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rainsong on August 17, 2007 - 9:09pm

On August 17, 1915 a hurricane blew into Galveston. The storm surge was 12 feet causing waves as high as 21 feet. The dead were numbered at 275 in Galveston.

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Engineer on August 18, 2007 - 11:16am

The 1900 storm was much worse. Follow the link, read the story, look at the pictures BEFORE you consider staying in the path of a major hurricane, particularly in low lying coastal areas. We have done a lot to mitigate the affects of storms and storm surge, but please don't play chicken with a major hurricane.

EDIT: Wikipedia reference to the same storm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston_Hurricane_of_1900

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