Why a storm surge can be the deadliest part of a hurricane

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    Storm surge, or coastal flooding, tends to be the deadliest aspect of hurricanes. As wind from the storm pushes water onshore several feet above the normal tide, it can trap people in their homes, wash away entire houses, and make rescue missions harrowing and slow.
    In the US, the Eastern and Southeastern coastlines are among the most vulnerable areas for storm surges. Along the East Coast, hurricane Sandy produced a massive storm surge in 2012. On the Gulf Coast, places like Galveston, Texas and New Orleans have seen multiple hurricanes so they've built some infrastructure to help defend against excessive flooding. Levees, canals and seawalls are designed to stop or redirect rising water away from cities. But even those can be inadequate, when faced with an especially strong hurricane.
    What really concerns experts, though, are places that don’t experience a lot of hurricanes but are still vulnerable to storm surge, like the coast of Georgia and Northern Florida. These areas have shallow water, which means sea level can rise faster and water can reach further inland making the flooding worse. But they’ve seen fewer hurricanes than the Gulf Coast and they are likely to be less prepared.
    So when a major hurricane like Irma hits low-lying areas like these, the storm surge can be the first and deadliest thing headed their way.
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  • @maxemilion7124
    @maxemilion7124 5 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    Anyone watching this while Hurricane Florence heads for the American Southeast ? Wishing them the best .

    • @traceford4904
      @traceford4904 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am ✋

    • @renrdskynyrd8891
      @renrdskynyrd8891 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks

    • @willmoran1059
      @willmoran1059 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Im in nc rn

    • @mattthegamerhongkong6948
      @mattthegamerhongkong6948 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope, watching as Mangkhut(Ompong in the Philippines) edge closer to Pearl River Delta

    • @Ietterbox
      @Ietterbox 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      we riding it out rn its not that bad anymore just lots of water

  • @cjaee6187
    @cjaee6187 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2787

    Love how Vox pumps out these relevant topics so quickly.

    • @nocapcanavan1064
      @nocapcanavan1064 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      CJaee yeah

    • @devonzellpernell8895
      @devonzellpernell8895 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      CJaee That's Vox for ya.

    • @mangolassi5006
      @mangolassi5006 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Unfortunately No one cares, even the my Malaysian family doesn't care about the Rohingya, it's not a relevant topic anymore

    • @rioxx6401
      @rioxx6401 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Flix I'd like to point out the BBC has released a video about it, but I think they focus on things closer to home and the people who watch them.

    • @TheScourge007
      @TheScourge007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      You're right. To be fair, media tends to focus on close to home issues first, but Vox has enough experience with international news that I would really appreciate them doing a voxsplainer on the Rohingya crisis/potential genocide.

  • @koshanfn3322
    @koshanfn3322 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1554

    Florida better watch out

    • @itisjambo
      @itisjambo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Heftysquire 2776 Mandatory evacuations by 6pm EST today.

    • @victorian.8336
      @victorian.8336 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Gee thanks

    • @thatthingyouseeatthecorner5249
      @thatthingyouseeatthecorner5249 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Tournel Henry
      Seriously? Lmao

    • @QueenNashi
      @QueenNashi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Tournel Henry I highly doubt Christians would pray about the storm passing us if it's coming regardless. They're praying for everyone to be safe. (And its not really funny)

    • @vangnxee
      @vangnxee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Heftysquire 2776 Florida is on higher ground than Texas so it should have no storm surge

  • @itisjambo
    @itisjambo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1779

    This is true, thanks Katrina, Ike, Harvey, Irma.

    • @ivemcfallen9117
      @ivemcfallen9117 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Kslater777 and katia and jose

    • @viengsamphet
      @viengsamphet 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Kslater777 and Matthew, and Wilma.

    • @viengsamphet
      @viengsamphet 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Kslater777 and Camille

    • @SSpyGaming
      @SSpyGaming 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      And sandy

    • @sirnate9065
      @sirnate9065 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Floyd 1999

  • @iamme160
    @iamme160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    North and South Carolina is about to get hit with Hurricane Florence. I hope people start sharing this video. People who aren't used to hurricanes, don't consider how dangerous all of the flooding is.

