Fearful residents flee Tampa Bay region as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida coast
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Fearful Florida residents are streaming out of the Tampa Bay region ahead of what could be a once-in-a-century direct hit from Hurricane Milton.

Edit: Just found this graphic. Tampa could very well be fucked on a Katrina level without any levees breaking.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
    325·
    3 months ago

    That said, The Weather Channel is claiming that if it hits at high tide, the storm surge could be up to 15 feet, which is 5 feet higher than the average tsunami. I don’t think any city is prepared for that eventuality.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
        92·
        3 months ago

        I’m not even sure what I said that was so objectionable, but whatever. It’s fake internet points.

      • homoludens@feddit.org
        3·
        3 months ago

        It’s probably because of the last sentence. Which technically is a fact (because they obviously think that), but 5m is something at least cities in northern Germany are usually prepared for.

            • andrewta@lemmy.world
              21·
              3 months ago

              Sorry about the error of switching from ft to m.

              But still 5 ft above an average tsunami is a large increase. I’d be surprise if most coastal cities could handle that

          • njm1314@lemmy.world
            2·
            3 months ago

            Nobody said 5 m above anything, the original comment was 5 ft above the average tsunami. So 15 ft total which isn’t quite 5 m but it’s close ish.

    • homoludens@feddit.org
      41·
      3 months ago

      I’m not sure how exactly the tides are measured and if it differs internationally, but we have floods at around 5m every few years without any significant damage (German source). Hamburg had a flood with 6.45m in 1976 without damage to the city (only the port and other parts outside the levees were obviously damaged; German source).