Why a storm surge can be the deadliest part of a hurricane
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2024
- It can start before a hurricane even makes landfall.
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Storm surge, or coastal flooding, tends to be the deadliest aspect of hurricanes. As wind from the storm pushes water onshore several feet above the normal tide, it can trap people in their homes, wash away entire houses, and make rescue missions harrowing and slow.
In the US, the Eastern and Southeastern coastlines are among the most vulnerable areas for storm surges. Along the East Coast, hurricane Sandy produced a massive storm surge in 2012. On the Gulf Coast, places like Galveston, Texas and New Orleans have seen multiple hurricanes so they've built some infrastructure to help defend against excessive flooding. Levees, canals and seawalls are designed to stop or redirect rising water away from cities. But even those can be inadequate, when faced with an especially strong hurricane.
What really concerns experts, though, are places that don’t experience a lot of hurricanes but are still vulnerable to storm surge, like the coast of Georgia and Northern Florida. These areas have shallow water, which means sea level can rise faster and water can reach further inland making the flooding worse. But they’ve seen fewer hurricanes than the Gulf Coast and they are likely to be less prepared.
So when a major hurricane like Irma hits low-lying areas like these, the storm surge can be the first and deadliest thing headed their way.
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Love how Vox pumps out these relevant topics so quickly.
CJaee yeah
CJaee That's Vox for ya.
Unfortunately No one cares, even the my Malaysian family doesn't care about the Rohingya, it's not a relevant topic anymore
Flix I'd like to point out the BBC has released a video about it, but I think they focus on things closer to home and the people who watch them.
You're right. To be fair, media tends to focus on close to home issues first, but Vox has enough experience with international news that I would really appreciate them doing a voxsplainer on the Rohingya crisis/potential genocide.
Anyone watching this while Hurricane Florence heads for the American Southeast ? Wishing them the best .
I am ✋
Thanks
Im in nc rn
Nope, watching as Mangkhut(Ompong in the Philippines) edge closer to Pearl River Delta
we riding it out rn its not that bad anymore just lots of water
Florida better watch out
Heftysquire 2776 Mandatory evacuations by 6pm EST today.
Gee thanks
Tournel Henry
Seriously? Lmao
Tournel Henry I highly doubt Christians would pray about the storm passing us if it's coming regardless. They're praying for everyone to be safe. (And its not really funny)
Heftysquire 2776 Florida is on higher ground than Texas so it should have no storm surge
This is true, thanks Katrina, Ike, Harvey, Irma.
Kslater777 and katia and jose
Kslater777 and Matthew, and Wilma.
Kslater777 and Camille
And sandy
Floyd 1999
Our hearts are with you USA, greeting from Iran 🌹❤💙
VenomDalek lmao
Dr. Royal I know better than you buddy, but the final answer for all of us is love and unity. I hope one day we understand it.
Mily TM thank you man keep being positivity into this world
I thought Iran doesn't have access to UA-cam?
+VenomDalek
You think "sorry" will fix that and revive the people who died for nothing?
North and South Carolina is about to get hit with Hurricane Florence. I hope people start sharing this video. People who aren't used to hurricanes, don't consider how dangerous all of the flooding is.
Melanie Higgins the flooding already bad the current is so strong that water is too power fil I already know
The cost of denying global warming.
Jivan Reyes During the 1980 you would expect 4 hurricane per season. We've just been in a drought for about a decade it's got nothing to do with climate change the only reason they seem to be getting stronger is because more people settle on the coastline where it's low leveled ground making it easy to flooded example would be new Orleans an katrina.
Also no one is denying global warming the debate is what is driving it idiot.
Scotty Peterson I guess you don't watch the news that often. I am aware of the scientific debate on global warming. But that's not what the politics of the country talk about now, is it?
Acknowledging global warning isn't going to stop hurricanes from happening lol not sure what you're blabbering about Jivian
Jackson Meade Expect I don't know stop it? Solar is already becoming cheaper and if we push to make fossil more expensive we can stop global warming earlier.
This is why I'm glad I live in California. I don't have to worry about getting hit by hurricanes every single ye- *_Ground starts shaking violently_*
Your definition of storm surge is a not complete. Storm surges tend to happen mostly becuase of low pressure from the hurricane causing the water to rise due to less pressure pushing down on the water.
