Originally Posted by Bwana:
Nope, Katrina was a Cat 5.
You are right. The levees were designed for a Cat3 hurricane.
Hurricane Katrina was the largest and 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the US. In New Orleans, the levees were designed for Category 3, but Katrina peaked at a Category 5 hurricane, [Reply]
I've been capturing video from this webcam in Fort Myers all day and I've put it into a Timelapse. Check out the storm surge rushing in! Crazy. #Ian#flwxpic.twitter.com/lj7a1wThga
Originally Posted by Chief Pagan:
I read that the buildings in Tampa start only about a foot above high tide?
Is that true or was that media BS?
It's true, the streets flood during regular thunder storms, so a hurricane pushing up the mouth of Tampa Bay would be devastating, much like what we saw yesterday. [Reply]
someone above was asking where the ocean water goes when it comes back, responding to a picture of tampa bay being dry before the hurricane hit. lol well there's the answer [Reply]
Totally fake. For water to be that deep where they're talking about, Tampa would have to be under water. Not just near the bay, the entire city. [Reply]
Originally Posted by FlaChief58:
Totally fake. For water to be that deep where they're talking about, Tampa would have to be under water. Not just near the bay, the entire city.
That and there’s no traffic on I-4, although the construction barricades are probably legit. [Reply]
