Texas SpeedDiva
07-15-2010, 10:36 AM
Found this posted on another site and thought it was interesting. As was the response from wxman57.
Interesting article on the top 5 cities most vulnerable to a tropical cyclone put together by Rick Knabb early this morning from weather.com
1-Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
2-New York City
3-Tampa Bay
4-Savannah, GA
5-Atlantic City, NJ
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/top5-most-vulnerable-overdue-hurricane-cities_2010-07-14
and then comments made by wxman57:
"It all depends on how one defines "vulnerable". Another significant hit on New Orleans could mean the end of the city. If Ike had hit about 30 miles down the TX coast, then Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel would have taken the brunt of the surge, knocking out about 30% of the U.S. production of gasoline for a year or more. That would certainly be a big blow to the U.S. economy vs. a hit in Tampa, Savannah, Atlantic City or even Miami."
Interesting article on the top 5 cities most vulnerable to a tropical cyclone put together by Rick Knabb early this morning from weather.com
1-Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
2-New York City
3-Tampa Bay
4-Savannah, GA
5-Atlantic City, NJ
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/top5-most-vulnerable-overdue-hurricane-cities_2010-07-14
and then comments made by wxman57:
"It all depends on how one defines "vulnerable". Another significant hit on New Orleans could mean the end of the city. If Ike had hit about 30 miles down the TX coast, then Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel would have taken the brunt of the surge, knocking out about 30% of the U.S. production of gasoline for a year or more. That would certainly be a big blow to the U.S. economy vs. a hit in Tampa, Savannah, Atlantic City or even Miami."