Fatalities from ocean surge have decreased, but inland flooding — now the deadliest hazard — is a focus of forecasters.
Amid unprecedented storm activity, predictions of ocean surge have improved, but inland flooding — now the deadliest hazard — is a focus of forecastersA rain squall passes over the wetlands in southern Louisiana during Hurricane Ida, on Aug. 30, 2021, in Houma, La. Hurricane Ida was personal for Air Force pilot Kendall Dunn. The Category 4 storm — the strongest Atlantic hurricane to make landfall last year — was barreling toward his family’s home in southern Louisiana.
“When you get in close to the eyewall, the most intense part, you definitely can feel the forces against the aircraft, the turbulence, the up and down, the lightning,” Dunn said. “We’re flying that for about 2 minutes, the most scary part and nobody wants to be in.” By locating the eye, forecasters on the ground can determine how far threatening winds extend from the center — important factors for storm intensity and surge. For a behemoth, which caused $75 billion in damage and took nearly 100 lives, the information was critical. Without accurate forecasts, the toll would have probably been far worse.
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