Hurricane Ian - more info on the storm surge
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Peteri Szerlagi
Oct 19, 2022, 8:16:43 PM10/19/22
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/10/18/hurricane-ian-storm-surge-damage/
Forecasters feared the worst for Ian’s storm surge. They were right.
Surveys show the ocean surge rose by one to two stories along 60 miles
of Florida’s southwestern coastline
USGS data analyzed so far shows the surge rose as high as 13.23 feet
in Fort Myers Beach, a level that translated to more than nine feet of
ocean water above normally dry ground in buildings that sit a few feet
above sea level. More data will be collected and more surveys
conducted over the next couple of weeks, Busciolano said.
Forecasters feared the worst for Ian’s storm surge. They were right.
Surveys show the ocean surge rose by one to two stories along 60 miles
of Florida’s southwestern coastline
USGS data analyzed so far shows the surge rose as high as 13.23 feet
in Fort Myers Beach, a level that translated to more than nine feet of
ocean water above normally dry ground in buildings that sit a few feet
above sea level. More data will be collected and more surveys
conducted over the next couple of weeks, Busciolano said.
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