@DrEricDing Here is what a 15 foot hurricane storm surge looks like folks.

[riversedge]

Eric Feigl-Ding
@DrEricDing
Here is what a 15 foot hurricane storm surge looks like folks.

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[EarthFirst]

1. Terrifying.

Not especially looking forward to the headlines in the morning…

[SleeplessinSoCal]

2. Are the 15ft a measurement of height or distance?

It just now dawned on me that I'm not sure.

[MLF1981]

3. Height above the usual high tide level.

Imagine your house. Now imagine it with 15 feet of saltwater in it. Oh, and for reference, the average height of a ceiling is 7 feet. So a two story house is completely submerged.

[EarthFirst]

4. Storm surge measured in depth (height)

Storm surge can inundate costal communities by as much as 25 miles inland according to FEMA.

The storm surge during Ian (12-15 feet) was nearly 15 miles inland in Ft. Meyers.

Storm surge is a dramatic event; and when they say that this event (Milton) is near unsurvivable; it should be heeded as such.

[EarthFirst]

5. Here's a 2-minute time lapse from Ian in Fort Meyers from 2022

[hlthe2b]

6. I constantly hear how "they have a two story home, so they are good" and now the prison/jail in one of the

high impact areas have said the same and refused to evacuate inmates. That 2 story home was gone with probably only 8-foot surge. Imagine being in a fully packed jail or prison wondering it you will be forced to drown...

[Hekate]

9. That business about the prison is a horror show

[Hekate]

7. The little red house floated away w its roof under water... somebody's home

[bdamomma]

8. Horrible

and terrifying. Climate change is a worldwide problem.

[uponit7771]

10. I thought it couldn't get worse, it did ... shocking

[PikaBlue]

11. Superb Graphic

The last post demonstrating the height between storm surge and humans is excellent. It's difficult to picture a 15-foot storm surge but that graphic had me saying, "Oh, heck no!"