Speaking of inevitable:
Remember our Dr. Neill Frank of the Hurrican Center [now in Houston] always dismissed as an alarmist??
Here is some 1992 news.
http://www.stp.uh.edu/vol57/92-08-13.html
Dr. Neill Frank: Since hurricanes are natural occurrences, Frank does not consider them a problem.
"We have a hurricane problem when people build on coasts," he said, especially those who build close to the shorelines.
"Now if you decide to live in California and you build a home close to a fault line, then you shouldn't fuss about earthquakes," he said. "It's the same if you build on Galveston's west end; you shouldn't fuss about hurricanes."
Dr. Neill Frank: He showed slides of hurricane damage, before-and-after pictures of entire homes that had disappeared in the aftermath of legendary storms like Hugo, Camille (which had a 25-foot-storm surge) and Alicia. He said if a category-five storm hit Galveston, Clear Lake could be under 25 feet of water.
He also pointed out that Houston's buildings lack a standard for building codes and do not provide sufficient protection during a category-one or -two hurricane.
"Even in a bad thunderstorm, you can get 100 mph winds," he said. The cost of improvement on existing buildings would be "only two or three percent more," he said, having checked with builders. "I think we're selling ourselves short."
A lot of insurance companies are dropping homeowners in Florida. Can you imagine what they will do in New Orleans?
"He said if a category-five storm hit Galveston, Clear Lake could be under 25 feet of water."
Everyone here claims the sea wall makes all that impossible. There are neighborhoods in Houston that flood whenever an ant spits. I can't imagine 18 inches of rain in an hour.
I'm a weenie. I "evacuate" if there is even the potential of my electricity going out for more than 24 hours.
I loved Dr Neil Frank with his Marine haircut and his gyrations. He was the best. We all used to try and imitate him doing his Hurricane warnings, he is such a great unforgettable character. Bob Sheets is a great former Hurricane Forcaster also. Bob is a Pubbie and lives in Lake Placid, Fl about 190 miles north of the National Hurricane Center. He moved away and then got hit last year with three hurricanes. Go figure.