University of Central Florida Researchers Studying Storm Surge Effects of Hurricanes on Florida Cities.

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Byline: University of Central Florida

ORLANDO, Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Category 4 hurricane could cause a storm surge of as much as 25 feet in Tampa Bay, according to a University of Central Florida researcher who is looking at the risks Florida cities face from tidal surges and flooding.

Scott Hagen, an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and his team of graduate students have started analyzing the potential effects of a Category 4 hurricane striking the Tampa Bay region. They ran their storm surge model with wind and pressure fields for hypothetical hurricanes with...

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