George: The Worst Kind of Hurricane

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By Chris Mooney
Mar 8, 2007 10:49 PMNov 5, 2019 10:16 AM

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This one rapidly intensified prior to landfall, apparently all the way to borderline Category 3/Category 4 strength just before striking to the east of Port Hedland. In other words, the intensity forecasts undershot considerably....and we'll soon find out just how damaging George actually was, unfortunately. Stay tuned....

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