Model predictions with the greatest confidence values of the eventual total death Death toll in the decades ahead from Chernobyl releases vary , from 4,000 fatalities when solely assessing the three most contaminated former Soviet states , to about 9,000 to 16,000 fatalities when assessing the total continent of Europe .

Despite initial predictions for it to track through the eastern Gulf of Mexico as a major hurricane Catastrophe , Ernesto moved Self_motion across eastern Florida as a weak tropical storm Catastrophe .

Despite predictions that Elena would continue eastward across Florida , the cyclone remained Temporary_stay nearly stationary for about 48 hours , causing Causation damage Damaging all along the eastern gulf with high winds and waves , before slowly moving Motion northwest and ultimately making landfall near Biloxi , Mississippi , on September 2 as a Category 3 major hurricane .

Because the yields for many tests at `` Operation Castle '' in 1954 were dramatically higher than predictions , `` Redwing '' was conducted Action using Using an `` energy budget '' : There were limits Limiting to the total amount of energy released , and the amount of fission yield was also strictly controlled Control .

Casualty predictions varied Change widely , but were extremely high .

In contrast with predictions , Joyce continued to weaken Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale and became Becoming a tropical depression on October 1 while crossing Motion_directional through the southern Windward Islands .

Before the blizzard Catastrophe struck Attack , meteorologists had been anticipating that the impending storm Catastrophe would be `` historic '' and `` record-breaking '' , with predictions of snowfall accumulations in major metropolitan areas such as New York City of up to .

However , the predictions fell Motion_directional significantly short of what was anticipated , mainly due to a shift Change of the storm Catastrophe 's track , which cut Removing down on the amount of snowfall .

However , the tropical depression defied Agree_or_refuse_to_act predictions , quickly strengthening Cause_change_of_strength into a weak tropical storm just hours before making Manufacturing landfall in Corpus Christi .

Initially not expected to exceed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale wind speeds of 50 mph ( 85 km/h ) , Shary defied Agree_or_refuse_to_act predictions and became Becoming a minimal hurricane Catastrophe on October 30 , passing Motion_directional well east of Bermuda .