    • @taelungbro622
      @taelungbro622 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Melanie Higgins the flooding already bad the current is so strong that water is too power fil I already know

  • @mtm4671
    @mtm4671 6 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    Our hearts are with you USA, greeting from Iran 🌹❤💙

    • @xander178
      @xander178 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      VenomDalek lmao

    • @mtm4671
      @mtm4671 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Dr. Royal I know better than you buddy, but the final answer for all of us is love and unity. I hope one day we understand it.

    • @dwezz76
      @dwezz76 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Mily TM thank you man keep being positivity into this world

    • @MrVincenttran
      @MrVincenttran 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I thought Iran doesn't have access to TH-cam?

    • @JohnDoeTheGoodGuy
      @JohnDoeTheGoodGuy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +VenomDalek
      You think "sorry" will fix that and revive the people who died for nothing?

  • @bonibon6669
    @bonibon6669 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Why do you name this hurricanes with silly names like :
    Kathy, Betty, Gary etc (granny names, don't sound dangerous).
    Name them like :
    Death-maker, the destroyer, megatron 300 etc.
    Than you would see how people would get scared and run for their lives before it's to late.

    • @samarthtaneja3534
      @samarthtaneja3534 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'd be on board for Hurricane Mega death destroyer 9000

    • @NormanRodasMG
      @NormanRodasMG 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Boni4 Real Lol. The WMO (World Meteorology Organization) started naming storms in 1953 after women and in 1979... after men and women. Irma is the replacement name of Irene of 2011 by the way.

    • @bonibon6669
      @bonibon6669 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sam Taneja lol mate

    • @bonibon6669
      @bonibon6669 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TheOfficialNorman dude I know that
      I was just being sarcastic to people

    • @codekillerz5392
      @codekillerz5392 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      None of the names you suggested are remotely terrifying, they just make me laugh

  • @rc2884
    @rc2884 6 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Americans don't have to worry about Hurricane Jose because Trump won't let him in.

    • @e.anelson6853
      @e.anelson6853 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ryan C that is a good one.

    • @e.anelson6853
      @e.anelson6853 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joke I mean

    • @sunray3179
      @sunray3179 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Frank Heuvelman, yeah consider how lucky the people on the hurricanes path, to be prepared ... you fkhead

    • @taelungbro622
      @taelungbro622 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ryan C that’s funny..... I’m not being sarcastic

    • @user-kf4uh3xw2q
      @user-kf4uh3xw2q 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      BigStacc77 r/ihavereddit

  • @conor8629
    @conor8629 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Good thing I'm just outside of the storm surge zone in my area.

    • @tatswatshesaid890
      @tatswatshesaid890 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Conor Andrich doesn't mean you are safe. It is best to leave to a definite safe area

    • @mtm4671
      @mtm4671 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Conor Andrich selfish

    • @TheGamingCats
      @TheGamingCats 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Conor Andrich then go to the storm surge area and save people

    • @astroleaf6073
      @astroleaf6073 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      EVACUATE THESE ARE STORM SURGE MODELS, WHICH MAY NOT BE CORRRECT! DONT BE LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO STAYED IN HOUSTON AND GOT TONS OF FLODDING EVACUATE

    • @tatswatshesaid890
      @tatswatshesaid890 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      As someone who lives in Houston and experienced Harvey, i cannot agree with you more. BUT don't wait to leave till the last minute and get stuck in traffic when the storm is nearby you because you will be under water. Your car, all of your belongings will be ruined. And you will be hoping to be found by rescuers and sent to a shelter. Worst of all you could die. Be careful when you are driving in flooded road, always drive slow in that situation. DON'T WAIT TO LEAVE AT THE LAST MINUTE.

  • @CassidySoloff
    @CassidySoloff 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    How can anyone deny climate change after the strength and frequency of these storms increase?

    • @corndog6269
      @corndog6269 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Cassidy Soloff we are at peak of hurricane season. We are going to see a ton of hurricanes at this time. We had 4 hurricanes at one point on the Atlantic in 1998 and FIVE in 1996... did people bring up politics and global warming when those storms developed? 2004 was the year of like three to four hurricanes that hit Florida that same year! Climate change is inevitable. We affect global warming, yes. But not as exaggerated as critics like to say or do. We are entering a mini ice age.

