
Poll what was the worst gulf coast hurricane since 1950?
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One thing to remember too is that if anyone goes by "costliest", every thing costs much more now than in 1969 (Camille) or 14979 (Frederick) so picking Ivan due to being the costliest is a bit misleading. No doubt, Imho, Camille would have to top every list of worst since 1950 to hit the Gulf Coast
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I said Audrey because of the loss of life. I was kinda confused by the question - the topic and question are different ... 1970 or 1950? But the storms listed are since 1950.... and 'worst' in what way?
Strongest? I'd say Carla and Ivan are neck and neck ... they both were Cat 5's at one time in their existance, but I think Carla was actually stronger at landfall. Well Allen was stronger, but not as strong at landfall.
Storm surge.... After Carla went thru, there were trees 30-40 feet tall with debris at the top and the Brazoria County Courthouse was completely underwater - except for the top of the radio antenna. The courthouse was 5 stories tall..
Carla caused damage to the entire Texas coast and inland all the way to Dallas.
Costliest? Ivan.
Strongest? I'd say Carla and Ivan are neck and neck ... they both were Cat 5's at one time in their existance, but I think Carla was actually stronger at landfall. Well Allen was stronger, but not as strong at landfall.
Storm surge.... After Carla went thru, there were trees 30-40 feet tall with debris at the top and the Brazoria County Courthouse was completely underwater - except for the top of the radio antenna. The courthouse was 5 stories tall..
Carla caused damage to the entire Texas coast and inland all the way to Dallas.
Costliest? Ivan.
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I said Carla, maybe I have a TX bias. It was the largest US evacuation to-date. Not just intensity, but also her sheer size. I know people in Angleton, over 100 miles away and 10 miles inland, who lost everything with a storm surge to the rooftops.
If she had hit 50 miles more up the coast it would easily be #1 beyond us Texans.
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If she had hit 50 miles more up the coast it would easily be #1 beyond us Texans.
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I found this article about Carla:
http://montgomerystudio.com/lonestar/lsd_pg19.htm
This quote sticks out to me the most "Robert told me that he thought he was miles out in the Gulf of Mexico — because he was surrounded by water. He said he even saw a buoy with a red light on top. What he actually saw was the radio antenna above the Brazoria County Courthouse. The courthouse is five-stories tall.
In 1962, I was working with a survey crew for the Texas Highway Department in Angleton. One job took us to the salt-grass prairie near Bastrop Bayou and where the Dunn family home had been. There were several tall trees in the area, probably 30 to 40 feet in height. Each one of them still had debris from Hurricane Carla hanging from the very tops.
There were beds, refrigerators, stoves, boats, personal items, etc. It was a scary feeling to stand on the ground and realize that the water had actually been that high."
Guys, that's 10 miles inland and approx. 120 miles from landfall. wow...
http://montgomerystudio.com/lonestar/lsd_pg19.htm
This quote sticks out to me the most "Robert told me that he thought he was miles out in the Gulf of Mexico — because he was surrounded by water. He said he even saw a buoy with a red light on top. What he actually saw was the radio antenna above the Brazoria County Courthouse. The courthouse is five-stories tall.
In 1962, I was working with a survey crew for the Texas Highway Department in Angleton. One job took us to the salt-grass prairie near Bastrop Bayou and where the Dunn family home had been. There were several tall trees in the area, probably 30 to 40 feet in height. Each one of them still had debris from Hurricane Carla hanging from the very tops.
There were beds, refrigerators, stoves, boats, personal items, etc. It was a scary feeling to stand on the ground and realize that the water had actually been that high."
Guys, that's 10 miles inland and approx. 120 miles from landfall. wow...
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Derek Ortt wrote:Charley and Donna do not count as the WC of Florida is considered to be East Coast for some odd reason
That's interesting since we live about a quarter of a mile from the Gulf!!!!
It's about 136 mles to the east coast (Atlantic Ocean).

Guess it's true that you learn something new everyday!
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