Josef This is just a simple video on it. High and low pressure gets a bit more complex
Water is non-compressible, storm surges occur due to high winds pushing water towards shore. Air pressure differences only fuel a hurricane to continue.
That's not what the graphic at 2:23 says. It calls central pressure a "minimal contributor compared to other factors."
offchance you're confusing the sea level rising under the hurricane with expanding . You're right it's non-compressible but it's still pushed down less under the hurricane than outside the hurricane, and this pressure difference cause the water to move in under the hurricane, giving a rise in sea level
Air pressure still is a minor factor. The strongest hurricane in terms of low pressure measured was Wilma with 882hPa. This pressure differential to normal pressure of 1013hPa can hold a water column of 1.3m. And this is in the center of the storm at the min. pressure measured in its lifetime. Storm surges occur outside of the center and are, as shown in the video, up to 4m high. Low barometric pressure is hence just a minor contributing factor
Americans don't have to worry about Hurricane Jose because Trump won't let him in.
Ryan C that is a good one.
Joke I mean
Frank Heuvelman, yeah consider how lucky the people on the hurricanes path, to be prepared ... you fkhead
Ryan C that’s funny..... I’m not being sarcastic
BigStacc77 r/ihavereddit
Thanks for the eye-opening video. I wish nothing but safety and love to those who are affected by the Hurricane Irma.
who hurt u ?
Wow, Mississippi doesn’t even get a mention despite it’s entire coast being destroyed by Katrina and it claiming the 28 foot surge record. The entire coast of Mississippi was destroyed and it’s so very rarely mentioned in any video.
wanna hear a joke?
*imperial measurements*
Hey, wanna hear a joke?
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Mapperific // Mapping and Gaming wanna hear a joke European space agencies
please end me lmaaaooooo
but even the American space agency uses metric
You can only measure freedom in yards
Of course this video has more comments on the imperial system than the actually video...
TheGentleShark because imperial is dumb
Sam Taneja
It's an American website. Don't use it if you don't like it
Preparing for hurricane Dorian: you?
👇🏻
im preparing for typhoon ling ling tonight
Yep o-o
I has a cat i'm aubrey really
I live in Florida
@@Froztility same, western florda
Why do you name this hurricanes with silly names like :
Kathy, Betty, Gary etc (granny names, don't sound dangerous).
Name them like :
Death-maker, the destroyer, megatron 300 etc.
Than you would see how people would get scared and run for their lives before it's to late.
I'd be on board for Hurricane Mega death destroyer 9000
Boni4 Real Lol. The WMO (World Meteorology Organization) started naming storms in 1953 after women and in 1979... after men and women. Irma is the replacement name of Irene of 2011 by the way.
Sam Taneja lol mate
TheOfficialNorman dude I know that
I was just being sarcastic to people
None of the names you suggested are remotely terrifying, they just make me laugh
How can anyone deny climate change after the strength and frequency of these storms increase?
Cassidy Soloff we are at peak of hurricane season. We are going to see a ton of hurricanes at this time. We had 4 hurricanes at one point on the Atlantic in 1998 and FIVE in 1996... did people bring up politics and global warming when those storms developed? 2004 was the year of like three to four hurricanes that hit Florida that same year! Climate change is inevitable. We affect global warming, yes. But not as exaggerated as critics like to say or do. We are entering a mini ice age.
Because they are dumb. Plain and simple. Even without the hurricanes.
You can't really look at the frequency of storms with a span of 10 years and then make claims about global warming.
Who do you think? Half this country voted for the Trump.
the harp things has been debunked- its now becoming a college.
I am so glad I live in Brazil, and there is no such thing down here.
But, I believe Katrina, Harvey and Irma all together makes less damage than this corrupt politicians.
America has both!
Brazil is trying to knock our politicians! 😂 you're too funny, too funny.
thufayal hoque stfu
JGuilherme Very true corruption is devastating, in the US alot of politicians being bribed by oil/gas companies to deny climate change and remove funding from research intitutions. Which is causing deaths of thousands across the globe.
