Storm Surge Interactive Risk Map

The storm surge risk map is completely interactive. For examples of.

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Storm surge interactive risk map. Storm surge inundation slosh maximum of maximums that lets the public view any location on the atlantic and gulf coast and see how deep the flood waters might get if a storm of a given strength were to make a direct hit at that location. The storm surge interactive risk maps show storm surge risk as a function of categories in the saffir simpson hurricane. However you can help the nhc improve upon this new service by providing comments or suggestions.

You can zoom in on any coastline in the country and tabs at the top allow you to see the surge potential for the varying categories of hurricanes. Members can use this map to determine their own storm surge flooding risk. The first version of the slosh storm surge hazard maps released in november 2014 was published in the american meteorological society ams journal of weather climate and society titled a national view of storm surge risk and inundation.

The map uses the national weather services slosh model to predict probable outcomes. The exact impact will be determined by the storm. Storm tide storm surge is an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm over and above the predicted astronomical tides.

The interactive map shows the risk for surge said dennis feltgen spokesman for the national hurricane center. Storm surge should not be confused with storm tide which is defined as the water level rise due to the combination of storm surge and the astronomical tide. Risk zone map shows areas vulnerable to near term flooding from different combinations of sea level rise storm surge tides and tsunamis or to permanent submersion by long term sea level rise.

The storm surge interactive risk maps and associated data are currently under development and not available for dissemination. Storm surge is cumulative so if an area is at risk for category 1 storm surge it will also be at risk for storms of a higher category according to the map website. When a storm is approaching the map will include the real time data and forecast specific to that storm.

The agencys latest effort is a color coded interactive online inundation map see.

National Storm Surge Hazard Maps