    • @samarthtaneja3534
      @samarthtaneja3534 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Because they are dumb. Plain and simple. Even without the hurricanes.

    • @tapwater424
      @tapwater424 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You can't really look at the frequency of storms with a span of 10 years and then make claims about global warming.

    • @gustavogutierrez2709
      @gustavogutierrez2709 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who do you think? Half this country voted for the Trump.

    • @oscarsmith-jones4108
      @oscarsmith-jones4108 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      the harp things has been debunked- its now becoming a college.

  • @GuiiBrazil
    @GuiiBrazil 6 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    I am so glad I live in Brazil, and there is no such thing down here.
    But, I believe Katrina, Harvey and Irma all together makes less damage than this corrupt politicians.

    • @psychomaji
      @psychomaji 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      America has both!

    • @Wesley22619
      @Wesley22619 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Brazil is trying to knock our politicians! 😂 you're too funny, too funny.

    • @porschecollector727
      @porschecollector727 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      thufayal hoque stfu

    • @MagNEt1Cc
      @MagNEt1Cc 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      JGuilherme Very true corruption is devastating, in the US alot of politicians being bribed by oil/gas companies to deny climate change and remove funding from research intitutions. Which is causing deaths of thousands across the globe.

    • @fernandoalves7709
      @fernandoalves7709 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      BlueBell22 They're talking about THEIR politicians

  • @aliahmukz
    @aliahmukz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thanks for the eye-opening video. I wish nothing but safety and love to those who are affected by the Hurricane Irma.

    • @aliahmukz
      @aliahmukz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      who hurt u ?

  • @johnsanvictores6639
    @johnsanvictores6639 6 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Of course this video has more comments on the imperial system than the actually video...

    • @samarthtaneja3534
      @samarthtaneja3534 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TheGentleShark ­ because imperial is dumb

    • @cooliipie
      @cooliipie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Sam Taneja
      It's an American website. Don't use it if you don't like it

  • @jivanreyes6590
    @jivanreyes6590 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1406

    The cost of denying global warming.

    • @merkiu1972
      @merkiu1972 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Jivan Reyes During the 1980 you would expect 4 hurricane per season. We've just been in a drought for about a decade it's got nothing to do with climate change the only reason they seem to be getting stronger is because more people settle on the coastline where it's low leveled ground making it easy to flooded example would be new Orleans an katrina.

    • @merkiu1972
      @merkiu1972 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Also no one is denying global warming the debate is what is driving it idiot.

    • @jivanreyes6590
      @jivanreyes6590 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Scotty Peterson I guess you don't watch the news that often. I am aware of the scientific debate on global warming. But that's not what the politics of the country talk about now, is it?

    • @Jack-rk7jc
      @Jack-rk7jc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Acknowledging global warning isn't going to stop hurricanes from happening lol not sure what you're blabbering about Jivian

    • @peterii3512
      @peterii3512 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Jackson Meade Expect I don't know stop it? Solar is already becoming cheaper and if we push to make fossil more expensive we can stop global warming earlier.

  • @hsoldacct2905
    @hsoldacct2905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    Preparing for hurricane Dorian: you?
    👇🏻

    • @theonewiththeratpfp
      @theonewiththeratpfp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      im preparing for typhoon ling ling tonight

    • @pinklemoonade6992
      @pinklemoonade6992 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep o-o

    • @dvnny8962
      @dvnny8962 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I has a cat i'm aubrey really

    • @Froztility
      @Froztility 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I live in Florida

    • @alimerie6272
      @alimerie6272 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Froztility same, western florda

  • @TheOrganicChemistryTutor
    @TheOrganicChemistryTutor 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Flooding is the worse. The wind is bad too if it takes your roof away.

  • @Adrian-ku2qy
    @Adrian-ku2qy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2:10 last time I checked a cat 3 has winds less than 130 mph

  • @ShellBAtoms
    @ShellBAtoms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Looks like that could mean trouble for folks later this week with Florence. I'll be teaching my students about this tomorrow, and using this video. Well done!

  • @josef6999
    @josef6999 6 ปีที่แล้ว +642

    Your definition of storm surge is a not complete. Storm surges tend to happen mostly becuase of low pressure from the hurricane causing the water to rise due to less pressure pushing down on the water.

