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re: What major US city (like top 50) would fare best?
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:40 am to Pettifogger
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:40 am to Pettifogger
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Atlanta hit over 500 year flood levels in 2009 with 10-15 inches of rain.
They would make a good attempt at drinking it all though.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:41 am to SwatMitchell
without storm surge blocking flow to the Ocean, I would think a fair amount of major cities on the coast would be just fine
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:42 am to Cosmo
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Assuming just rain and no storm surge?
A city actually on the coast should handle it best since water doesnr have to drain far.
So maybe Miami
That was my thought. The again, it's not as if Houston doesn't sit right next to a bay that drains into the gulf
Maybe Chicago or Milwaukee since they sit right on the lake?
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:42 am to SwatMitchell
San Diego maybe? - I guess they'd have mudslides?
Not sure about Albuquerque - possibly just like Phoenix and Las Vegas
Not sure about Albuquerque - possibly just like Phoenix and Las Vegas
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:43 am to LSUBoo
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I'm guessing Seattle and San Francisco that drain directly out into the ocean.
I said Seattle too but they have flooding and mudslides per the Googly. Hmm
Maybe it's only Denver and Buffalo if you consider it major.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:45 am to Alt26
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Maybe Chicago or Milwaukee since they sit right on the lake?
Chicago drains very well and has tremendous infrastructure to handle a lot of rain compared to other major cities, but it's super flat. That would be the problem - think some of those big Mississippi floods how the water just sort of sits there.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:46 am to mikelbr
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Seattle
They don't get that much rain as far as volume goes, it more like mists all the time. I'm not sure they would fare all that well.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:46 am to fightin tigers
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I thought San Fran, but for some reason mudslides come to mind.
I was thinking Seattle for the same reason. You could find cities that wouldn't go under water. Unfortunately, in those cities your house would slide off into a ravine instead.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:47 am to SwatMitchell
Salt Lake City. Remember several decades ago when they had a massive flood come down out of their mountains to the east, and they had constructed earthen levees to move the water through the city.
Denver, on the other hand, got wiped out when it was first founded by floods coming out of the mountains. Indians warned them, were ignored, and watched the settlers get wiped out. Same creek still floods, but some containments up in the mountains have reduced the problem.
Denver, on the other hand, got wiped out when it was first founded by floods coming out of the mountains. Indians warned them, were ignored, and watched the settlers get wiped out. Same creek still floods, but some containments up in the mountains have reduced the problem.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:47 am to CharlesLSU
Miami nearly gets 30 inches a year more than Seattle, I'd guess they would handle it the best
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:48 am to Dire Wolf
Miami was my first thought.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:48 am to SwatMitchell
Salt Lake City, Chicago, Buffalo, San Fran...
Basically any big city adjacent to a lake/ocean that cant flood easily.
Basically any big city adjacent to a lake/ocean that cant flood easily.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:57 am to NYNolaguy1
I don't see why people are think Chicago would fair any better than New York. It's super flat out there.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:59 am to OMLandshark
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Chicago would fair any better than New York.
There are a few spots of low lying area in NYC, but the city itself is surprisingly hilly. After Sandy most areas drained fairly quickly once the surge went down.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 12:02 pm to Hacker
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Posted on 8/31/17 at 12:02 pm to Hacker
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Umm, Vegas, Phoenix,
Holy crap no. Vegas floods very easily
Posted on 8/31/17 at 12:03 pm to NYNolaguy1
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There are a few spots of low lying area in NYC, but the city itself is surprisingly hilly. After Sandy most areas drained fairly quickly once the surge went down.
Superstorm sandy dropped its highest rainfall total of 15" at Andrew air force base.
Posted on 8/31/17 at 12:05 pm to Hacker
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Umm, Vegas, Phoenix
shite no, people die here when it rains half of an inch in flash floods.
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