BlueBell22 They're talking about THEIR politicians
Looks like that could mean trouble for folks later this week with Florence. I'll be teaching my students about this tomorrow, and using this video. Well done!
Good thing I'm just outside of the storm surge zone in my area.
Conor Andrich doesn't mean you are safe. It is best to leave to a definite safe area
Conor Andrich selfish
Conor Andrich then go to the storm surge area and save people
EVACUATE THESE ARE STORM SURGE MODELS, WHICH MAY NOT BE CORRRECT! DONT BE LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO STAYED IN HOUSTON AND GOT TONS OF FLODDING EVACUATE
As someone who lives in Houston and experienced Harvey, i cannot agree with you more. BUT don't wait to leave till the last minute and get stuck in traffic when the storm is nearby you because you will be under water. Your car, all of your belongings will be ruined. And you will be hoping to be found by rescuers and sent to a shelter. Worst of all you could die. Be careful when you are driving in flooded road, always drive slow in that situation. DON'T WAIT TO LEAVE AT THE LAST MINUTE.
At least put the metric measurements in brackets on screen
Or, you know, educate yourself. You filthy uncultured, tea sipping, baguette munching, pretend soccer playing, ghost faced, plague spreading swine.
You're on an American website making a request of an American content creator, please say "parentheses" instead of "brackets."
Ace Ace We use the word brackets too. The difference between them is (this) and [this]. But I side with your overall message lol
Ace you didnt get the memo? using brackets instead of parentheses comes with the metric system.
@Jackson Meade - Yes, I know that we also call [] brackets, but parentheses would be more appropriate in this use (brackets are usually only used within parentheses) and know that he meant what we'd call parentheses.
@Don Draper - Nah, guess I missed that one.
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Good luck 👍
2:10 last time I checked a cat 3 has winds less than 130 mph
Now these are the quality Vox videos that I am subscribed for.
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Tombee 123 good idea!
Flooding is the worse. The wind is bad too if it takes your roof away.
And now Hurricane Florence is aiming right for Georgia and the Carolinas, just where this video says is unprepared... chilling
This being recommended to me during the surge of Milton
I never knew the water could come that far...just imagine what a 200 feet tsunami could do :0
Thank you for the explanation. Clear and useful to understand surges.
I'm legit watching this in Miami during a hurricane
i had to evacuate due to a flood warning/ storm surge warning, everything is going on so fast and the wind is so powerful that i can hear things breaking and rain hitting against the ground and shutters, this is honestly very frightening please stay safe everyone.
I am a simple man, i see new Vox video, i watch
Jacorp I am everywhere.
Mr. Kebab Why did I see you on a Isorrowsproductions video?
jose delpuerto Because I'm everywhere.
*:)*
calholli hi
What do you mean "Bird brain comment"
We have personally experienced a Category 4 hurricane in the south eastern India and it was monstrous. A 6 storeyed building built with solid concrete shook. We thought it was an earthquake but no, its the power of the winds. Imagine how a category 5 hurricane could be.
i live on the coast of Georgia 😧 please pray for us
BladexZero12 you can't go north?
Looks like you're going to be okay, the hurricane went along the west coast of Florida instead.
Melvene Hill no we don't really have the money too
Jurri v yeah that's good news for me. laughing quietly at the people that evacuated just to come back lol
This is good Vox! more of this stuff
When the levee breaks.
Rishith Sinha Oh my God yes you don't know how long I have been looking for this comment bless you
I went to Tacloban City, Philippines after Yolanda in 2013. Stil dead bodies in the main street. Even though it was called Typhoon Alley, they never had a storm that big and never even had a word in the local dialect for Storm surge. yet it was the main reason over 6,000 people died. Some of the stories I heard there were truly tragic. This is becoming more and moe common in this age we live in.
Well wish me luck! I'm currently situated in Miami Beach. Can't move cause all of my pets! I'm on an 11th floor. Soo! We'll see
AnthroRoyaltyy Man, I feel like I would have left my pets as heartless as that sounds. Or will leave them at a shelter and run!!! You're like at a high floor, oh gosh. Well I wish you the best! And if you believe in God, may he protect you. :)
you can evacuate your pets too. my parents did. you're lucky it's going west
The water is actually very bad for the building even if you're in the 11th floor.it damages the building and can even cause it to collapse.you should consider all the risks man..
