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FIELD JOURNAL
Meet the Sister of Hurricane Floyd - IreneBy: Brandt SecoshOctober 18, 1999 Oh no - not again! It seems like hurricane Floyd just left us when it was announced that hurricane Irene would be paying us a visit. Irene was a low grade hurricane when the eye of the storm passed thirty-five miles to the east of Kennedy Space Center late Saturday afternoon. The highest sustained wind was measured at a velocity of 69 mph with the peak gust at 83 mph. The total rainfall was measured at 6.48 inches. Some of the facilities at KSC did sustain minor damage. Most of the damage was to trailers, modular buildings, storage sheds and buildings of light construction. Trees and signs were blown over and several of the traffic lights on the facility were blown from their pedestals. The VAB sustained minor damage when some of the siding panels were blown off. The VAB did not sustain any structural damage. The Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) had some water creep in under the hangar doors but the orbiters are safe and sound! I think it is fair to say that Irene caught the entire state a little bit off guard. In comparison to Floyd, the winds were minimal - but still hurricane force. The big issue was the amount of rainfall. We lost power at my home Saturday morning at 9:00 AM and still do not have power. I, along with 25,000 other Brevard county residents, will be without power until Wednesday night. Since Saturday night, my family and I have resorted to other forms of entertainment - like story telling around a candle and plenty of board games for entertainment. The toughest part for us is that COLD shower in the morning - brrrr! There were plenty of trees down around the city of Titusville and branches everywhere. Hurricane season is almost over now and we don't have to worry about snow! So, with that in mind things are looking up! |
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