While useful, it's my impression that the storm surge is the most dangerous part of a hurricane, and oysters unfortunately don't do much about that.
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I've been through Katrina, Gustav, Isaac and more and witnessed incredible damage from wind, rain and auxiliary tornadoes caused by the storm. I've seen wind pick up massive metal structures right in front of me, ball them up and toss them into the sky until they're just a speck on the horizon. I've woken up to my entire neighborhood missing parts of their roof. I nearly got taken out by a large pine tree. I've seen trees crush cars, boats, houses, you name it. Helene just ravaged several inland states and many are still without power or access to basic resources.
Yes. I've lived on FL's gulf coast for over 30 years.
> while storm surge can be seriously damaging, it's not the most dangerous part.
Storm surge is the leading cause of deaths from hurricanes. Rain-induced flooding is second.
ref: https://www.weather.gov/wrn/hurricane-hazards
> I've been through Katrina, Gustav, Isaac and more...
I've been thru two in the last three weeks. Past that I'm not sure, dozens certainly. I've also witnessed other impact areas during 3 decades of organized storm relief - most recently yesterday.
> ...and witnessed incredible damage from wind, rain and auxiliary tornadoes caused by the storm...[notes dramatic examples of damage to things]
I'm trying to pin down what you mean by "most dangerous". It doesn't seem tied to number of lives lost or the number of structures damaged. Those are from surge and flooding.
The damage you describe seems like it would be photographic and striking. Is that what you mean my most dangerous?