I'm glad I don't live there, I have 7 pets and only 3 travel cages.
Good luck!! Stay safe, and dry...
This is true, thanks Katrina. Ike, Harvey, Irma.
Oh Allah help us survive this monster Hurricane and protect the properties and citizens from harm. Stay strong and vegelent fellow Carolinas and Virgina. We will continue praying for you.
Also protect the Philippines and west to Central Guangdong
Blesses.
Alhamdulliah
Thanks Vox. People like me in South FL feel soooo much better now
Metric please
RingoTheFlamingo7 i live in America and i'm still like, "screw imperial"
Claire Knight say that all you want but the majority still uses the metric system
CRYBABY'S DIAMOND Why would we worry about metric in a US relevant situation.
Allen M because this is also an informative video.
Because the majority of the people watching this video will use the metric system.
It's true that the storm surge can come ashore before the bulk of a hurricane, but the very highest water levels usually occur around the eye. So right when the wind is strongest, is when your house near the coast is being smashed to pieces by the ocean. This makes it less likely that you can survive.
you guys near the hurricane please be safe!!!!!!! I hope everyone stays vigilant and smart. I will try and make a UA-cam video about dorian
Thank you sir
Because this video says so.
Dunno what i searched for to get this recommended to me but it sure is relevant.
I live in florida and im so scared of hurricane irma because i don't even know how to swim because my dumbass parents never taught me
LogicalOne You are making theists look bad.
Actually, Katrina was a 175 mph Category 5 at its peak, before weakening to a Category 3 at landfall.
Who’s here because of Dorian?
me!
Vox is a better news source than buzzfeed
I'm here because I'm waiting for Dorian to hit me soon
When I hear this guy's voice I know it'll be a good video
Breaking News: Hurricane Irma crashed thru President Trump's personal library. All 3 books were completely destroyed and... in a tragic twist...
...He hadn't even finished coloring them :)
Thank you this was very helpful and informative 👍👍
I have never been this early. Feels good!
Storm surge is what killed most people in Leyte, Philippines when Haiyan struck. It may not matter, but I'm praying for you Americans who will be affected by Irma.
Wow, a video about an event killing people RIGHT NOW and people decide to complain about the imperial system because, you know, priorities and such.
Wilder Thornberry well stated.
Storm surge from Dorian has decimated northern Bahamas. People, or me, growing up, you learn so much about the wind of a hurricane. Board up, tie down, batten down. But the WATER is what I've seen cause the most damage. The money and energy spent on wood and rope really could go toward rafts/tubes for the family.
There is a house in new orleans
If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break
Eray Gedikoğlu yep im pretty sure it is very very gone...probably fell in love with irma
milton said hold my beer
Why does footage from 2005 look like it was produced in the late 80s?
Cause you forgot how fast technology started to advance mid/late 2000's.
Because technology rapidly expanded in the past decade
Many personal cameras were still analog back then and recorded on film. The ones that were digital still had what we would consider primitive photographic sensors today. UA-cam didn't exist until 2008 and its first videos were of terrible quality in large part due to this, but also because of the limits on internet speed back in those days. Look up "me at the zoo" for the first video that was ever uploaded onto UA-cam and see for yourself how weak the video quality is.
If UA-cam didn't exist until 2008 then I must be a time traveller cuz I was using UA-cam since fall 2006.
Typhoon Haiyan 2013 in philippines killed more than 6,000 people. Storm surge is practically so new we didnt see how destructive it was🌊
Whoa
Irma: I am the most powerful storm to pass through the alantic ocean
Dorian: hold my beer 🍺
Hire some dutch folk to manage your water problems in the future.
Videos like this show why Vox is such a advanced UA-cam channel
Hurricane Katrina? More like hurricane tortilla
Dead meme
carson hartnett i dont get it
illuminist was an old vine, search it up, really cringe
carson hartnett nah it looks really bad anyways
I still live for that meme
This is a really good channel. Impressive.
