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TnDem

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Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 04:26 PM

Aug 2025

Waves were only 20 feet high with a direct hit as a Cat 4 on South Carolina coast in 1989 during hurricane Hugo.

Tsunamis wouldn't have 100 feet waves.

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Potential '100 Foot' Waves Headed for U.S. East Coast [View all] orangecrush Aug 2025 OP

Clickbait title TnDem Aug 2025 #1

"Potential" orangecrush Aug 2025 #2

Tsunamis have reached a hundred feet in height. nt miyazaki Aug 2025 #5

This is not a tsunami TnDem Aug 2025 #7

You are the one who brought up tsunamis, the other poster was just replying to your claim. Celerity Aug 2025 #9

Exactly. Blocking. Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #13

Oops Alex - it's already Cat5 malaise Aug 2025 #3

Thank you orangecrush Aug 2025 #10

Weakened overnight malaise Aug 2025 #12

100 foot waves Greg_In_SF Aug 2025 #4

Tell the magats those waves are coming for their freedom so paddle on out and shoot them! GreenWave Aug 2025 #6

Thank goodness for the metric system Tetrachloride Aug 2025 #8

The swell sizes edhopper Aug 2025 #11

I like how it's a private co. quoted for the headline. Ursus Rex Aug 2025 #14