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Pyrozach, NBC is reporting 39 foot storm surge. They did not name what cities, however.
I really wish our country wasn't so self-centered. Just because it's a foreign land, does not mean it's 'not as important.'
I feel so badly for the poor, that have little means of escape from this monster, and many will most likely perish.
This storm is not being reported on nearly enough. We should be using resources right now to help these people escape.
Last edited by TerraDown; 10-23-2015 at 07:45 AM..
Very likely to experience horrific flooding itself, inland Guadalajara is the nearest 'big' metroplex from which rescue efforts would typically be staged out of.
BTW, this thing, either currently or some point last night, got even stronger than the 200mph/880mb. That was measured just after midnight and the storm was deepening with every recon pass. Unfortunately, they had to leave before it peaked, so pressure may have challenged the all-time world record of 870mb recorded in Typhoon Tip in 1970. Winds probably peaked between 205-215mph sustained. Not sure what they are right now, but probably close to 200mph still. Another recon won't be in the system until early afternoon, unfortunately, and by then it could weaken just a bit. We may never know just how strong it really got. Still, at 200mph, that is the highest wind for any tropical system ever.
Is the tsunami created by the shore line water being sucked into the storm first, and then thrust back onto shore? I know how tsunamis are created from an earthquake, but would like to know how the hurricane is going to do it.
Also, what are the tide schedules there? IS high tide going to coincide with the arrival?
I don't know the tide schedules at this time.
It's not really a tsunami with a hurricane. Some people refer to it as that because the end result is similar as far as damage and more people are aware of tsunami's. The rise of water associated with a hurricane is called storm surge, or just surge.
The main surge typically comes onshore with the eyewall of a hurricane. Water starts to rise several hours before the center arrives but isn't really that much (maybe a few feet) until the eye actually arrives at the shore. The surge height (usually given in feet) is the height the water is predicted to rise as the strongest winds of the storm around the eye arrive along the coast.
This is NOT a giant wave. It is the actual ocean that gains height by the prolonged strong winds around the core of a storm. On TOP of this mound of water are large waves as well. So if you're in a building that's 2 feet above the predicted surge height then yes the surge itself may not get you but the waves on top will deal significant damage as well.
Surge can last less then an hour to several hours depending on how fast a storm is moving through, and the lay of the land. Rivers, streams, and bays can allow this surge to travel further inland some and can amplify the surge due to curvature of the coast in some situations (read: you DONT want to be in a bay with a storm surge usually).
This surge rises rapidly when the eye comes assure and immediately cuts off escape routes, can carry away cars, trucks, and entire buildings by the force of the water. This is how you see large ships sitting a few blocks inland sometimes.
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