Non-political 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Megathread

[Doimper]

The reservoirs are still rising. Overflow is becoming inevitable at this point.

This these 1940s-style dams break, it will make Hurricane Katrina look like high tide on a calm summer evening.

Weren't they releasing some water to prevent that from happening?

[Doimper]

This is possibly a more devastating run than the track up the middle of the state. The storm will be less weakened by land interaction before it impacts Tampa Bay, so you have (probably?) a category four storm either making a direct landfall or sitting just offshore. The west coast of Florida is situated on a relatively shallow continental shelf, and a storm coming right up the coast will act to shove water into all the little inlets along the coast. Double digit storm surge in Tampa Bay is not a good scenario.

Yup, just got upgraded back up to a Cat 4 right before slamming into the Keys.