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Hurricane Katrina vs. Hurricane Helene (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I’ve lived in New Orleans or on the East Coast my whole life and don’t recall that sort of movement speed. Usually, you want a fast moving storm so no one area takes on all the rain but Helene was going so fast and was so massive that it’s probably unprecedented.