Tornado throws ponies in the air
The News Review:
- Tornado throws ponies in the air
- History holds out hope for Hurricane Harmison
- Hurricane Predictions ff Track As Tranquil Season Wafts Away
- Good Hands Iron Fist
Tornado throws ponies in the air
BBC News – Nov 27, 2006
The freak winds in Boarhunt caused thousands of pounds worth of damage by flattening sheds uprooting trees and bringing down power lines. Firefighter Paul Crouch who attended the scene said the tornado had left a 33-yard (30m) trail of devastation. Luckily nobody was hurt in the three minutes it took for the tornado to sweep through the village. Paul Collins 54 who owns three ponies he keeps in a paddock at Boarhunt said he was taking shelter from the storm when his truck moved 25ft (8m) as the tornado struck and he saw his animals take off… The freak winds in Boarhunt caused thousands of pounds worth of damage by flattening sheds uprooting trees and bringing down power lines. Firefighter Paul Crouch who attended the scene said the tornado had left a 33-yard (30m) trail of devastation. Luckily nobody was hurt in the three minutes it took for the tornado to sweep through the village. Paul Collins 54 who owns three ponies he keeps in a paddock at Boarhunt said he was taking shelter from the storm when his truck moved 25ft (8m) as the tornado struck and he saw his animals take off. "We have more tornados than any other country in the world" Georgie Palmer BBC weather presenter He said: “I could see everything just going round and round. There were sheds there were pieces of metal.
History holds out hope for Hurricane Harmison
The Australian – Nov 27, 2006
In all Ashes history Down Under they have done it only twice. In 1911-12 in the days of Rhodes Trumper Barnes and Hobbs it lost the first Test and won the series 4-1. But we’re dealing in selective history here so even if England struggles to start with in the second Test keep the faith — it was skittled for 154 in the second Test in 1954-55 and still came back to win as the Typhoon found his second wind. Cue Hurricane Harmison.
Hurricane Predictions ff Track As Tranquil Season Wafts Away
Tampa Tribune – Nov 27, 2006
The winds left developing storms disheveled and unable to become organized. As they say about the stock market: Past results are no indication of future performance. This year’s uneventful season provides no assurance that next year will be as calm:The Atlantic remains in a 20- to 30-year cycle of high hurricane activity that started in 1995. Water temperatures are above normal. El Nino probably won’t be around to decapitate storms. There’s no promise that the Saharan dust will be as abundant. BY THE NUMBERS 9: The number of named storms this year17: The number of named storms predicted May 31 by a team at Colorado State University led by Professor William Gray45 mph: The wind speed when Tropical Storm Alberto hit the Florida Panhandle near Adams Beach on June 13 the strongest winds over Florida all season56 percent: The average homeowner rate increase Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
Good Hands Iron Fist
Forbes – Nov 27, 2006
Wilson 49 the refocusing has worked and the company has prospered. Since Liddy took over in January 1999 Allstate shares are up 55% versus 11% for the S&P 500. Still Wall Street remains worried that many Hurricane Katrinas lie ahead. Allstate trades at 1. 9 times book value compared with 3 times book for Progressive Corp… “We just didn’t make any money there” Liddy says shrugging his shoulders. As harsh as this sounds he has a point. The decision to drastically cut back in Florida came after the hurricane season of 2004 when four hurricanes hit Florida wiping out all the profits earned by Allstate in the state since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Likewise Hurricane Andrew losses destroyed the profits the company garnered there prior to 1992. In other words the company has not earned a dime in Florida since it started selling insurance there in the mid-1930s. Earlier this year Allstate announced it will not sell new homeowner policies in the coastal counties of Mississippi and Louisiana.