Yeah, if you're a flying fish. Worst case, winds plus 15+ storm surge plus 20 foot waves. Best case, 130 mph winds. What a stupid remark; it's more than likely to be like Gulfport, Biloxi, etc. when Rita's done with it.
Galveston's balanced on a razor blade right now.
So they get 15 feet of surge.
My money's on that concrete wall. You seen it?
It'll do a number on those waves too.
But...
The surge drops off very rapidly to the left of the eye's centerline.
Even a very slight wobble to the west will make things very different for Galveston.
Houston too.
Nice.
Any water over 15.6' feet and it's over the sea wall in Galveston. Link