    • @-Meric-
      @-Meric- 6 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Josef This is just a simple video on it. High and low pressure gets a bit more complex

    • @offchance789
      @offchance789 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Water is non-compressible, storm surges occur due to high winds pushing water towards shore. Air pressure differences only fuel a hurricane to continue.

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      That's not what the graphic at 2:23 says. It calls central pressure a "minimal contributor compared to other factors."

    • @scottwilson4798
      @scottwilson4798 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      offchance you're confusing the sea level rising under the hurricane with expanding . You're right it's non-compressible but it's still pushed down less under the hurricane than outside the hurricane, and this pressure difference cause the water to move in under the hurricane, giving a rise in sea level

    • @Doping1234
      @Doping1234 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Air pressure still is a minor factor. The strongest hurricane in terms of low pressure measured was Wilma with 882hPa. This pressure differential to normal pressure of 1013hPa can hold a water column of 1.3m. And this is in the center of the storm at the min. pressure measured in its lifetime. Storm surges occur outside of the center and are, as shown in the video, up to 4m high. Low barometric pressure is hence just a minor contributing factor

  • @FlyntofRWBY
    @FlyntofRWBY 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is why I'm glad I live in California. I don't have to worry about getting hit by hurricanes every single ye- *_Ground starts shaking violently_*

  • @hydra5414
    @hydra5414 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I never knew the water could come that far...just imagine what a 200 feet tsunami could do :0

  • @tomoates2910
    @tomoates2910 6 ปีที่แล้ว +648

    At least put the metric measurements in brackets on screen

    • @Jack-rk7jc
      @Jack-rk7jc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Or, you know, educate yourself. You filthy uncultured, tea sipping, baguette munching, pretend soccer playing, ghost faced, plague spreading swine.

    • @4WARD5
      @4WARD5 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      You're on an American website making a request of an American content creator, please say "parentheses" instead of "brackets."

    • @Jack-rk7jc
      @Jack-rk7jc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Ace Ace We use the word brackets too. The difference between them is (this) and [this]. But I side with your overall message lol

    • @KhaledTheSaudiHawkII
      @KhaledTheSaudiHawkII 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ace you didnt get the memo? using brackets instead of parentheses comes with the metric system.

    • @4WARD5
      @4WARD5 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Jackson Meade - Yes, I know that we also call [] brackets, but parentheses would be more appropriate in this use (brackets are usually only used within parentheses) and know that he meant what we'd call parentheses.
      @Don Draper - Nah, guess I missed that one.

  • @crazydrummer181
    @crazydrummer181 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, Mississippi doesn’t even get a mention despite it’s entire coast being destroyed by Katrina and it claiming the 28 foot surge record. The entire coast of Mississippi was destroyed and it’s so very rarely mentioned in any video.

  • @jovanj2717
    @jovanj2717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    And now Hurricane Florence is aiming right for Georgia and the Carolinas, just where this video says is unprepared... chilling

  • @marcoescarra4222
    @marcoescarra4222 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Well wish me luck! I'm currently situated in Miami Beach. Can't move cause all of my pets! I'm on an 11th floor. Soo! We'll see

    • @karinacarvajal9919
      @karinacarvajal9919 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      AnthroRoyaltyy Man, I feel like I would have left my pets as heartless as that sounds. Or will leave them at a shelter and run!!! You're like at a high floor, oh gosh. Well I wish you the best! And if you believe in God, may he protect you. :)

    • @wassuhmufusaLOL
      @wassuhmufusaLOL 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      you can evacuate your pets too. my parents did. you're lucky it's going west

    • @betulcimenay7408
      @betulcimenay7408 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The water is actually very bad for the building even if you're in the 11th floor.it damages the building and can even cause it to collapse.you should consider all the risks man..

    • @octangula7914
      @octangula7914 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm glad I don't live there, I have 7 pets and only 3 travel cages.

    • @briannar8560
      @briannar8560 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good luck!! Stay safe, and dry...

  • @cprstudios8393
    @cprstudios8393 6 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Dear Vox, I notice you guys love to use Marimba music in your videos. If you guys ever wanted someone to provide somme more music for your videos, I would love to play some and send you the sound files. Thanks!

    • @KhaledTheSaudiHawkII
      @KhaledTheSaudiHawkII 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      CPR Studios what's the catch?

