just how slow the storm system moves once we get into say wednesday and thursday into tampa bay we go, a storm surge threat possibly as high as 9 feet across this region. really, the worst case scenario. we know as meteorologists will always tell you, it s not the winds that a lot of people get attention to these winds as being the most destructive element of the tropical features. it accounts for about half of all lives lost with tropical systems. that s why it s so important to heed all the caution, proper warnings in advance of this feature. any time you get a storm surge that gets up to magnitude of 9, 10, 11 plus feet, they re going to push water to the top of the first floor of properties on the coast. nowhere in the state of florida do we have as much value in properties, as much exposure to where this storm is forecast to get into on wednesday night with thursday morning with incredible winds, incredible storm surge. slows down to 3, maybe 5 miles
As the recent storm has reminded us, hurricanes are an annual concern for coastal states along the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern seaboard. But, did you know that even Missouri has been affected by more than 44 hurricanes over the past century and a half?