[oceanview]

that one didn't hurt us too much hear on Long Island, when you live on the ocean, flooding from rainfall is a non event, its the storm surge I have to worry about. it amazing to see one come in, it doesn't build up like a bathup slowly filling. its just right on you in an instant, you look outside the window and it was fine, 2 minutes later, waves were breaking on my street.

[aristeides]

If the posters here are right, the 1938 hurricane that did such damage on Fire Island (and up the Connecticut Valley) was only a Category 3. I hate to think what a Category 5 could do.