| TXEB |
| (Weather Watcher) |
| Tue Oct 08 2024 06:27 AM |
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Re: Milton Lounge
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When citing historical facts as references, let’s at least try to get them correct:
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The possible storm surge from Milton is unthinkable really. 30 feet like Gulfport in Katrina? Higher?
The peak storm surge with Katrina was “was as high as 12-14 feet in Bayou La Batre, AL and likely close to 20 feet along the Mississippi-Alabama border”. The peak surge forecast for Milton is 10-15 feet, not 30 feet.
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but a direct hit on Tampa with 200MPH winds...
Ummm anybody remember a place called Galveston, Texas? Sept 8, 1900?
The winds of Milton near landfall are forecast to be ~125 mph, not 200 mph. The winds of the 1900 Galveston hurricane were estimated to be between 130-140 mph, not 200 mph.