Irma's girth and path made for a bizarre Florida storm surge
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) " Hurricane Irma's devastating storm surge came with weird twists that scientists attribute to the storm's girth, path and some geographic quirks.A combination of storm surge, heavy rains and swollen rivers sent some of the worst flooding into Jacksonville, Florida, even though Irma roared into the opposite end of the state, had weakened to a tropical storm and its eye stayed at least 80 miles away.While preliminary data suggest Irma's eye pushed a surge [...]
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