What if Harvey happened to you? Maps estimate what local flooding would look like

First off, props to the Washington Post. I would really encourage everyone to take a look at this article about what the Harvey floods really mean. They do a great job at putting things into perspective.

If you follow the link you can put in your address to figure out what it would be at your house. But I went through and took snapshots of some South Mississippi towns and what they might look like if Harvey happened here. And I wanted to share them. Because they are a bit sobering.

This is what it woudl look like, where I work, at WDAM:

The TV station is under 4.2 feet of water.



Here are some other spots around the area I put into a Flickr gallery…

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If that didn’t work, here are the images in a different gallery…

Imagine the entire Pine Belt under two to six FEET of water. The whole area. Just unreal flooding.



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Nick Lilja

Nick is former television meteorologist with stints in Amarillo and Hattiesburg. During his time in Hattiesburg, he was also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a graduate of both Oregon State and Syracuse University that now calls Houston home. Now that he is retired from TV, he maintains this blog in his spare time.