Yahoo News This scary graphic from The Weather Channel shows the damage Hurricane Florence could do
There’s no doubt that Hurricane Florence is going to have a devastating effect on the east coast of the US.
But one innovative weather report has been praised for showing exactly how high water levels could get thanks to the storm.
The Weather Channel used the high-tech graphic to place meteorologist Erika Navarro in a virtual street, with water levels rising steadily around her.
The water starts at her feet, rising behind her to three feet and “coming up my shins towards my waist”, then to six feet and finally to nine feet, dwarfing her as she warns of the storm surge.
The simulation even includes a car floating behind her as Navarro warns that rising water levels “could even float some cars”.
Storm surge will be a huge factor for Hurricane #Florence Check out what it might look like with @TWCErikaNavarro: pic.twitter.com/TPqTZTmiAM
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) September 13, 2018
The report was praised by many online as demonstrating just how extreme the weather can be.
One Twitter user wrote: “The best kind of infographic is one that is not only completely badass technologically and visually, as this one is, but more importantly it must convey your message clearly. No mere text or chart could accomplish this. Very well done.”
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Another said: “Glad to see the weather channel using this kind of simulation in effective ways. Well done.”
And another wrote: “That’s an amazing video. The water looming over Dr. Navarro is a brilliant way of showing the dangers of storm surge.”
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Carolinas and Virginia have been forced to evacuate as Hurricane Florence battered the eastern coast of the US, including more than 3,000 prisoners who have been relocated from jails in the path of Florence.
Winds have dropped to about 144km/h but North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said the worst of the storm was yet to come.
He said: “Surviving this storm will be a test of endurance, teamwork, common sense and patience.”
