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Hurricane Katrina vs. Hurricane Helene
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this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2024
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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.