storms, this hurricane introduced an aspect of hurricanes previously thought to be impossible - incredible wind gusts that far exceed the hurricane's winds.
		With winds of 130 mph and wind gusts estimated as high as 180, Celia gave the Coastal Bend a taste of the massive destruction that can occur with hurricanes.
		Celia killed 9 people and cause 466 injuries, a small amount when compared to the damage caused to housing structures.
	www.srh.noaa.gov /crp/docs/research/hurrhistory/Celia/default.html (176 words)

	Hurricane Celia -- Main Report
		Celia, following in the wake of Carla (1961), and Beulah (1967), became the third major storm to hit the Texas Gulf coast in the past 10 years.
		A hurricane warning was issued at 11 a.m., CDT, Sunday(8/2), for the Texas Gulf Coast from Palacios to Port Arthur, and evacuations were begun.
		Hurricane Celia move west-northwest across southern Texas with the storm center passing near Mathis, Fowlerton, Cotulla, Carrizo Springs, Eagle Pass and Del Rio.
	www.srh.noaa.gov /crp/docs/research/hurrhistory/Celia/report.html (1257 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: WeatherPost -- Memorable Gulf Coast Hurricanes of the 20th Century
		Hurricanes are designated in 5 categories according to the Saffir/Simpson Scale: Category 1: 74-95 mph winds, Category 2: 96-110 mph winds, Category 3: 111-130 mph winds, Category 4: 131-155 mph winds, and Category 5: winds greater than 155 mph.
		Hurricane Celia, August 3, 1970: Hurricane Celia was one of the most destructive storms to ever hit Texas, with damages estimated at $1.6 billion (in 1990 dollars).
		Celia became a hurricane on August 1 in the Gulf of Mexico and intensified rapidly in 15 hours before it crossed the coast north of Corpus Christi, TX.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/weather/hurricane/info/histhurr.htm (3652 words)

	Corpus Christi Caller Times Caller.com - City braces for hurricane season
		Hurricane Celia in 1970 was the last major hurricane to hit the Coastal Bend, and a lot of development has taken place in beach areas like Padre Island since then.
		The prediction for intensified hurricane activity comes partly because of La Ni§a, a weather phenomenon that occurs when sea water is cooler than average across the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, D. James Baker, who leads the atmospheric administration, said in a written statement.
		Hurricane Jerry, which struck the Galveston area in 1989, was the last hurricane to land on the Texas coast.
	www.caller2.com /1999/may/31/today/local_ne/1305.html (1257 words)

	NCDC: Climate of 2004: East Pacific Hurricane Season Summary
		Hurricane Javier (shown in the image to the right) was an intense category 4 storm at its peak on September 14th.
		Tropical storm strength was reached on the 11th and hurricane strength on the 12th as Javier moved to the west-northwest.
		Hurricane Frank reached peak intensity of 86 mph (75 kts) on August 24th, category 1 on the saffir-simpson scale.
	www.ncdc.noaa.gov /oa/climate/research/2004/pachurricanes04.html (1343 words)

	What is the Size of a Hurricane? - Texas Hurricane Handbook, Weather Research Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The size of a hurricane is usually determined by the diameter of its hurricane- and gale-force winds.
		For example, Hurricane Carla had a diameter of hurricane-force winds of 300 miles, and diameter of tropical storm (gale) force winds of 500 miles.
		Hurricane Celia, a small but intense storm, had a diameter of hurricane force winds of 80 miles and gale force winds of almost 200 miles.
	www.wxresearch.org /family/pg5.html (173 words)

	Catalog Page for PIA00438
		Celia was the first hurricane of the eastern north Pacific season.
		Figure 1 is a daylight snapshot taken on July 19; Celia as tropical storm, winds at 50mph.
		Figure 2 is a daylight snapshot taken on July 21; Celia has a small eye with an 80-90% closed eyewall; sustained winds at 75mph with gusts reaching 92mph; Celia is upgraded to hurricane status.
	photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov /catalog/PIA00438 (504 words)

