January 2006
by Gordon Tully
Seaside Surge Solutions
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Design: Seaside Surge Solutions Traditional coastal home designs that have endured the intense wave action of a major storm serve as the inspiration for a modern coastal home Gordon Tully Houses built directly on the beach are subject to periodic damage from large storms. The most destructive element of a major tropical storm is the surge — the bowl of water that rises around the center of the storm. In fact, storm surge coming ashore as powerful waves were responsible for the worst damage in Hurricane Ivan in 2004, and this year the surge from Hurricane Katrina literally wiped out
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