If Rita Turns annular in GOM

f5 · #1 Postby f5 » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:25 pm

that will really get everyone out of town.Houston/Galveston would be the 2nd to last place after N.O for that type of hurricanes to strike.

tallywx · #2 Postby **tallywx** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:32 pm

Nope. Try Tampa Bay.

#3 Postby **loon** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:36 pm

I would think with the Port of Houston and the angle Rita might come in, I would think Houston would be a close second. Not to mention all the plants on the port...but hey, Tampa can have the title I guess. I'm sure everyone will favor their own state.

f5 · #4 Postby f5 » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:44 pm

Tampa would be bad to but we have oil/gas referenies and that not counting the oil rigs

mahmoo · #5 Postby **mahmoo** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:44 pm

Hasn't a large portion of the New Orleans Port traffic been diverted to the Port of Houston?

Scary thought if Houston's Port takes a blow from Rita.

My fingers are crossed that Rita misses Galv/Hou.

HouTXmetro · #6 Postby **HouTXmetro** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:47 pm

mahmoo wrote:Hasn't a large portion of the New Orleans Port traffic been diverted to the Port of Houston?

Scary thought if Houston's Port takes a blow from Rita.

My fingers are crossed that Rita misses Galv/Hou.

Well isn't being under the gun 5 days out the safest place to be?

milankovitch · #7 Postby **milankovitch** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:47 pm

Well if the system comes makes landfall just south of Galveston at 115mph but a large system the following model estimates wind damage in Texas around 30 billion dollars.

http://hurricane.methaz.org/hurapak/#AAL182005

Edit: Also in MY opinon Miami is the second worst place for a large hurricane at least in terms of damage.

mahmoo · #8 Postby **mahmoo** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:52 pm

Well isn't being under the gun 5 days out the safest place to be?[/quote]

LOL.....it would be nice if that's true.....hope so your sake.

inotherwords · #9 Postby **inotherwords** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:58 pm

milankovitch wrote:Well if the system comes makes landfall just south of Galveston at 115mph but a large system the following model estimates wind damage in Texas around 30 billion dollars.

http://hurricane.methaz.org/hurapak/#AAL182005

Edit: Also in MY opinon Miami is the second worst place for a large hurricane at least in terms of damage.

Agree, but I think they were talking about GOM locations. Having lived in both Houston and Tampa, I'd say Galveston/Houston would be far worse from a financial/commercial standpoint, Tampa from a human loss standpoint.

wxmann_91 · #10 Postby **wxmann_91** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:01 pm

New York is the worst place to be hit by a major hurricane.

Followed by New Orleans (if New York wasn't the largest city in the US New Orleans would be first).

Tampa third.

Houston/Galveston fourth, it is situated at a bit higher elevation than Tampa.

Miami fifth, the waters offshore of Miami are deep enough to prevent too large of a surge.

thunderchief · #11 Postby **thunderchief** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:16 pm

ahhh but a tight little cat 5 with a devastating eyewall would tear miami apart.

Based on its shear size, I would still rank it as the most vulnerable city. Its far and away the largest city directly on the coast.

NO... nuff said

Tampa could get badly surged. That bay is very low lying.

Houston... could get surged.

NY... very protected waters... Im not sure you could get a big cane in there.

If Rita Turns annular in GOM

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