tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514799156080772243.post1262277537735743804..comments2024-03-27T03:36:35.083-05:00Comments on Hurricane Hal's Storm Surge Blog: Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita to Produce Massive Storm Surge near World's Highest Historical Surge SiteHurricane Halhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12553102291065440914noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514799156080772243.post-15647693663721385602014-04-12T05:05:33.164-05:002014-04-12T05:05:33.164-05:00Maarten- How geographically large was Ita? Was it ...Maarten- How geographically large was Ita? Was it a larger-than-average or smaller-than-average tropical cyclone?Hurricane Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12553102291065440914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514799156080772243.post-64790077261719052562014-04-10T18:26:17.665-05:002014-04-10T18:26:17.665-05:00Hi Hal, it'll be interesting to see how high t...Hi Hal, it'll be interesting to see how high the actual peak surge will be. Our latest model predictions show a peak surge of 'only' 1.5 m. However, the resolution of the model that we used in this case was quite coarse (~5km), and it's quite possible that this leads to underestimation in places. <br /><br />An animation of our forecast can be seen here: <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCGmgDZwuA4Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111933855226753084noreply@blogger.com