Ever drive up or down I-95 between Savannah and Brunswick Georgia?
You are crossing tidal creeks/marshes.
The projected tidal surge along there is going to be 10-15 ft.
I won’t be surprised if parts of I-95 are washed away.
This could be catastrophic. S. Fla. had a strict building code (was relaxed some during Jimmie’s reign to make housing more affordable) but farther north in Fla.and esp.Jacksonville, S. Ga. not likely.
The building codes were crap, the housing boom in So Florida brought in shady plan style builders who threw up pink stucco sh*t boxes wherever they saw a bald patch of land and sold them for 200k a piece. They could not even weather a minor hurricane
One thing with this storm is insurers will once again leave the state and you will be forced to buy Gubbmint insurance from the JUA at 5k-10k a year.
It seems Andrew was considered minimal. And then it hit the Gulf Stream and exploded. Had it been a bigger storm, like this one, and had that explosive growth, it is hard to imagine the damage.
If Matthew intensifies and follows the coast, there will be significant damage, if only to the barrier islands. Best for everyone would be if it bounced off and stayed off shore.
That said, the previous hyping of every storm generates disregard by the residents. They see no reason to leave when the media is yelling loudly again.
HURRICANE MATTHEW (2016)
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Georgia Gov. Deal orders mandatory evacuation east of Interstate 95 for 6 coastal counties: Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, McIntosh, Glynn and Camden - WSBTV
end of alert
Bigger tides in Ga. than Florida as well. If this hits at high tide could be some flooding.