I am curious of what a katrina catagory 5 with a 25 ft.tidal surge going up the potomic river. what The effects would be during and after the storm hit?
2006-09-13 03:42:58 · 16 answers · asked by Ratdoc 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
it would be the owrlds biggest enema. could be just what the dr ordered.....get all of that crap out of there.
2006-09-13 03:44:43 · answer #1 · answered by daddysboicub 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Washington D.C. is not a coastal area. It could sustain wind damage and the Potomac River could cause flooding but not on the magnitude that we have seen when an area takes a major hit. There could be numerous power outages and tornadoes spawned as a result of a Hurricane in the area.Hurricane Floyd did a lot of damage in the Eastern States in 1999 and it was almost a 5 on the scale. There are many bridges that cross the Potomac and if the flooding was severe enough, they could sustain damage. They have weathered many storms for many years but we never expected a Katrina-did we. Weather is hard to predict and the path that it might take remains elusive in spite of all our technology.
2006-09-13 04:02:42 · answer #2 · answered by Janis G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I am from New Orleans and now I live in DC so lets just hope this doesn't happen. That said, I think you would see some similar problems. The DC metro area is substantially larger then New Orleans and thus will be much more difficult to evacuate. There is also a large low income population here and alot of people (not all low income) dependendent on public transportation. Areas of DC are also prone to flooding & here there are no levees to top or break so there is absolutely no barrier to the storm surge. I think you would see some substantial damage and loss of life especially in your scenario which is the hurricane hits dead on. Remember, New Orleans wasn't hit by a hurricane-it was missed by a hurricane.
2006-09-13 03:52:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would make hurricane andrews destruction look like a walk in the park, the building codes for that area of the country aren't at a level to withstand hurricanes.
Any large glass building would be a death trap as well as any older homes that aren't constructed of concrete and steel. But if it is a strong cat 5 storm I don't think those homes would be worth staying in either.
CT
2006-09-13 03:49:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-07 05:57:29 · answer #5 · answered by sikorski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Democrats would blame it on Bush for not preparing for the damage.
OBTW Even if a hurricane came ashore as a Cat 5 by the time it got to DC is would be drastically weakened.
Government would probably have to be moved to Kansas. And that might not be a bad deal. It would eliminate Potomac Fever that infects politicians today.
2006-09-13 03:51:48 · answer #6 · answered by namsaev 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
almost total destruction. i leved in dc fm 79 to 91 and i can say that there is little that would withstand that type of storm.
the area along the potomas river is just above the river. the mall and white house are on what was swamp land. the rest is not that much higher. most of the construction other than the biggger buildings cannot stand that force.
i would hope that ray nagin would be in charge of the evacuation plan.
2006-09-13 03:52:02 · answer #7 · answered by arkie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't think such a thing is possible. d.c. is too far from the ocean for the storm to impact it the way Katrina did. water surging up the potomac would overflow the banks, not wait to hit d.c. before spilling. you need a basic understanding of how hurricanes are formed and what they are, and how water flows.
2006-09-13 03:47:26 · answer #8 · answered by soobee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Catastrophic! Washington, D.C. could never survive a cat 5 hurricane. Most people there have never been in a storm of this magnitude, so pray it never happens.
2006-09-13 03:45:59 · answer #9 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would not be good. Hopefully the people of DC would heed the warning and get the hell out like we told the people in New Orleans before hand. I would think the warning would be heeded, and we would see if their democrat mayor was any more competent than the boobs in Louisiana. Or perhaps before hand the mayor will conceded authority over to the Feds and let them handle it all. This way they can avoid any blame.
2006-09-13 03:47:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm...
1 Minute response
No loss of life
No pointing fingers... err, okay maybe at Saddam Hussein
Cushy, 30X40' FEMA trailers
No denied insurance claims
Everything rebuilt in a month...
The opposite of Katrina, really.
2006-09-13 11:20:46 · answer #11 · answered by Leafy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