[Errant]

One thing about this storm that impresses me are the predictions of hurricane force winds up to 175 miles from the center. That's a little on the unusual side, if correct. Will mean a lot of cumulative damage for sure.

75 mph winds, not so much... Surge - N.O. experienced a 30' surge during Katrina. Almost three times your highest prediction of 11' at high tide.

[NELSON111]

>>>75 mph winds, not so much... Surge - N.O. experienced a 30' surge during Katrina. Almost three times your highest prediction of 11' at high tide.

NOLA did not experience a 30' storm surge. The max surge was 27' on the MS coast. Max surge in and around NOLA was 12-16'. Surge was 12' at Lakefront.

But...its apples and oranges. You can't compare surges from one place to another as if they are all the same. A 14' surge over Miami would do MASSIVE amounts more damage than say a 30' surge along the MS/AL coasts...or in Chambers County TX.

A 12' surge at Kings Pt and 11' at Battery Park will cause a LOT of damage...much more than 12' in MS.