Latest storm-surge maps show shocking scenarios for south Louisiana

[TexasTowelie]

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Six feet of water in the streets of ... Baton Rouge?

The latest National Weather Service map shows worst-case storm surge scenarios in Louisiana, and the predictions are downright shocking, according to a report by The Lens writer Bob Marshall.

The map shows the potential of a Category 3 hurricane drowning of the entire bottom of Louisiana’s “boot” under a surge greater than nine feet, as far north as Baton Rouge.

The map, posted at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GeoPlatform website, shows scenarios for hurricanes from Categories 1-5.

Read more: http://theadvocate.com/news/14354840-32/the-lens-latest-storm-surge-maps-show-shocking-scenarios-for-south-louisiana

[Iliyah]

1. UGH

Scary