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The forecast storm surge for the Carolina coast as Hurricane Florence was approaching.

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Title

The forecast storm surge for the Carolina coast as Hurricane Florence was approaching.

Subject

Hurricane Florence

Description

What does 9 feet of storm surge look like? We show you like nobody else can. This was the forecast storm surge for the Carolina coast as Hurricane Florence was approaching.

Creator

The Weather Channel
Published on Sep 12, 2018

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=51&v=q01vSb_B1o0

Publisher

YouTube

Date

09/12/2018

Rights

The Weather Channel

Format

MPEG-4, Website

Language

English

Type

Video

Identifier

GUID: 0ed45651-f36d-48b3-930c-ecd671954773

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Extremely dangerous hurricane Florence continues to close in on the southeastern United States and it will carry with it
00:07
significant storm surge and life-threatening inundation
00:11
Let's look at these maps for example created by the National Hurricane Center to give us almost a block-by-block
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Assessment of how much water lies you can expect above normally dry ground this for example over southeastern
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North Carolina in Beaufort and Morehead City, these are some locations that we think will get significant storm surge
00:27
Now these areas shaded in yellow and orange can expect water rises of six, maybe even nine feet
00:34
That's gonna flood many of these locations downtown
00:37
But it's more than that because this is not just gonna be a coastal phenomenon
00:41
We know that the storm surge with Florence is going to continue inland and search many miles for example in Newport
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North Carolina
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Significant inundation water rises above nine feet nearby and even farther west than that. This storm surge will find its way well inland
00:57
So let's now have a look at what that might be like for example
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We know Florence is going to bring one to three feet of inundation across many locations
01:06
That certainly is enough to knock you off your feet
01:09
It can definitely stall cars out and even carry cars away and certainly flood many of the lower levels of structures
01:16
But we know Florence is also going to bring water rises
01:19
Well above that pops up to six feet now six feet of water imagine that that carries large
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objects in it like cars
01:28
for example that can act like battering rams and enhance the damage that would otherwise be and
01:33
Also, we know that can flood the lower levels of many structures
01:36
We also know that Florence is going to carry with it
01:38
likely storm surge well above that perhaps 9, 10 feet, maybe more
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That will totally cover up one story buildings and structures leaving them underwater and certainly pose a risk to many
01:50
There are very few places
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That are safe when the water rises this high
01:55
So, please follow the advice of your local officials and heed the evacuation warnings
02:01
And of course stay updated on all the latest forecasts

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Video

Duration

2:18

Compression

MPEG-4

Producer

The Weather Channel

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Citation

The Weather Channel Published on Sep 12, 2018, “The forecast storm surge for the Carolina coast as Hurricane Florence was approaching. ,” Dominican University SOIS Omeka Site, accessed November 17, 2024, http://108.166.64.190/omeka222/items/show/1364.