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That's what happened in 1900 in Galveston TX. The residents could see that morning there was some sort of storm coming over the horizon, but assumed it was just a normal incoming storm. There was a national weather bureau that could have sent a telegram, but didn't.Imagine if something like this hit without anybody knowing it was coming. It would be a fucking disaster
The island of Galveston had a population of 38,000, and somewhere between 6,000 and 12,000 people died. Every building on the island was damaged by flooding.