early storm surge protection?

[shaggy]

if a tsunami warning system can detect a tsunami of only a few Centimeters is it possible that it could detect the building of a storm surge the same way?If so wouldn't this give and early warning to a possible devastating surge like the one that hit the gulf coast?

[Derek Ortt]

they had warning regarding the surge.

In fact, wxman57 posted an accurate map regarding the surge here even. The SLOSH model is quickly run to accurately depict the type of surge that will occur.

[Doc Seminole]

I don[t know, seems that if a huge dang hurricane is moving into a deadend coastline, it would be best to get the heck out of Dodge.

Just my humble opinion.

[Brent]

I don[t know, seems that if a huge dang hurricane is moving into a deadend coastline, it would be best to get the heck out of Dodge.

Just my humble opinion.

Mine too.

[Persepone]

I believe that across the US the storm surge predictions and projections exist, but people have absolutely no idea of the type of damage these do.

Those of us who are old (born 1940s or before) have some clue from some of the old storms--but younger people have no basis for understanding what the warnings "really mean."

In our area (southeastern Massachusetts) the storm surge predictions are dire--yet no one pays any attention to them. By no one I include not only people who live in the area in existing houses, etc. but zoning boards, etc. who allow development, new construction, etc. in areas that are clearly going to be destroyed if a storm (does not have to be a hurricane, actually) sends storm surge up into Buzzard's Bay.

Perhaps now people will understand what those storm surge predictions actually mean in some personal sense.

[Patrick99]

If you're in the flood zone......you leave, or else face the consequences. Pretty simple, I think.

[cancunkid]

If you can walk out as far as you can along the MS coast and still only have water up to your knees you are in a highly surge prone area. I remember how the shallow water freaked me out the first time I saw it as an adult. The maps are very accurate for predicting the surge, unfortunately everyone thought Camille would forever be the high mark.

[Cape Fear Cane Watcher]

My hope is that as some of these towns on the Gulf Coast rebuild that they can draw inspiration from Hilo, HI. After having the waterfront and downtown destroyed twice by tsunamis, they converted that area to a big park that serves as a buffer from nature's wrath. People would still need to evacuate, but it could help reduce the amount of damage caused by surge.