NHC_Surge

NHC_Surge

@NHC_Surge

Experimental Twitter account for the Storm Surge Unit at the National Hurricane Center

· http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ssurge/ssurge_overview.shtml

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Good storm surge segment from The Weather Channel featuring former NHC Surge employee Michael Lowry

Interesting article discussing the challenges of communicating storm surge and NHC's path forward

still producing dangerous storm in Louisiana and Mississippi despite lower intensity.

As winds across SE LA shift from southeast to southwest with , threat will shift from east bank to west bank

Water levels remain elevated along SE LA and MS coasts...slow movement of will mean prolonged event

makes landfall in extreme southeastern Louisiana; Strong winds & dangerous storm surge along N. Gulf Coast

70-80% chance of life threatening above 6 feet in coastal MS from ; enough surge to submerge an avg adult male

MT . Coastal flood threat for FL Panhandle, Big Bend HAS NOT ended even though tropical storm warning discontinued

NHC still fcsting 6-12 ft in SE LA and MS w/ ; water lvls rising...Waveland MS already reporting 2.5 ft surge

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