http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/texas-history Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:31:40 -0400 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:31:40 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/42/predicting-hurricanes-the-whirlwind-of-controversy-surrounding-hurricane-alicia By Alicia D. Costello - Hurricane Alicia struck the area on the early morning of August 18, around 2AM.  Alicia is significant in her own right due to strength, destruction, and impact, but to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s division called the National Weather Service, and their division of the National Hurricane Center, Alicia was a chance to test out their new landfall prediction system. The landfall prediction system, which was decades in the making but got its start with Alicia, significantly saved lives and the benefits of testing it during this Texas storm has made it possible... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:10 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/42/predicting-hurricanes-the-whirlwind-of-controversy-surrounding-hurricane-alicia