    • @94fleetwood49
      @94fleetwood49 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yea, what the catch?!
      "We don't like people just giving music for free, around here" *-South Park*

    • @Tombee2
      @Tombee2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CPR Studios why not email them.you really rink they read every comment?

    • @cprstudios8393
      @cprstudios8393 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      FL33T WOOD there isn't a catch, I just would be honored to play for them

    • @cprstudios8393
      @cprstudios8393 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tombee 123 good idea!

  • @tf-gm7zg
    @tf-gm7zg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Irma: I am the most powerful storm to pass through the alantic ocean
    Dorian: hold my beer 🍺

  • @warramin7439
    @warramin7439 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    i had to evacuate due to a flood warning/ storm surge warning, everything is going on so fast and the wind is so powerful that i can hear things breaking and rain hitting against the ground and shutters, this is honestly very frightening please stay safe everyone.

  • @quitedankly3342
    @quitedankly3342 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm legit watching this in Miami during a hurricane

  • @rishithsinha
    @rishithsinha 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    When the levee breaks.

    • @gurtejsingh2596
      @gurtejsingh2596 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rishith Sinha Oh my God yes you don't know how long I have been looking for this comment bless you

  • @JasonBrayUltraSports
    @JasonBrayUltraSports 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I went to Tacloban City, Philippines after Yolanda in 2013. Stil dead bodies in the main street. Even though it was called Typhoon Alley, they never had a storm that big and never even had a word in the local dialect for Storm surge. yet it was the main reason over 6,000 people died. Some of the stories I heard there were truly tragic. This is becoming more and moe common in this age we live in.

  • @BladexZero12
    @BladexZero12 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i live on the coast of Georgia 😧 please pray for us

    • @melvenehill9562
      @melvenehill9562 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      BladexZero12 you can't go north?

    • @jurryaany
      @jurryaany 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looks like you're going to be okay, the hurricane went along the west coast of Florida instead.

    • @BladexZero12
      @BladexZero12 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Melvene Hill no we don't really have the money too

    • @BladexZero12
      @BladexZero12 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jurri v yeah that's good news for me. laughing quietly at the people that evacuated just to come back lol

  • @TheGamingCats
    @TheGamingCats 6 ปีที่แล้ว +763

    wanna hear a joke?
    *imperial measurements*

    • @siyacer
      @siyacer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Hey, wanna hear a joke?
      You clicking on this link for once: goo.gl/YAQyjh

    • @jeffreymuu5451
      @jeffreymuu5451 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Mapperific // Mapping and Gaming wanna hear a joke European space agencies

    • @odysseus9176
      @odysseus9176 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      please end me lmaaaooooo

    • @psvita2335
      @psvita2335 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      but even the American space agency uses metric

    • @italiandomain1341
      @italiandomain1341 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      You can only measure freedom in yards

  • @nickizcool20
    @nickizcool20 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you guys near the hurricane please be safe!!!!!!! I hope everyone stays vigilant and smart. I will try and make a TH-cam video about dorian

  • @MQHNATYTC8262
    @MQHNATYTC8262 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    People: A hurricane is coming, help!
    Government: Wait, let’s name the hurricane before we escape!

  • @RhineLabCrow
    @RhineLabCrow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dunno what i searched for to get this recommended to me but it sure is relevant.

  • @Starkada
    @Starkada 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Breaking News: Hurricane Irma crashed thru President Trump's personal library. All 3 books were completely destroyed and... in a tragic twist...
    ...He hadn't even finished coloring them :)

  • @rottingpigskins7080
    @rottingpigskins7080 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm here because I'm waiting for Dorian to hit me soon

  • @TejaKarlapudi
    @TejaKarlapudi 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    We have personally experienced a Category 4 hurricane in the south eastern India and it was monstrous. A 6 storeyed building built with solid concrete shook. We thought it was an earthquake but no, its the power of the winds. Imagine how a category 5 hurricane could be.

  • @waelheh2494
    @waelheh2494 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Typhoon Haiyan 2013 in philippines killed more than 6,000 people. Storm surge is practically so new we didnt see how destructive it was🌊

  • @amalkoury9149
    @amalkoury9149 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I live in florida and im so scared of hurricane irma because i don't even know how to swim because my dumbass parents never taught me

    • @HB-jf6yq
      @HB-jf6yq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LogicalOne You are making theists look bad.

