Frank P wrote:For example, the sea wall in Biloxi is about 10 feet above sea level.. if I get a storm surge of 10 feet at nominal tide, water will be at the top of the sea wall.. additionally you must factor in the waves as well.. in Biloxi we usually get small 2-4 waves during storms due to our very shallow continental shelf along the MS coastal waters, and that by itself gives us a very high storm surge multiplier, which makes our surges so dang high even in minimum storms...
Sounds like those oceanography years paid off.
. You know things are going to be crazy when you go to a NWS forecast office and see all the reds purples greens and yellows on the map. You also know when you're preoccupied when a storm is piecing together over Florida and barley give it a look. I was more in for 92L than 91L at the beginning. But I about forgot about it until I went to current hazards for the nation (weather/NOAA) and saw the flood watch up for much of south Florida. I kind of figured that once Harvey was toward its end game (late this week), something would go. http://www.weather.gov
Otherwise Harvey's intensification was faster than I thought by a good 12-18 hours. It won't be too many more hours until impacts begin. There's a lot of rain in Cuba, Florida, Texas, Louisiana and on the Yucatán associated with outflow and Outer banding. A little humid, mixed clouds and slightly breezy here.
