Interesting article posted on weather.com today Top 5 Hurricane Vulnerable & Overdue Cities I would have to say that storm surge in NYC has to be the scariest scenario. Also, for my fellow Delawareans, storm surge up the Delaware Bay or Chesapeake Bay would be devastating. My former professor, and Delaware state climatologist, always talked about the Delaware dooms day scenario of a major hurricane moving up the Delaware Bay.
Savannah is buffered by barrier islands, but a storm surge could easily flood the city via numerous inland waterways that literally surround the city. Parts of the city are pretty low, too, and prone to flooding due to an old and inadequate drainage system. That would be sad... what a beautiful city...
Hurricane Agnes came of the Chesapeake Bay June of 1972, for an early storm was a C-4/C-5. OC was spared but not the Bay, DC or PA. Lee at Malibu has a picture on the wall of the waves, flat, long lines of 6' - 8' footers blown up by off shore winds.
wow surprised Wildwood isnt on there that place flood during High tide when there is a full moon and dont get me started about when Nor easter hits you better have a canoe to get to wawa
I'm saying I don't think any storm would get close enough. Definitely a nice city though, that hopefully never has to find out.
To my knowledge Delaware has never been directly impacted by a hurricane.The Delaware Bay scenario would be unprecedented correct? I know major hurricanes have moved up the Chesapeake.
i read that too. i think they had the same article around the time hurricane season began in june, but that one is more updated. i really hope ac isn't hit. that would probably wipe out the whole jersey coast, and absecon island, brigantine, and lbi would all be destroyed.
