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Margie
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Re: Waveland
Thu Sep 29 2005 12:59 AM

That's really an exit at 43 and I-10. If you take 43 north, then you hit 603 north of Kiln (the exit might say 603 on it though).

Anyway...the land that exit is on is at 5 ft elevation. So even if I-10 was 25 feet higher it would still only jibe with the 30-ft surge number.

The damage from the surge there is not surprising and probably doesn't have to do with velocity so much...water is quite heavy. One cubic foot is about 62 pounds, and a cubic yard weighs as much as a car. Water doesn't compress for all practical purposes. For this reason moving water packs quite a large force, which can do seemingly amazing things (such as in Mobile float an oil rig downriver and wedge it under a high bridge).

So...with all the water towers that have survived, I'm wondering if the new model for successful beachfront homes is steel girders sunk into the ground and a house built to withstand strong winds that can be raised and lowered on that framework. Not cheap, but would it work. I think the houses that were already on wooden piers washed away because they weren't high enough above the surge and coastal waves.

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Katrina's Surge: http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/Katrinas_surge_contents.asp

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Watching the Caribbean	MikeC	Thu Sep 29 2005 12:59 AM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	Beaumont, TX	Wed Sep 28 2005 09:05 AM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	Beaumont, TX	Wed Sep 28 2005 12:03 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	Margie	Wed Sep 28 2005 01:09 PM
Katrina's surge...	Frank P	Wed Sep 28 2005 07:38 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	MapMaster	Wed Sep 28 2005 04:48 PM
Waveland	danielw	Wed Sep 28 2005 08:52 PM
Re: Waveland	MapMaster	Wed Sep 28 2005 09:46 PM
Re: Waveland	Margie	Thu Sep 29 2005 12:59 AM
Waveland K-Mart Photo	TheElNino	Wed Sep 28 2005 09:54 PM
Re: Waveland K-Mart Photo	Margie	Wed Sep 28 2005 11:02 PM
Re: Waveland	MapMaster	Wed Sep 28 2005 09:29 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	Thunderbird12	Wed Sep 28 2005 05:30 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	Rich B	Wed Sep 28 2005 05:48 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	zmdz01	Wed Sep 28 2005 05:49 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	typhoon_tip	Wed Sep 28 2005 07:29 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	SMOKE	Wed Sep 28 2005 07:44 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	Thunderbird12	Wed Sep 28 2005 06:37 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	typhoon_tip	Wed Sep 28 2005 07:18 PM
rita jr, 99L, and the precursor	HanKFranK	Wed Sep 28 2005 07:51 PM
Re: rita jr, 99L, and the precursor	SC Bill	Wed Sep 28 2005 09:17 PM
Re: rita jr, 99L, and the precursor	Ryan	Wed Sep 28 2005 09:29 PM
Re: rita jr, 99L, and the precursor	typhoon_tip	Wed Sep 28 2005 11:17 PM
Re: rita jr, 99L, and the precursor	Ryan	Thu Sep 29 2005 04:06 PM
TD15--EPAC	Ryan	Wed Sep 28 2005 06:49 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	Storm Hunter	Wed Sep 28 2005 03:52 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	MapMaster	Wed Sep 28 2005 04:46 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	LisaMaria65	Wed Sep 28 2005 12:43 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	Lee-Delray	Wed Sep 28 2005 12:21 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	GEScott71	Wed Sep 28 2005 10:41 AM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	Ed in Va	Wed Sep 28 2005 09:41 AM
