Could a major hurricane hit major Florida cities and destroy them in the future?

Question

Could a category 5 hurricane hit major Florida cities like Tallahassee, Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Panama City, and Pensacola and destroy everything in them?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, a category 5 hurricane can hit any city along the coast of Florida, as well as any other coastal state along the eastern seaboard.

Florida will be the most likely target for such hurricanes because most hurricanes develop in the warm waters of the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. The cities at most risk are the ones closest to the coast such as Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville.

The biggest factor that causes the most losses of life is the storm surge associated with hurricanes. The ocean will literally rise and spill over sometimes as much as 1 mile inland. High tides are especially dangerous because if a storm comes in during high tide, the storm surge will be even greater than it would have been during non high tide.

Luckily, category 5 hurricanes don't happen as often as category 1 hurricanes, but anyone along the coast must be prepared for the worst case scenario, especially Florida.

Answer 2

Look what happened to Miami and Fr. Lauderdale when they got hit a few years back. Yes a major hurricane could wipe any major city out with a direct hit.

Answer 3

Oh yeah, that's highly possible, actually. I think that a lot of the buildings are well structured, though. Also, I don't think the inland cities, like Orlando, would get as much damage... not unless it was some killer 300+MPH winds coming through. They wouldn't get the storm surge.

Answer 4

I doubt Jacksonville because of how Florida is shaped. It usually dissipates by then, of course you never know.

Answer 5

of direction New Orleans is worth rebuilding. shall we in no way fathom Louisiana without New Orleans! It grew to become into no longer the citizens fault the levees broke! the city grew to become into fantastic after Katrina, till the the water got here by using. Water, that could desire to no longer have come by using in any respect if the levees gadget grew to become into the place it is going to have been. human beings didnt flow away with the aid of fact they relied on the levees. nicely, now, we can see if the corp of engineers did what they have been meant to do an prolonged time in the past. yet i will permit you be attentive to they did no longer! those levess are actually not waiting to stand up to a cat. 3 typhoon! and in the event that they same **** happens this time.......... a minimum of the individuals of recent Orleans be attentive to greater suitable than to have faith the engineers paintings this time. citizens will flow away. yet they're going to consistently return to New Orleans. I additionally experience undesirable for Mississippi. all and sundry consistently talks approximately NOLA while Katrina comes up. however the flooding grew to become right into a effect of poorly equipped Levee sys. Mississippi's destruction grew to become right into an instantaneous effect of the typhoon, and it grew to become into devasting besides.

Answer 6

When it comes to major Hurricanes, the coastal areas are not immune to them...so yes, it can destroy a coastal city. Luckily, Cat. 5s are few and far in between.

Answer 7

Of course

Answer 8

yes it could 8-)

Answer 9

Sure.