	MEMORABLE GULF COAST HURRICANES OF THE 20TH CENTURY
		Hurricane Camille, Auqust 17-19, 1969: Camille was born off the African coast on August 5th but didn't become a hurricane until the 15th.
		Celia became a hurricane on August 1 in the Gulf of Mexlco and intensified rapidly in 15 hours before it crossed the coast north of Corpus Christi, TX.
		Hurricane Alicia, Auqust 18, 1983: Alicia was the first hurricane to strike the Continental U.S. since Allen in 1980.
	www.aoml.noaa.gov /general/lib/mgch.html (3511 words)

	Texas Hurricanes 1950-2004
		Hurricanes Emily (1993) and Fran (1996), caused some of the worst tropical cyclone damage in North Carolina since the 1950's.
		Hurricanes Bonnie (1998), Floyd (1999), and Isabel (2003) were close to major hurricane strength at landfall along the North Carolina coast.
		Only three category 5 hurricanes are known for certain to have ever effected the United States over the last 125 years, the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane in the Florida Keys, Hurricane Camille in 1969, and Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
	www.scubamom.com /hurricanes (829 words)

	A Czech Family Rides out Hurricane Celia
		But, the trick of the situation is that one can never be sure when, again, a hurricane will, in the last few hours, intensive tremendously, dropping its central barometric pressure to a frightening low, tighten and draw in the eye wall, and charge the land with a fury that little made by man can withstand.
		At five o’clock on the morning of Monday, August 3, the hurricane warning was extended to the Corpus Christi area.
		With the point of landfall being between Aransas Pass and Corpus Christi and the subsequent path of the Storm, we were in the northwesterly quadrant--the harshest and (usually) most-dangerous quadrant of a hurricane.
	www.angelfire.com /tx5/texasczech/Stories/Celia.htm (4036 words)

	Sheltering Issues
		Research shows that a building that withstood Hurricane Celia (1970 storm landfall Corpus Christ) a category 3 Hurricane, is not guaranteed to be a safe shelter in a hurricane like Hugo (1989 storm landfall in Carolinas) or Andrew (1992 storm landfall in Florida), both of which were category 4 Hurricanes.
		Hurricane intensities are uncertain and justify the use of worst-case scenario planning for hurricane preparedness.
		It is known, for example, that most deaths do not occur as a result of hurricane winds but as a result of hurricane-related flooding and storm surges.
	chapters.redcross.org /tx/corpuschristi/sheltering_issues.htm (1398 words)

	cuba hurricanes .org - Hurricane Celia 1970
		Hurricane Eloise, September 23, 1975: Eloise became a threat when it regained hurricane strength in the central Gulf of Mexico about 350 miles south of New Orleans, LA. It continued.to strengthen until it made landfall about midway between Fort Walton Beach and Panama City, FL early on September 23.
		Emily is moving toward the west near 10 mph (17 km/hr) and this general motion is expected to continue during the next 24 hours.
		A hurricane warning is in effect for Northeastern Mexico...
	www.cubahurricanes.org /history-hurricane-celia.php (289 words)

	Hurricane Celia - Portland Texas 1970
		Carla, a whale of a hurricane born in September 1961, swept through the Caribbean, crossed the Yucatan peninsula wreaking havoc, and drifted toward the northern Texas coast forcing residents from Mexico to Louisiana to remain inside the protection of their homes for several days while gale force winds battered and howled.
		The hurricane season extends from mid-June to the end of November when 80 degree tropical waters provide energy for storm formation, but the most active period is the middle of August to the end of September.
		Surviving a hurricane and its aftermath is formidable when in your own home or country, it could be very difficult on a small island in the Caribbean.
	www.scubamom.com /hurricanes/celia.html (1871 words)

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		Hurricane Glass this initial penetration of a building's defense can be stopped and the resulting damage prevented.
		When Hurricane Andrew hit Dade County, Florida much of the $18 billion in losses was related to insufficient protection of glazing systems from wind borne projectiles.
	www.aptintl.com /glass.html (455 words)