WHERE'S JOSS FONG. I NEED HER
if you look at the credits she's behind almost every video
The Philippines also suffer storm surge. Caused by Hurricane Haiyan in 2013. Which killed 6,000 in the philippines
2:44 wow look at poor Bangladesh! More than 20 foot storm surges & how high is the majority of their land??????
btw is this why America still uses Imperial instead of Metric? 20 foot sounds way more impressive than 7 metres doesn't it! smh
I just realised, Americans aren't very good on Geography & probably don't know where Bangladesh is - it's the big red dots to the right of India & if you don't know where India is........ Ok Bangladesh is the big red dots in the big bay looking thing (same shape on the map as where the dots are in America) to the right of America
Sorry ptf606, I should have said some Americans, not all, but when I thought about it, I really did think that most Americans wouldn't know where Bangladesh was on a map like that, do you think I'm wrong?
Stop being patronising. I know perfectly well where Bangladesh is. I bet people in your country don't know where Minnesota is.
Currently watching from Florida
Thank you for not using metric, it's not needed, especially in a video concerning those in America who are accustomed to imperial measurements.
What's so hard with adding metric measurements too?
T H O T P A T R O L whats so hard about converting them yourself?
well ever: everybody wastes time in conversions, OR one person wastes time on conversions and shows everybody else.
hmmmm.....
Storm surge damage - and the risk to people - is also dependent on the type of structures that are near shorelines and which could be flooded or knocked down. Individual family homes made of wood and built at grade on the ground level will be not only inundated, but sometimes just busted to pieces. If you're in a building like this, you can readily be injured or killed. A reinforced concrete building, on the other hand, that's even 3 or 4 stories tall is likely to survive without collapsing, and people can shelter on the upper floors and survive.
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FaggoatMcDickSticks l couldnt agree more. Thanks for your wisdom.
FaggoatMcDickSticks your words truly inspire me. With your help, I became a nerosurgen.
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FaggoatMcDickSticks Honestly a very valid point, but not really relevant.
Remember 2013 when the Philippines was hit by Typhoon Hayian. The storm surge killed about 15,000 people. I can clearly remember that tragic day. Worst experience of my life.
yet Irma will probably kill less then 5,000 and it will become way more famous.
First
yes u are
I'm in Central FL, Osceola Florida if you wish to get specific, and the wind has already picked up quite a bit. I'm just preparing for tomorrow and Monday. Also, if you live in South Florida, or a coastal area like Tampa, please evacuate!
You just couldn't resist throwing global warming in there could you.
uhm...
Chuck Turner
It's an important issue
It's strange watching videos like these and knowing that people that are fine right now might be hurt by the incoming hurricane. I'm basically watching a mini-documentary about a disaster which hasn't happened yet. Feels kinda hopeless/depressing.
An informative interesting vox video. I missed this
Thank you I was wondering about this last night
Everyone in Florida and even South Georgia stay safe this weekend, we're for a wild ride
My house is in the path of hurricane Irma's eye currently and this has been the scariest week of my life. Let's hope all of my stuff is there when we get back.
Great video, Sam!
Who's watching this while Hurricane Harvey is happening? I am super scared of storm surge now.
This makes much more sense. Thank you. I hear a lot of people say thinga like why didnt they leave during katrina but this explains a little more
Thank you for this.
Anyone here for Dorian???
Vox your editing and videos are on point, I mean I'm hooked! I had a video suggestion for you... Can you make a video about why or why not you can stop hurricanes at the source, or when it just started? Thank you!
Camille with Stormraider's Surge OP
People: A hurricane is coming, help!
Government: Wait, let’s name the hurricane before we escape!
Katrina was a category 5 before it weakened just before it made landfall
I live in cape coral florida i just evacuated this morning and took the most important stuff that i need cape coral is expecting a 12-6 foot surge and well r.i.p my home and neighboors who chose to stay
these videos should be displayed in movie theater along with trailers so common person can understand when such stroms hit.. what happens..
People of Florida, I'm not a professional help-offerer/person but
RUN
In Florida. Still have power. I'm super ready for Irma to be a thing of the past and it hasn't even made landfall yet.
Scary, glad I live in California 😊