LONG ISLAND, Bahamas — It’s happened before.
The water around Acklins Island seemingly disappeared in 1936, said Wayne Neely, a forecaster at the Department of Meteorology in Nassau.
Why the water receded during Hurricane Irma on Long Island, Acklins, and Exuma? A hurricane is a low-pressure...
Posted by Wayne Neely on Saturday, September 9, 2017
Now Hurricane Irma has sucked in the water surrounding Long Island and Exuma.
Sea gone dry 😶 #HurricaneIrma #Bahamas @weatherchannel pic.twitter.com/zBLQn7ym2F
— Adrian (@deejayeasya) September 9, 2017
Although a rare meteorological phenomena, water recedes when the low pressure from a hurricane pushes down on the water and pulls it into the eye of the storm.
This is what also helps create the storm surge, Neely said.
“In the Long Island and Exuma cases care must be taken (into consideration) in this case because the water often returns with even greater fury,” Neely said.
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