Storm Surge Overview - National Hurricane Center
Storm surge from tropical cyclones poses a significant threat to life and property along the coast and is currently the leading cause of fatalities from hurricanes. All locations along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts are vulnerable to storm surges.
National Storm Surge Risk Maps - Version 3 - National Hurricane …
If you discover via these maps that you live in an area vulnerable to storm surge, find out today if you live in a hurricane storm surge evacuation zone as prescribed by your local emergency management agency.
Hurricane Preparedness - Hazards - National Hurricane Center
Storm surge and large waves produced by hurricanes pose the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. Storm Surge is an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm's winds. Storm surge can reach heights well over 20 feet and can span hundreds of miles of coastline.
Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic - National Hurricane Center
Mar 5, 2019 · To help identify and visualize areas most at risk from life-threatening surge, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began issuing operationally a storm surge watch/warning graphic beginning in 2017 for tropical cyclones affecting the …
Scale), producing catastrophic storm surge, damaging winds, and historic freshwater flooding across much of central and northern Florida. Ian was responsible for over 150 direct and indirect deaths and over $112 billion in damage, making it the costliest hurricane in Florida’s history and the third-costliest in United States history.
catastrophic damage with a 20-ft. storm surge. In general, storm surge occurs where winds are blowing onshore. The highest surge tends to occur near the “radius of maximum winds,” or where the strongest winds of the hurricane occur. • Hurricane Charley, a category 4 hurricane at landfall in Florida, produced a storm surge of 6 to 8 ft.
Storm Surge Unit - National Hurricane Center
The storm surge unit uses the Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) computer model to simulate storm surge. The Storm Surge Unit is staffed 24 hours a day when a tropical cyclone threatens the United States Atlantic …
Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map - National Hurricane Center
May 25, 2016 · The Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map is created by processing the resulting 10 percent exceedance levels from P-Surge 2.5, or storm surge values that have a 1-in-10 chance of being exceeded at each location.
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale - National Hurricane Center
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale estimates potential property damage. While all hurricanes produce life-threatening winds, hurricanes rated Category 3 and higher are known as major hurricanes*.
The National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Unit has released Version 3 of the Storm Surge Risk Maps. These risk maps depict storm surge flooding vulnerability for people living in hurricane-prone areas near the coast.