Huge storm, yes. Unprecedented? No.
Huge storm, yes. Unprecedented? No.
The term “unprecedented flooding” came from the National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/?epac#Harvey
Looking around, I see the highest actual total rainfall measured (so far) is 27 inches, NE of Houston!
Excellent graph, and one that we won’t see on the nightly news as the scripters hone their lies.
Well going by your own map, 50 inches would be the most rainfall ever. So I’m not sure what you mean by hyperbole.
Thanks for the informative graph
Good map. Nice snag. Thanks.
I think the media likes to inflate the significance, to help the locals feel better about the situation. If you think you’ve just gone through something worse than anyone else, you’ve at least got that. To hear it’s no worse than other storms kind of reduces the pity-me argument.
I don’t say this to delegitimize the significance of the personal loss down there. It’s a sad thing to see others in trouble. My observation simply addresses a psychological mindset.
The folks down there know this is part of the deal when they live on/near the coast in hurricane alley (so to speak).
These events can put a massive dent in the insurance pool. I have mixed thoughts on the massive exposure to loss, by choice.
Prayers from Pa. Wish the water in Houston could find their way up to Missoula..
Alaska and Hawaii have towns that get hundreds of inches yearly.