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Message: [QUOTE="CONN78SEJ, post: 4043593, member: 10604"] Katrina victims lived on reclaimed land that’s below sea level, and poorly built levies failed. High winds do not contribute much to the storm surge either, most of the surge is caused by the actual low pressure not the winds. The pressure gradient also contributes greatly to how high the winds get, in a Cat 5 the winds can become tornado like, which is what happened in Hurricane Andrew. What can magnify the surge as the hurricane comes ashore are astronomically high tides which is what happened in Sandy. Water did the damage to your house and neighborhood, not the winds. [/QUOTE]