  • @MrKriekemans
    @MrKriekemans 6 ปีที่แล้ว +671

    Metric please

    • @itisjambo
      @itisjambo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      RingoTheFlamingo7 i live in America and i'm still like, "screw imperial"

    • @ivemcfallen9117
      @ivemcfallen9117 6 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Claire Knight say that all you want but the majority still uses the metric system

    • @UnknownUser-nu8ny
      @UnknownUser-nu8ny 6 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      CRYBABY'S DIAMOND Why would we worry about metric in a US relevant situation.

    • @theinquisitor18
      @theinquisitor18 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Allen M because this is also an informative video.

    • @lehanjones242
      @lehanjones242 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Because the majority of the people watching this video will use the metric system.

  • @cswess7256
    @cswess7256 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now these are the quality Vox videos that I am subscribed for.

  • @jennysuarez1146
    @jennysuarez1146 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the explanation. Clear and useful to understand surges.

  • @trapador36
    @trapador36 6 ปีที่แล้ว +893

    I am a simple man, i see new Vox video, i watch

    • @trapador36
      @trapador36 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Jacorp I am everywhere.

    • @jose4343
      @jose4343 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mr. Kebab Why did I see you on a Isorrowsproductions video?

    • @trapador36
      @trapador36 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      jose delpuerto Because I'm everywhere.
      *:)*

    • @user-el3vd2oq7r
      @user-el3vd2oq7r 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      calholli hi

    • @jose4343
      @jose4343 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      What do you mean "Bird brain comment"

  • @FA-on6qw
    @FA-on6qw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Oh Allah help us survive this monster Hurricane and protect the properties and citizens from harm. Stay strong and vegelent fellow Carolinas and Virgina. We will continue praying for you.

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's true that the storm surge can come ashore before the bulk of a hurricane, but the very highest water levels usually occur around the eye. So right when the wind is strongest, is when your house near the coast is being smashed to pieces by the ocean. This makes it less likely that you can survive.

  • @neutalyas.johnson1995
    @neutalyas.johnson1995 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Storm surge from Dorian has decimated northern Bahamas. People, or me, growing up, you learn so much about the wind of a hurricane. Board up, tie down, batten down. But the WATER is what I've seen cause the most damage. The money and energy spent on wood and rope really could go toward rafts/tubes for the family.

  • @danielgera1361
    @danielgera1361 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There is a house in new orleans

    • @jurryaany
      @jurryaany 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break

    • @danielgera1361
      @danielgera1361 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eray Gedikoğlu yep im pretty sure it is very very gone...probably fell in love with irma

  • @christiefils-aime4224
    @christiefils-aime4224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Who’s here because of Dorian?

  • @xiao2310
    @xiao2310 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Remember 2013 when the Philippines was hit by Typhoon Hayian. The storm surge killed about 15,000 people. I can clearly remember that tragic day. Worst experience of my life.

    • @speedy01247
      @speedy01247 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      yet Irma will probably kill less then 5,000 and it will become way more famous.

  • @lalala35683
    @lalala35683 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I hear this guy's voice I know it'll be a good video

  • @robinsandiego2346
    @robinsandiego2346 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Because this video says so.

  • @savannahc.5577
    @savannahc.5577 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow, a video about an event killing people RIGHT NOW and people decide to complain about the imperial system because, you know, priorities and such.

    • @samsmusichub
      @samsmusichub 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wilder Thornberry well stated.

  • @chatoanil
    @chatoanil 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    these videos should be displayed in movie theater along with trailers so common person can understand when such stroms hit.. what happens..

  • @jaimenickson
    @jaimenickson 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Vox. People like me in South FL feel soooo much better now

  • @dubb480
    @dubb480 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Whoa

  • @levi2234
    @levi2234 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hire some dutch folk to manage your water problems in the future.

  • @indoorcat111
    @indoorcat111 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you I was wondering about this last night

  • @geuse_chandesu4273
    @geuse_chandesu4273 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Philippines also suffer storm surge. Caused by Hurricane Haiyan in 2013. Which killed 6,000 in the philippines

  • @SheddersTutorial
    @SheddersTutorial 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    WHERE'S JOSS FONG. I NEED HER

    • @vulgarpotato
      @vulgarpotato 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if you look at the credits she's behind almost every video

  • @engrmoutassim
    @engrmoutassim 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why does footage from 2005 look like it was produced in the late 80s?

