Originally Posted by MahoneyL80

if a tidal wave hit florida, georgia,north carolina, south carolina,california,texas,alabama,mississippi,loui siana, oregon or any other coastal state that had a large population, the death toll would be greater just because we have more populated coastal miles. especially if a tidal wave hit florida from the atlantic coast, a 50 ft tidal wave would reach about 100 miles if not more inland because of how low the land is in relation to sea level, jacksonville itself contains close to 1 million people in the greater metropolitan area and if a tidal wave hit us directly, about half of that would die.