“We’re talking several hours of surge,” Mr. Bea said. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez cited a possible life-threatening storm surge when he expanded the county’s evacuation zone on Thursday, now affecting more 650,000 residents. The last Florida storm that was the size of Hurricane Irma, which intensified into a Category 5 storm late Friday, was Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Damage from a storm surge is considered flooding, which isn’t covered by standard homeowners insurance policies. “I’m more worried about the storm surge.” But not enough to abandon the beach.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 08, 2017 23:54 UTC