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This may sound stupid but...

#1 Postby Jim Cantore » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:45 pm

A friend asked me

What would happen if a tsunami passed through a hurricane? Would they effect each other?
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#2 Postby Tstormwatcher » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:40 pm

Remember in the open waters of an ocean, a tsunami is barely noticable. I don't think there would be any on either.
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#3 Postby JonathanBelles » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:46 pm

hmm. if the hurricane was near land it could have affects, what they would be idk
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#4 Postby Cyclenall » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:51 pm

I have no clue on this one. I would ask Mike W on tonight's show if it isn't pre-recorded.
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#5 Postby Aslkahuna » Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:41 pm

In deep water there should be no effect. Along the coast, there are a number of variables involved as to whether or not a tsunami would significantly enhance a storm surge or not.

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#6 Postby Jim Cantore » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:06 pm

Has it ever even happened (or been recorded)?
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#7 Postby Cyclenall » Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:17 pm

Category 5 wrote:Has it ever even happened (or been recorded)?

I doubt there was ever a recorded case of this happening but the chances of it ever happening are extremely low to begin with. Keep searching.
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#8 Postby DrCloud » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:54 pm

The chances of a tsunami's shoaling together with a hurricane surge are too small to worry about.

This would, though, make a good movie plot, where some evil genius who controls both the weather and earthquakes figures out how to make it happen and takes out someplace he's mad at. A 30' tsunami plus a 30' storm surge would be a real problem for, say, New York City. :ggreen: HPH
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Re: This may sound stupid but...

#9 Postby GrimReaper » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:52 pm

Category 5 wrote:A friend asked me

What would happen if a tsunami passed through a hurricane? Would they effect each other?


would that like be like skiing through a revolving door???
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