Most vulnerable to a major storm?

[jdray]

A Cat 5 coming in at the mouth of the St Johns River would push 18+ feet of water into downtown Jacksonville.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/news ... ryid=48261
Story on storm surge if a big storm hits.

http://www.coj.net/Departments/Fire+and ... es+Map.htm
map of evacuation for different category storms.
http://www.floridadisaster.org/PublicMa ... gezone.pdf



Alltel Stadium (now Jax Municipal Stadium, home of the NFL Jaguars) would be under 16 feet of water from a Cat 5, 10 feet from a Cat 3.

http://www.coj.net/Departments/Fire+and ... +Check.htm
Shows location of 40 poles that mark how high each Category would produce in storm surge at different locations.

The Topography of Jacksonville is such that it is very similar to the Gulf Coast, shallow shelf waters leading to marsh.
This is compounded by the St Johns River and its numerous tributaries.

I am over 40 miles from the beach, yet the branch of the Black Creek near my house would flood in a cat 3.

I dread the day this area takes a direct hit again.