When the eye of Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, it was a powerful Category 3 storm − about as wide as the state of Colorado. At the time, ...
The investigative minds at How to Survive use satellite data to compare the diameter and pressure of Category 5 storms, showing why the storm surge is often deadlier than the wind itself.