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This may sound stupid but...
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:45 pm
by Jim Cantore
A friend asked me
What would happen if a tsunami passed through a hurricane? Would they effect each other?
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:40 pm
by Tstormwatcher
Remember in the open waters of an ocean, a tsunami is barely noticable. I don't think there would be any on either.
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:46 pm
by JonathanBelles
hmm. if the hurricane was near land it could have affects, what they would be idk
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:51 pm
by Cyclenall
I have no clue on this one. I would ask Mike W on tonight's show if it isn't pre-recorded.
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:41 pm
by Aslkahuna
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.
Steve
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:06 pm
by Jim Cantore
Has it ever even happened (or been recorded)?
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:17 pm
by Cyclenall
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.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:54 pm
by DrCloud
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.
HPH
Re: This may sound stupid but...
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:52 pm
by GrimReaper
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???