Cape Cod: "New Orleans of the North?"

Buzzards Bay has infamously been dubbed "New Orleans of the North" by some, given that it has the highest theoretical storm surge output for a Category-4 hurricane as simulated by NOAA's SLOSH model for any point in the contiguous United States. Past hurricanes have shown how vulnerable New England is to strong tropical cyclones, such as was the case during the Hurricane of '38, but to what extent could something of this nature befell the Cape again? And, to a greater extent, how prepared are we for such an occurrence? This brief presentation will give a closer look at many of these questions that have thus far remained concealed "under the radar."