‘Once in a Lifetime Tidal Event’: Why Hurricane Irma Drained Shorelines

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Sep 11 2017, 2:24 pm ET
‘Once in a Lifetime Tidal Event’: Why Hurricane Irma Drained Shorelines

by Elizabeth Chuck

Add this to the list of what makes Hurricane Irma an unprecedented storm: Its strength literally changed the shape of the ocean.

Before making landfall in Florida on Sunday, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record sucked water inward away from shorelines, leaving bays along the Gulf Coast practically dry.

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-irma/once-lifetime-tidal-event-why-hurricane-irma-drained-shorelines-n800306