Galveston has a 17 foot seawall and the land is raised beyond that, then sloped to drain quickly. Galveston did some major rebuilding and raised the entire city after the hurricane at the turn of the century. In 1915 another Category 5 hurricane hit the city, but that time they weathered it with little damage.
There are people who have built further west on the island, beyond the seawall and the city, and that's a different matter. Current building code requires homes on stilts and everyone is aware that a storm surge and flooding are possibilities.
The NRCC is on the bay side, not the ocean side, of the island, within the city of Galveston.
Nancy
There are people who have built further west on the island, beyond the seawall and the city, and that's a different matter. Current building code requires homes on stilts and everyone is aware that a storm surge and flooding are possibilities.
The NRCC is on the bay side, not the ocean side, of the island, within the city of Galveston.
Nancy