This is what 9+ feet of storm surge looks like in immersive technology:

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1. And in real life:

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2. That's a great video. Really shows what a 10 ft. flood surge looks like.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. Seems to be based on the presumption that the person and all else

are at a zero elevation above sea level, and as such, I think it is misleading.

I know FL is very low-lying, but you have to account for elevation in these kinds of calculations. Every foot you are above sea-level should be subtracted from the storm surge measurement.

Conversely if you're below sea-level, you should ADD those negative feet in elevation to the storm surge numbers.

Also, the distance from shore definitely matters. So again, kinda misleading.

[Chainfire]

4. Miami is the most populous city in Florida. It averages 8 feet above sea level.

So, perhaps, it is not all that misleading. When I lived in Miami, near the bay, I don't think that my home was four feet above high tide, on a good day. It doesn't take much of a rainstorm to flood some Miami Streets, even with more than 160 miles of drainage canals.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

5. Okay but I'm not sure that's a counter-argument to the point I'm making

That point being that: nowhere in the reporters description does he mention that one's elevation (negative or positive) relative to sea level, nor their distance from shore ... matters.

But I hold those actually ARE pertinent data points.

I don't like inaccuracy, what can I say

[csziggy]

6. Ali Velshi had a good view of the flooding

The low roofs across the way from his reporting from a balcony are carport roofs, so 9-10 feet high. This video shows the water about 2-3 feet below the roofs: