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Pick any 10 towns in the mainland continental United States (costal islands OK).
If one of your cities is declared an official disaster area as a result of the
hurricane, you get 1 point. You may choose the same town multiple times.
Highest total score wins.
You get double points if the centerline of the ground track goes through your city.
$1 is the entry fee, winner takes all.
We are now taking entries for hurricane Lisa.
Hurricane Ivan contest results:
The storm came ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama and proceeded north inland. Towns within
40 miles of Gulf Shores include all coastal towns between Pensacola, FL, and Pascagoula, MS.
The city of Mobile, AL, is also within 40 miles of the ground track as the storm progressed
inland. Towns within this region are worth one point and are colored red below.
Disaster areas were huge and included the following counties:
Louisiana: Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St, Charles, St. Tammany and Terrebonne counties.
Mississippi: George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Perry, Stone and Wayne counties.
Alabama: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Mobile, Monroe and Washington counties.
Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton and Washington.
Cities in these counties are marked with a * below.
Ivan contest entries:
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Mouser (12)
Destin, FL
Pensacola, FL *
Mobile, AL *
Mobile, AL *
Gulfport, MS *
Gulfport, MS *
New Orleans, LA *
New Orleans, LA *
Port Sulphur, LA *
Pilottown, LA *
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Kacey (8)
Key West, FL
Key West, FL
St. Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg, FL
Apalachicola, FL *
Apalachicola, FL *
Pensacola, FL *
Pensacola, FL *
Gulfport, MS *
Gulfport, MS *
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Lukas (11)
Key West, FL
Key West, FL
Key West, FL
Biloxi, MS *
Biloxi, MS *
Biloxi, MS *
Mobile, AL *
Mobile, AL *
Mobile, AL *
Pensacola, FL *
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Christina (18)
Mobile, AL *
Mobile, AL *
Daphne, AL *
Daphne, AL *
Bay Minette, AL *
Bay Minette, AL *
Pensacola, FL *
Pensacola, FL *
Milton, FL *
Milton, FL *
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Lori (12)
Mobile, AL *
Mobile, AL *
Dekle Beach, FL *
Port St. Joe, FL *
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Gulfport, MS *
New Orleans, LA *
New Orleans, LA *
Pensacola, FL *
Apalachicola, FL *
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NOAA Advisory #46 (10)
Buras, LA (21%) *
Gulfport, MS (20%) *
Mobile, AL (19%) *
Pensacola, FL (19%) *
New Orleans, LA (18%) *
Panama City, FL (17%) *
Apalachicola, FL (15%) *
St. Marks, FL (13%) *
New Iberia, LA (13%)
Cedar Key, FL (9%)
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The big winner of $5.00 is Christina with 18 points!
Hurricane Frances contest results:
The storm broke up some and the exact center was indeterminate when landfall occured.
The NOAA indicates that landfall was made somewhere near Stuart, FL. We've assigned
ground track points to any city within 40 miles of Stuart. This includes all costal
towns between Vero Beach and Lake Worth. These towns are listed in
red, below.
The following counties were declared disaster areas by the Department of Homeland
Security's office of Emergency Prepardness and Response:
Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Glades, Hardee, Hendry,
Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Monroe, Okeechobee,
Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Polk, St. Johns, Sarasota, Seminole and Volusia.
Strangely, this list excludes St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, and Broward counties where
most people chose to select cities. The only town that was chosen that falls in a disaster
area is Vero Beach in Indian River County. This town is marked on the lists below with
a *. Total score is given next to the participant's name.
Frances contest entries:
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Mouser (1)
Daytona Beach
West Palm Beach
Melbourne
Palm Bay
Jacksonville
Saint Augustine
Edgewater
Oak Hill
Malabar
Sebastian
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Christina (3)
Port Orange
Palm Bay
Starke
St. Augustine
Jacksonville
Lake Worth
Boca Raton
Key Largo
Titusville
Vero Beach *
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Lori (10)
West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach
North Palm Beach
North Palm Beach
Jupiter
Jupiter
Port St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie
Lake Park
Lake Park
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Mike (4)
Lake Worth
Boca Raton
Delray
Boynton Beach
Jupiter Island
Deerfield Beach
Palm Beach Shores
Juno Beach
Ocean Ridge
Ocean Ridge
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Susan (2)
Vero Beach *
Cocoa Beach
Daytona Beach
Satellite Beach
Melbourne Beach
New Smyrana Beach
Floridana Beach
Canova Beach
Indian Harbour Beach
Barefoot Bay
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Kim (2)
Vero Beach *
Cocoa Beach
Daytona Beach
Satellite Beach
Melbourne Beach
Miami
Floridana Beach
Canova Beach
Indian Harbour Beach
Barefoot Bay
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Chriss (3)
Fort Lauderdale
Palm Beach
West Palm Beach
Boca Raton
Delray
Manalapan
Jupiter
Hillsboro
Wilton Manors
Pompano
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NOAA Advisory #39 (2)
West Palm Beach (33%)
Ft. Pierce (32%)
Cocoa Beach (28%)
Daytona Beach (24%)
Jacksonville (21%)
Miami (21%)
Tampa (20%)
Cedar Key (20%)
Venice (18%)
Ft. Myers (18%)
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The big winner of $7.00 is Lori with 10 points!
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