Tidal storm surge maps (http://www.hremc.org/surge.htm)
The vulnerability of a coastal community to flooding as a consequence of hurricane activity can be evaluated by assessing storm surge maps specifically created for a region:
- Surge maps give a general indication of the extent of flooding that might be experienced from various categories of hurricanes.
- It is important to understand the given information: the flooding assessment can be considered as the worst case considering all direction storm scenarios.
- Surge maps do not indicate depth of flooding and they don’t take into account flooding related to heavy rainfall accompanying a hurricane.
- The extent of flooding also depends on the variations in low or high tide conditions.
What are they used for?
Maps showing possible flooding areas due to storm surges are prepared by authorities to reduce the risk of possible losses within a coastal area. One such example is prepared by European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) as given below.
For maps and further information see:
www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/anniversary/floods1953.html – 27k –
www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/storm_surge.shtml – 45k –
www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/storm_surge.shtml – 45k –
Storm surge – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_surge – 113k –
www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/anniversary/floods1953.html – 27k –
www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/factsheets/stormsurges.htm – 57k –
www.comet.ucar.edu/nsflab/web/hurricane/313.htm – 7k –
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R78DHqFOyY – 135k –
USATODAY.com –
www.usatoday.com/graphics/weather/gra/gsurge/flash.htm – 2k –
blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/risk-intensified-storm-surges-high-stakes-developing-countr… – 51k –
www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/05/15/hurricane.scale/index.html – 71k –
www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227025.100-hurricane-speed-reveals-where-storm-surges-will-s… – 53k