North evacuation routes south evacuation routes alachua county evacuation baker county evacuation bay county. Rick knabb and storm surge specialists jamie rhome and william booth traveled to areas in florida, georgia and south carolina that were hardest hit by matthews storm surge. This map shows evacuation zones these are linked to storm surge only and relate to when you need to evacuate if instructed. Evacuation level surge depth of currentdepth feet this location is in evacuation zone. View where flood prone areas of a region are located on a map. Storm surge flooding of 79 ft produced considerable storm surge related damage near st.
To open an ivan surge map, click on a numbered map panel below. Storm surge is defined as the abnormal rise of water generated by a storm, over and above the predicted astronomical tides. Us dept of commerce national oceanic and atmospheric administration national weather service meteorological development laboratory. Included with this map are gis overlay layers with storm surge data. Floodplain management assists customers in meeting the requirements of the santa rosa county land development code and the national flood insurance program. Lucie counties, treasure coast regional planning council, 2010. Storm surge maps coastal bend national weather service. Evacuation decisions are heavily predicated on storm surge planning. The best way to be prepared for a hurricane storm surge is to know your evacuation zone and plan your destination and travel routes ahead of time. Across coastal florida, the dreaded storm surge from hurricane irma caused when ferocious winds pile up ocean water and push it onshore was not as bad as forecast. Evacuation zones are based on hurricane storm surge zones determined by the national hurricane center using ground elevation and the areas vulnerability to storm surge from a hurricane. Tampa hillsborough county riverview, brandon, valrico. I can get accurate flood reports much quicker and easier than. The amplitude of the storm surge at any given location depends on the orientation of the coast line with the storm track.
Manatee county updates hurricane storm surge maps news. Augustine through all of the georgia coast and southwest south carolina is particularly. This webpage contains links to resources produced by fema, fema regions, other federal agencies, state agencies, water management districts and other entities involved in coastal flood risk outreach. An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, and whose height is the difference between the observed level of the sea surface and the level that would have occurred in the absence of the cyclone. This data is final, metadata was created by the east central florida. For explanation of the features shown on the ivan maps, please read the notes to users pdf, 3 kb txt, 1 kb a map of the county, showing the ivan map. With landfall imminent and storm surge potential, its important to know whats going to be under water. The colors show areas that might be covered with water as the result of the storm surge from different size hurricanes.
So after hurricane matthew completed its trek along the southeast u. Storm surge potential down dramatically in revised maps. Several highprofile hurricanes that struck florida from 19281941 are not classified as missing from the miami storm surge database, because its unlikely that any of them produced a storm surge exceeding 4 ft 1. Storm surge flooding of 79 ft produced considerable storm surgerelated damage near st. The data was derived from national hurricane center slosh model runs on all the noaa slosh basins. Create an account increase your productivity, customize your experience, and engage in information you care about sign in. This map illustrates the coastal high hazard area which is the area below the elevation of the zone 1 storm surge zone line. Hurricane irma an extreme storm surge threat to the u. For active tropical cyclones, please see hurricanes. St petersburg pinellas county pinellas park, seminole, treasure island. Storm surge causes nearly 50 percent of fatalities in tropical cyclones.
The evacuation zones are marked from a through e, plus nonevacuation zones. Collier county florida storm surge map collier county, fl. Storm surge simulator florida international university. The potential storm surge flooding map represents the storm surge heights that a person should prepare for before a storm, given the uncertainties in the meteorological forecast. Storm surge is usually estimated by subtracting the normal or astronomic high tide from the observed. The process to create storm surge inundation maps from the existing slosh mom products requires several technical steps.
When the map opens it shows the greater miami area. Hurricane irma storm surge projections have been revised down dramatically in some parts of southwest florida. Storm surge is the abnormal rise in seawater level during a storm, measured as the height of the water above the normal predicted astronomical tide. Florida is extremely vulnerable to surge flooding because of its coastal and lowlying geography. A storm surge planning zone is an area that could potentially be affected by a storm surge of 1 12 feet or higher during a hurricane. Hurricane michael brought water levels over 20 above mean sea level to the florida panhandle coast, due to the storm surge, tide, and wave action on top of the surge. Follow the storm on our hurricane tracker map and our hurricane guide. Large wallmap pdf the bay county wall map is a very large 75 wide by 70 high but high quality which allows.
Clearwater pinellas county dunedin, largo, palm harbor. The following maps show areas vulnerable to the different levels of storm surge and areas subject to flood from a 1% chance or 100year rainfall event and a 0. Tim fr azier, penn state university the university of idaho. The storm surge simulator is a public service provided by florida international university. The inland highrisk zones will be labeled a or ae, and coastal highrisk zones that have additional risk from storm surge will be labeled ve.
Florida coastal counties are susceptible to storm surge from tropical storms and hurricanes. First, the usable areas of the slosh grids were reduced to ignore spurious data along the grid boundaries. Us dept of commerce national oceanic and atmospheric administration national weather service corpus christi, tx 426 pinson dr corpus christi, tx 78406. He said florida used to have 11 distinct slosh sea, lake and overland surges from hurricanes models. Treasure coast region florida statewide regional evacuation study program for indian river, martin, palm beach, and st. The bay county road atlas is a detailed road map of the entire area of bay county including all municipalities. The slosh basins have considerable overlap to allow for complete storm surge coverage for planning and operations. Storm surge map for santa rosa county created date. Determine if property is at risk for flooding or storm surge. Evacuation zones enter an address or use your device location to know your zone and view designated evacuation zones. Flood hazard maps, also called flood insurance rate maps or firms, are used to determine the flood risk to your home or business. Interior counties do not have designated evacuation zones.
This storm surge data was developed as part of the statewide regional evacuation study sres conducted by the florida department of emergency management and is an output of the storm surge model created for the sres study. Determine if property is in a flood zone and requires flood insurance. This office is the archive for all the flood information for the county, and the other local jurisdictions, including flood insurance rate maps, elevation certificates, letters of map. The slosh sea, lake, and overland surges from hurricanes model is a numerical model used by nws to compute storm surge. This page presents hurricane ivan surge maps for santa rosa county, florida. But, if you live or own a business in the city of fort walton beach or destin there is a kickass hurricane surge map that can show you what the predicated surge will be given a category 1,2, 3, 4 or 5. Chris zambito is the chair of the florida floodplain managers association. Visit the know your zone evacuation level lookup to find out what zone you are in. Hurricane michael brought water levels over 20 high to. Just look at your location on the national map to find out if you are in an area at risk for storm surge from a future tropical storm or hurricane, he added. Florida storm surge zone maps 2020 hurricane coastal. Central pacific hurricane center 2525 correa rd suite 250 honolulu, hi 96822 whfo. Upon identification of a threat, each zone or portions of a zone will be evacuated depending on the hurricanes track and projected storm. Cant stress this enough, these impacts from the surge is only the beginning, its going to get higher.
The surge is caused primarily by a storms winds pushing water onshore. Florida storm surge flood zone maps hurricanes are expected to make landfall along the east coast of florida on during hurricane season. A new storm evacuation study and evacuation zones, based on the probability of flooding from storm surge, was released recently by the northeast florida regional council. Santa rosa county surge zones state of alabama 89 197 c h m u u c k l a h w y 178 178.
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