Riding aboard the Hurricane Hunter
The News Review:
- Riding aboard the Hurricane Hunter
- Hurricane and Natural Disaster Emergency Tarps Company Expands
- Tornado Provides Proven Alternative for Dealing With Record High Gas…
- Towns pick up pieces after tornado
Riding aboard the Hurricane Hunter
Seattle Times – Mar 10, 2008
#8226; The seats in my car don’t have “ditching procedure” signs posted alongside saying what to do if it ends up belly-down on the surface of the ocean. #8226; And perhaps most important: No one has ever called my 1999 Toyota a “Hurricane Hunter. Hurricane Hunter is what they call the 1975-vintage Lockheed WP-3D Orion we’ve just boarded and the moniker is no exaggeration: Painted on its fuselage are more than 80 red symbols with names and dates of the hurricanes into which it has flown from Bonny in 1976 to Felix in 2007. OK; I respect its credentials. But should we really ride into a storm in an plane built the year after Richard Nixon left office? Shouldn’t an airplane that uses propellers be headed somewhere a little safer #8212; say the Museum of Flight?”It’s an older aircraft but it does exactly what we need it to do” says Paul Flaherty a project manager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration which operates two of these “P-3′s” and is in the process of acquiring another from the Navy. It’s exceptionally sturdy says Flaherty… Mark Nelson 37 co-pilot on our flight. We seldom see these aircraft in the Northwest. They and their crews are based in Tampa Fla. where hurricane hunting is routine business. But for the past few weeks this plane has been part of NOAA’s Winter Storm Reconnaissance Program making flights over the Pacific from a temporary base in Portland. Our mission which occurred Friday was to get a close look at a band of weather headed toward the West Coast a system that could generate heavy rains this week as far away as Texas. To accomplish that our crew dropped 16 cardboard-covered cylinders at assigned points during the flight.
Hurricane and Natural Disaster Emergency Tarps Company Expands
AZoBuild – Mar 10, 2008
FEMA and the Army Core Of Engineers worked with Tarps Plus
to supply the victims homes with coverage. In 2004 Tarps Plus lead the
nation in distribution with hurricane tarps and blue poly covers when
Hurricane Charlie and Hurricane Wilma attacked Florida. This past year
the company supplied Central America and Mexico with tarps for
hurricane related issues. Mexico and the Central America regions were
hit with two category 5 hurricanes within the same season. A category 5
hurricane is the highest rating a hurricane can receive and it is
extremely rare to see two category 5 hurricanes in one season. Although the past two hurricane seasons have been calm it is
predicted that the 2008 hurricane season will be very active so Tarps
Plus has expanded their inventory to record numbers… This past year
the company supplied Central America and Mexico with tarps for
hurricane related issues. Mexico and the Central America regions were
hit with two category 5 hurricanes within the same season. A category 5
hurricane is the highest rating a hurricane can receive and it is
extremely rare to see two category 5 hurricanes in one season. Although the past two hurricane seasons have been calm it is
predicted that the 2008 hurricane season will be very active so Tarps
Plus has expanded their inventory to record numbers. Tarps Plus
President Angelina Urquart stated that if Hurricane Ike or Hurricane
Bertha should hit U. soil Tarps Plus will be there to help with more
than enough supplies.
Tornado Provides Proven Alternative for Dealing With Record High Gas…
sys-con.com – Mar 10, 2008
The other one-third said theirdriving habits turned conservative at $3. Motorists who are already at the “tipping point” can lower their gasolineexpenses even before they fill up at the pump by purchasing a Tornado gassaving device. Manufactured by Tornado Air Management Systems Tornado is anon moving turbine-shaped device that fits into the air intake pipe ofmost cars. It improves airflow in the combustion chamber that leads to amore efficient mixing of air and fuel. With gas mileages increases ofbetween 1 to 2 MPG Tornado pays for itself in a short amount of time. Tornado is a proven product having been chosen # 19 out of 100 top “HotAuto Products” in a special 2006 readers choice issue of Motor Agemagazine. In addition automotive radio experts television reportersemission facilities and consumers alike have rigorously tested the Tornadoand have found the product lives up to its gas saving claims… Manufactured by Tornado Air Management Systems Tornado is anon moving turbine-shaped device that fits into the air intake pipe ofmost cars. It improves airflow in the combustion chamber that leads to amore efficient mixing of air and fuel. With gas mileages increases ofbetween 1 to 2 MPG Tornado pays for itself in a short amount of time. Tornado is a proven product having been chosen # 19 out of 100 top “HotAuto Products” in a special 2006 readers choice issue of Motor Agemagazine. In addition automotive radio experts television reportersemission facilities and consumers alike have rigorously tested the Tornadoand have found the product lives up to its gas saving claims. Tornado is available at leading auto parts and specialty distributorsnationwide including AutoZone Checker Shuck’s and Kragen NAPA PepBoys Keystone Automotive Murray’s and JC Whitney. Tornado can beinstalled in five to 10 minutes and lasts the lifetime of a vehicle.
Towns pick up pieces after tornado
courierpress.com – Mar 10, 2008
By Garret Mathews (Contact)
Monday March 10 2008
On the night of Feb. 5 a tornado ripped through Muhlenberg County killing three in a trailer court and leaving thousands without power. Keith Putnam emergency management director said 69 dwellings were destroyed mostly in the Powderly Greenville and Central City sections of the county. Fifty-six more sustained major damage with 147 having minor damage.