    • @speedy01247
      @speedy01247 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cause you forgot how fast technology started to advance mid/late 2000's.

    • @samarthtaneja3534
      @samarthtaneja3534 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because technology rapidly expanded in the past decade

    • @jurryaany
      @jurryaany 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Many personal cameras were still analog back then and recorded on film. The ones that were digital still had what we would consider primitive photographic sensors today. TH-cam didn't exist until 2008 and its first videos were of terrible quality in large part due to this, but also because of the limits on internet speed back in those days. Look up "me at the zoo" for the first video that was ever uploaded onto TH-cam and see for yourself how weak the video quality is.

    • @BadgerCheese94
      @BadgerCheese94 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If TH-cam didn't exist until 2008 then I must be a time traveller cuz I was using TH-cam since fall 2006.

  • @battlefront390x
    @battlefront390x 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live in cape coral florida i just evacuated this morning and took the most important stuff that i need cape coral is expecting a 12-6 foot surge and well r.i.p my home and neighboors who chose to stay

  • @jhondoe8728
    @jhondoe8728 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    My house is in the path of hurricane Irma's eye currently and this has been the scariest week of my life. Let's hope all of my stuff is there when we get back.

  • @a.moment.of.exhale
    @a.moment.of.exhale 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have never been this early. Feels good!

  • @carsonhartnett1105
    @carsonhartnett1105 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hurricane Katrina? More like hurricane tortilla
    Dead meme

    • @illuminist
      @illuminist 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      carson hartnett i dont get it

    • @carsonhartnett1105
      @carsonhartnett1105 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      illuminist was an old vine, search it up, really cringe

    • @illuminist
      @illuminist 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      carson hartnett nah it looks really bad anyways

    • @anknees2352
      @anknees2352 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I still live for that meme

  • @evahicks5733
    @evahicks5733 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    We only had a thunderstorm and some winds when Katrina hit where I live, but I awoke to a huge tree looming over my head. It had broken the window, but the backboard of my bed saved me from a lot of head damage

  • @makennamontoya6333
    @makennamontoya6333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Anyone here for Dorian???

  • @Jupiter-lc7bw
    @Jupiter-lc7bw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    .

    • @joebroart
      @joebroart 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      .

    • @KhaledTheSaudiHawkII
      @KhaledTheSaudiHawkII 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      FaggoatMcDickSticks l couldnt agree more. Thanks for your wisdom.

    • @qguam6142
      @qguam6142 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      FaggoatMcDickSticks your words truly inspire me. With your help, I became a nerosurgen.

    • @ted4212
      @ted4212 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      '

    • @puredenizen
      @puredenizen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      FaggoatMcDickSticks Honestly a very valid point, but not really relevant.

  • @conan_chen
    @conan_chen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First

  • @TearLilyd
    @TearLilyd 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This makes much more sense. Thank you. I hear a lot of people say thinga like why didnt they leave during katrina but this explains a little more

  • @SylveonMujigaeOfficial
    @SylveonMujigaeOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Actually, Katrina was a 175 mph Category 5 at its peak, before weakening to a Category 3 at landfall.

  • @alrogers9396
    @alrogers9396 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thank you for not using metric, it's not needed, especially in a video concerning those in America who are accustomed to imperial measurements.

    • @thotpatrol5159
      @thotpatrol5159 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What's so hard with adding metric measurements too?

    • @anknees2352
      @anknees2352 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      T H O T P A T R O L whats so hard about converting them yourself?

    • @oscarsmith-jones4108
      @oscarsmith-jones4108 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      well ever: everybody wastes time in conversions, OR one person wastes time on conversions and shows everybody else.
      hmmmm.....

  • @imanalien6461
    @imanalien6461 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You just couldn't resist throwing global warming in there could you.

  • @luckyg8
    @luckyg8 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everyone in Florida and even South Georgia stay safe this weekend, we're for a wild ride

  • @djtrumpet1155
    @djtrumpet1155 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Note that while Katrina was a high end Cat 3 at landfall, it was a firm Cat 5 at peak intensity in the middle of the Gulf.

