Hurricane Irma's most dangerous storm surge targets Florida's southwest coast
Hurricane Irma is poised to pull off the remarkable feat of traveling the entire length of Florida, from south to north, and spreading catastrophic storm surge flooding and damaging winds along with it.
The storm's track would mean that Miami and West Palm Beach, two of the most populated areas with vulnerable shoreline property, will escape their worst-case scenarios, but still experience Category 1 or 2 hurricane force wind gusts.
Unfortunately, the projected path, which takes the center of Category 3 or 4 Hurricane Irma from the Florida Keys northward to near Ft. Myers, and along or just off the west coast from there, puts in play highly vulnerable, low-lying areas that are especially prone to storm surge flooding. Typically, storms in this region travel either from the east to the west, or southwest to northeast. Read more...
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