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Related: About this forumIncredible time lapse footage of storm surge at Ft. Meyers Beach
15ft Storm Surge Washes Away Homes in Ft. Myers Beach - Hurricane IanFrom Max Olson
Our surge probe captured the heartbreaking evolution of a massive storm surge in Ft. Myers Beach, FL.
a kennedy
(29,701 posts)LakeArenal
(28,837 posts)I can almost feel the power of that wind and surge.
RustyWheels
(123 posts)This area must have went thru the eye of the hurricane... Notice how the wind is blowing the opposite direction at about the 2:04 mark.
Wild blueberry
(6,652 posts)Warpy
(111,332 posts)Instead, it tracked east and hit before it had a chance to weaken and the surge was over 10 feet.
3 feet would have been bad enough, people tend to think of it as 3 feet of calm water, nor realizing it's topped with 6 foot waves.
Thanks for this. Local news on the coasts need to play this when it looks like a hurricane is going to hit the area. People need to know what a storm surge really is and they need to be reminded frequently.
Cozmo
(1,402 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,020 posts)Pas-de-Calais
(9,909 posts)Traildogbob
(8,791 posts)I am a old salty Navy veteran. I served on a DDG, Guided Missile Destroyer. I would have been terrified on that ship on seas as tough as those streets got to. That is a horrific sight.
catbyte
(34,438 posts)in 1944. He said it was one of the scariest things he'd ever gone through.
Traildogbob
(8,791 posts)3,000 sailors on board vs 300 on a DDG. Had to had been one hell of a storm. Luckily never sail during a typhoon of hurricane. But ships in port during a major storm were ordered to sea to weather it out.
Kudos to your dads service.
catbyte
(34,438 posts)specific with me. The typhoon was one of the few things he did share with me. That, and "Guadalcanal was hotter than hell." I'm sure it was a lot more than that in 1942.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,654 posts)bahboo
(16,353 posts)holy shit....
dickthegrouch
(3,183 posts)CaptainTruth
(6,600 posts)irisblue
(33,020 posts)catbyte
(34,438 posts)That footage was just horrifying.
Quanto Magnus
(898 posts)the water level may be like that more permanently (or near so) if we don't do something about it....
but no climate change whatsoeverrrrrrr....
lunatica
(53,410 posts)I guess everyone has their preferred catastrophic place to live! I wonder if the MAGATs stayed home.
catbyte
(34,438 posts)if Michigan State loses a playoff game.