Hal Pomeranz on Nostr: When people hear “storm surge” I think they sometimes picture a wave that they ...
When people hear “storm surge” I think they sometimes picture a wave that they experience at the beach. It might be taller than you, but you swim up and over the face or just punch through. The wave goes by and you’re back standing in waist-high water.
THAT IS NOT WHAT STORM SURGE IS LIKE. When forecasters say “10-15 feet of storm surge” you need to picture the ENTIRE OCEAN being 10-15’ above its normal height. It is coming on land and there is nothing you can do to stop it. And it will rise up hours BEFORE the storm actually arrives and it will PERSIST while the storm grinds over you.
“Hide from the wind. Run from the water.” Do not mess around with the ocean. Get out now.
#HurricaneMilton #StormSurge
THAT IS NOT WHAT STORM SURGE IS LIKE. When forecasters say “10-15 feet of storm surge” you need to picture the ENTIRE OCEAN being 10-15’ above its normal height. It is coming on land and there is nothing you can do to stop it. And it will rise up hours BEFORE the storm actually arrives and it will PERSIST while the storm grinds over you.
“Hide from the wind. Run from the water.” Do not mess around with the ocean. Get out now.
#HurricaneMilton #StormSurge