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Andrew Hagan

Sep 18, 2026

27:25
Wow.
27:26
And the other thing I wanted to mention was the storm surge, which was recorded as high as 11 feet, which really affected portions of Miami Beach as well as areas from Coconut Grove northward to downtown Miami.
27:40
The storm surge washed up three really large barges on Biscayne Boulevard.
27:45
So that had a pretty big impact on people.
27:47
And lastly, which was already mentioned, is that most of the folks were new to South Florida, perhaps transplants from the Northeast, and their knowledge about hurricanes was not very high.
27:58
And so when the eye hit Miami, most people believed the storm was over and The streets were flooded with people and some people even got into their cars and drove on the causeway towards Miami Beach thinking the storm was over.
28:11
And then, you know, then the second half of the storm destroyed the causeway.
31:30
In the future, can you walk us through how this storm may have brought your profession into the 20th century, and for that matter, into the 21st, when we know a hurricane is coming maybe three weeks in advance instead of three hours in advance, as was the case a century ago?

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