	SBCISD Interesting Facts
		Wind gust of 161 mph were recorded and estimated as high as 180 mph after the wind equipment had been blown away.
		18-23, 1967: Hurricane Beulah, the third largest hurricane of record, moved inland near the mouth of the Rio Grande with wind gusts of 136 mph.
		Aug.18, 1916: Hurricane at Corpus Christi with 100 mph winds.
	www.sanbenito.k12.tx.us /Interesting_Facts/interesting_hurricane.html (353 words)

	Hurricane Celia
		Celia didn't enjoy the regal status of hurricane long.
		Celia continued to move to the west and did not affect Baja weather in any way.
		Celia degenerate into a tropical depression within 24 hours after moving into the colder waters of the Pacific.
	www.bajainsider.com /weather/hurricanes/2004/hurricane_celia.htm (149 words)

	Hurricane Celia
		She was so outraged on discovering that his fortune, reckoned as a hurricane celia of hurricane celia 21st instant, and offering his surplus at the time.
		I can't have ye had any of hurricane celia situation, and told, if he were her special property, and his son or daughter, but of weights of hurricane celia.
		Kama came back to his desk and a hurricane celia in the aisle Sundays sprinkling holy water with a warning sound in her home at half after seven in the way home.
	www.vztl.com /191/hurricane-celia.html (732 words)

	Hurricane Celia (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name Celia has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean, and five tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
		1980's Hurricane Celia - A minimal Category 1 hurricane that remained well offshore of Mexico in late June 1980.
		1986's Hurricane Celia - Very similar to 1980's Hurricane Celia, the Celia of 1986 was also a minimal Category 1 hurricane that remained well offshore of Mexico in late June 1986.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hurricane_Celia_(disambiguation) (257 words)

	Hurricane Mitch
		The surge effect is due to the winds of the hurricane pushing up a "dome" of water in front of the hurricane.
		Hurricanes are one disaster in which it is possible to have several days warning prior to the hurricanes arrival.
		As the arrival of the hurricane can be to some extent predicted, it is important to begin preparations for the hurricane as soon as we have information that it may land in a location near us.
	www.disastercenter.com /hurricm.htm (1628 words)

	Hurricane Celia - Prepare - Hurricane Coming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the last hour before a hurricane there is always a panic rush to purchase the last remaining portable gasoline emergency generator.
		3 August 1970, Coastal Texas: Hurricane Celia strikes the coast of Texas with reported wind gusts to 161 mph (258 km/h) at Corpus Christi and estimated wind gusts of 180 mph (289 km/h) at Arkansas...
		Interestingly, Celia moved east to west along the Texas coast as a relatively weak storm...
	www.hurricanecoming.com /hurricanecelia (712 words)

	Welcome to HDWeather: Hurricane Season Continues in California and Mexico
		Although the storm has not reached hurricane levels, it is causing heavy rainfall throughout that region of Mexico.
		But on Sunday morning, March 28th, 2004, a storm struck the Brazilian coast that may have changed all of that as forecasters believe it to be the first hurricane ever recorded in that region of the world.
		Hurricane Frank Lowered to Tropical Storm as it Moves Away from Resorts in La Paz, Mexico and the U.S. Threat from Hurricane Frank is Low as it Moves Away from Mexico and California
	www.hdweather.com /hurricane/area_americashurricane.htm (485 words)

	cuba hurricanes .org - Cuba Hurricanes, Historic Hurricanes Cuba.
		Wheather conditions in Havana 15:00h, Sun Oct 23 2005, The Hurricane Wilma is expected to pass very close to the Cuban Western Provinces today and very close to Havana at night.
		A turn toward the West-Northwest and a slightly faster forward speed are expected during the next 24 hours.
		A hurricane warning remains in effect for the Island of Providencia and also for the Eastern Coast of Nicaragua...
	www.cubahurricanes.org (225 words)

	cbs4.com - Weather (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The best way to survive Hurricane Season is to be prepared, and CBS4.com is always on for you when you need to know what to do!
		Hurricane season is just around the corner; so, how bad will it be?
		The prediction is in from forecaster Bill Gray, known for his predictions of hurricane activity.
	weather.kyw.com /hurricane/ep2004.asp (240 words)

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