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martin writes:
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| The figure for Lewis is somewhat impressive - much higher than
| hurricane Isobel - in fact, Lewis gets winds higher than that
| rather anaemic hurricane every year :-)
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| usually from the remains of a hurricane.
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| I remember in the nineteen sixties, that around there an anemometer
| measured 140mph before it was blown away.

Yes. While they do weaken considerably crossing the pond, a high
proportion of all Caribbean hurricanes end up hitting the Western
Isles.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.