Seawall Blvd. runs along the top of the seawall. The seawall is seventeen feet above sea level. This would mean a surge of 37 to 42 feet! Doubtful.
These three info-babes on F&F are an embarrassment.
These three info-babes on F&F are an embarrassment.
What the report said was that the wind was driving waves that size across the blvd.
If you have 100 mph winds plus a 20-25 storm surge -- you can have waves that reach 40 feet at the high end and 20 feet on the low end easily.
Remember the storm surge is how much the water rises, not the size of the waves hitting the beach...
There were pictures yesterday of Geraldo Rivera getting wet early afternoon at the Galveston seawall because of the impact of the waves and the surge...
Another thing that I consider lends credibility to this earlier report is the report from Beaumont (currently). There are now reports of Beaumont is under 9 feet of water and it is somewhat inland...
I remember being on a JACK UP RIG circa 1972 in the Gulf of Mexico being towed to our next location. The rig would ride about 20 feet from low point to high point -- because of the waves...
The TOOLPUSHER gave me hell at the time for being outside in a storm (I was a lowly galleyhand)...
I believe that TELEPHONE REPORT from Galveston...