Tropical System Off of Central Florida Next Week	TheElNino	Tue Sep 27 2005 10:41 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	stevie	Mon Sep 26 2005 08:11 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	Ryan	Mon Sep 26 2005 10:51 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	Margie	Mon Sep 26 2005 11:47 PM
watching down the road	HanKFranK	Tue Sep 27 2005 01:45 AM
Re: watching down the road	Margie	Tue Sep 27 2005 09:04 AM
Re: watching down the road	Random Chaos	Tue Sep 27 2005 09:43 AM
Re: watching down the road	ftlaudbob	Tue Sep 27 2005 09:55 AM
Re: watching down the road	Ed in Va	Tue Sep 27 2005 10:35 AM
Re: watching down the road	Thunderbird12	Tue Sep 27 2005 11:19 AM
Re: watching down the road	doug	Tue Sep 27 2005 12:31 PM
Re: watching down the road	Margie	Tue Sep 27 2005 12:22 PM
Re: watching down the road	javlin	Tue Sep 27 2005 01:08 PM
Re: watching down the road	HanKFranK	Tue Sep 27 2005 01:50 PM
Re: watching down the road	Thunderbird12	Tue Sep 27 2005 02:32 PM
Re: watching down the road	doug	Tue Sep 27 2005 03:04 PM
Re: watching down the road	Random Chaos	Tue Sep 27 2005 03:15 PM
Re: watching down the road	SirCane	Tue Sep 27 2005 03:36 PM
Re: watching down the road	doug	Tue Sep 27 2005 04:04 PM
Re: watching down the road	ParrishNStPeteFL	Tue Sep 27 2005 04:41 PM
Re: watching down the road	satellite steve	Tue Sep 27 2005 05:17 PM
Re: watching down the road	Thunderbird12	Tue Sep 27 2005 05:31 PM
Re: watching down the road	Margie	Tue Sep 27 2005 06:14 PM
Re: watching down the road	oil trader	Tue Sep 27 2005 06:53 PM
Re: watching down the road	GuppieGrouper	Tue Sep 27 2005 07:00 PM
Re: watching down the road	Reaper	Tue Sep 27 2005 07:28 PM
Re: watching down the road	Thunderbird12	Tue Sep 27 2005 09:36 PM
all day in miami they said tomorrow conditions would be favorable	LoisCane	Tue Sep 27 2005 10:30 PM
Re: all day in miami they said tomorrow conditions would be favorable	Thunderbird12	Tue Sep 27 2005 10:46 PM
no rush	HanKFranK	Tue Sep 27 2005 11:34 PM
Re: no rush	Beaumont, TX	Wed Sep 28 2005 11:53 AM
Re: no rush	Thunderbird12	Wed Sep 28 2005 11:24 AM
Re: no rush	Ed in Va	Wed Sep 28 2005 11:40 AM
Re: watching down the road	Hugh	Tue Sep 27 2005 08:17 PM
Re: watching down the road	GuppieGrouper	Tue Sep 27 2005 07:50 PM
Re: watching down the road	Reaper	Tue Sep 27 2005 08:15 PM
Re: watching down the road	Convergence	Tue Sep 27 2005 06:22 PM
Re: watching down the road	satellite steve	Tue Sep 27 2005 05:59 PM
Re: watching down the road	Random Chaos	Tue Sep 27 2005 04:03 PM
Re: watching down the road	Thunderbird12	Tue Sep 27 2005 03:35 PM
Re: watching down the road	Margie	Tue Sep 27 2005 04:23 PM
Re: watching down the road	CoalCracker	Tue Sep 27 2005 04:47 PM
Re: watching down the road	Hootowl	Tue Sep 27 2005 06:22 PM
Re: watching down the road	CoalCracker	Tue Sep 27 2005 08:54 PM
Re: watching down the road	Allison	Tue Sep 27 2005 08:17 PM
Re: watching down the road	StormHound	Tue Sep 27 2005 08:31 PM
Re: watching down the road	javlin	Tue Sep 27 2005 06:45 PM
Re: watching down the road	Reaper	Tue Sep 27 2005 03:08 PM
Re: watching down the road	essan	Wed Sep 28 2005 08:45 PM
Re: watching down the road	Random Chaos	Tue Sep 27 2005 02:31 PM
Re: watching down the road	lennox	Tue Sep 27 2005 12:44 PM
Re: Watching the Caribbean	Storm Cooper	Mon Sep 26 2005 07:23 PM

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