  • @Codiliabra
    @Codiliabra 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm in Central FL, Osceola Florida if you wish to get specific, and the wind has already picked up quite a bit. I'm just preparing for tomorrow and Monday. Also, if you live in South Florida, or a coastal area like Tampa, please evacuate!

  • @beesare_cool
    @beesare_cool 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who's watching this while Hurricane Harvey is happening? I am super scared of storm surge now.

  • @pissoff324
    @pissoff324 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Its crazy that they dont even talk about what katrina did to Mississippi. The eye of the storm was in Bay St. Louis/Pass Christian

  • @jaywhitten5744
    @jaywhitten5744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have no clue who this guy is but I subscribed so he can hit 9 mil
    Good luck 👍

  • @PHILIPPINES479
    @PHILIPPINES479 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Storm surge is what killed most people in Leyte, Philippines when Haiyan struck. It may not matter, but I'm praying for you Americans who will be affected by Irma.

  • @alanparker9608
    @alanparker9608 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is true, thanks Katrina. Ike, Harvey, Irma.

  • @Niallokk
    @Niallokk 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's also important to note that New Orleans is below sea level so it's never going to end well when the levees break...It will just seep in as if it's a bowl

  • @tungtjockis
    @tungtjockis 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a really good channel. Impressive.

  • @TheZombiecowmeat
    @TheZombiecowmeat 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    seemed more like the weathermen were saying the storm surges were after the eye passes. Like the beaches that went dry and then filled back up rapidly after.

  • @jmims26
    @jmims26 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Actually, the levees in New Orleans didnt break until Tuesday morning. After the storm passed over.

  • @PizzaBoneless
    @PizzaBoneless 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 2:56 why is the location for hurricane Sandy all the way up there? Sandy was a direct hit at Atlantic City, NJ, while the dot on the map is up by New York, where the storm wasn't nearly as bad.

  • @gilougilou6713
    @gilougilou6713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    so, that's exactly what is happening with Dorian :/

  • @rikatan
    @rikatan 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's strange watching videos like these and knowing that people that are fine right now might be hurt by the incoming hurricane. I'm basically watching a mini-documentary about a disaster which hasn't happened yet. Feels kinda hopeless/depressing.

  • @Mycotography
    @Mycotography 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is good Vox! more of this stuff

  • @amercelo9371
    @amercelo9371 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such happened in the Philippines, in the Supertyphoon Haiyan/Yolanda. Tacloban was ready for the typhoons, but not the storm surge (or daluyong). Many died of Yolanda because of this.

  • @leann7538
    @leann7538 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm right where the eye is supposed to pass through in Florida and can't evacuate so let's hope that this storm surge doesn't kill me!

  • @EleanorShellsdrop
    @EleanorShellsdrop 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    We also had 23 ft of storm surge from Typhoon Haiyan that’s why so many people died

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Storm surge damage - and the risk to people - is also dependent on the type of structures that are near shorelines and which could be flooded or knocked down. Individual family homes made of wood and built at grade on the ground level will be not only inundated, but sometimes just busted to pieces. If you're in a building like this, you can readily be injured or killed. A reinforced concrete building, on the other hand, that's even 3 or 4 stories tall is likely to survive without collapsing, and people can shelter on the upper floors and survive.

  • @abhishekdas4612
    @abhishekdas4612 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hurricane, cyclone, earthquake, volcanic eruption, heavy rain all of these phenomen are normal but it the presence of humans there that make it look bad

  • @CrispyChicken44
    @CrispyChicken44 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw a comment on another video that's tending about a guy in Florida saying how this while thing was over hyped. Said he's just gonna stay in his home and not evacuate.

  • @GustavSvard
    @GustavSvard 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    On a related topic, @Vox, you should do a vid on the storm surge that sunk the German city of Rungholt ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rungholt ) and/or on how Doggerland disappeared under the waves.

  • @KingNidhogg
    @KingNidhogg 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Camille with Stormraider's Surge OP

  • @abeljralmendarez5292
    @abeljralmendarez5292 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Take a drink every time you hear storm surge

  • @bazdurand43
    @bazdurand43 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vox do one on the king tides here in hawaii and the effects of it in downtown Honolulu and the Mapunapuna area