Tropical Storm Edouard

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12 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

Wind wise it’s not far off, but surge is a different story. A weaking cat 3 has imbedded surge while a strenthing cat 1 has yet to really form a large surge.


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And the most extreme example I can think of is Katrina.  Down to 125 mph at at landfall, but still all-time record surge of 28 ft!