Re: "What if" a cat. 3 storm storm strikes just west of Tampa Bay?
Posted by Gianmarc on 9/10/2017, 9:47 am
This outcome still is possible even if it is looking less likely given Irma's ragged state and increasing shear over the system. We know that if a Cat 4 came ashore at Tampa it would be a $175 billion disaster because no City in the nation is more vulnerable to catastrophic storm surge than Tampa. This story does an excellent job of explaining this: http://www.tampabay.com/news/weather/hurricanes/tampa-bay-area-rated-nations-most-vulnerable-to-hurricane-storm-surge/2249075
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