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| The Storm Surge Model creates a hurricane like air vortex above a shallow pool of water. The vortex can be moved relative to a model barrier island to show the effects of the position of a hurricane on inland flooding. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Detail of vortex impeller support structure. Motor impeller assembly is from a leaf blower. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Back to Exhibit Models Home Page Copyright Phil Rossoni 9/9/2004 |
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| Frightening Video of Hurricane Katrina Storm Surge Inundating a Hotel: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Storm Surge Model in Action | |||||||||||||||||||||