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Aeros
Member
Mon Oct 15 01:40:41
Surprised no thread for the first known hurricane to make landfall in western Europe.

http://amp...urricane-leslie-portugal-coast

LISBON, Portugal) — A weakened hurricane Leslie slammed into the coast of Portugal, leaving 27 people injured as it uprooted trees, brought down power lines and smashed store windows with gusting winds and heavy rain.

Leslie had been downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone with winds of 110 kph (70 mph) by the time it landed on Portugal’s Atlantic coast late Saturday.

But state broadcaster RTP said Leslie’s wind speeds reached 170 kph (105 mph) in the coastal town of Figueira da Foz, 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Lisbon. Portugal’s weather service had issued red warnings for high winds or dangerous coastal conditions for 13 of its 18 mainland districts, including Lisbon.

Winds sent trees crashing onto cars and sidewalks in the Portuguese capital and in the northern city of Porto.

Over 200 power lines were affected by the storm, according to reports citing power authority EDP. Some flights were also canceled or delayed.

Leslie moved east Sunday across the Iberian Peninsula to Spain, where authorities issued warnings for heavy rains and storm conditions for the northern part of the country.

Leslie is a bit of a weather outlier, since hurricanes that regularly batter the American side of the Atlantic rarely bring their destructive power all the way across the ocean to Europe.
Pillz
Member
Mon Oct 15 01:52:56
Flooding was impressive on TV
Paramount
Member
Mon Oct 15 11:06:29
There was a storm (no hurricane) that hit Mallorca (Spain) a week ago and it killed approximately 10 people.
Nimatzo
iChihuaha
Mon Oct 15 12:33:25
What kind of a name is ”Leslie” for a hurricane? Doesn’t that sound a little fruity to you?
Hot Rod
Revved Up
Mon Oct 15 12:43:30

They used to use only women's names but a decade or so ago they started using Men's names too. Equal guilt I guess.

An early victim to PC.

Sam Adams
Member
Mon Oct 15 12:54:32
Did you just assume that hurricanes gender?

Racism!!!!!
Aeros
Member
Mon Oct 15 13:13:43
The fact that people don't take female named hurricanes seriously is a manifestation of institutional misogyny.
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