PPT-Storm surge

Inland Flooding High Winds Hurricane Katrina Vs Isaac impact in the state of Mississippi Economic impact 3 damage categories Katrina 2 day path through central Mississippi 27 . It is acknowledged that there are some researchers who advocate developing anot her scale for hurricanes specifically geared toward storm surge impact by incorporating aspects of the systems size However the National Hurricane Center does not believ Storm surge is often the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane It poses a signi57375cant threat for drowning A mere six inches of fastmoving 57374ood water can knock over an adult It takes only two feet of rushing water This fact sheet can help emergency manag ers understand and use the new map to communicate effectively with members of their community Although storm surge is often the greatest threat to life and property from a tropical storm or hurricane many peo 32 27 Tide Waves Freshwater Input Tota l Water Level brPage 4br Central Pressure Storm Intensity Size Storm Forward Speed Angle of Approach to Coast Shape of the Coastline Width and Slope of the Ocean Bottom Local Features The Many Factors that Infl 32 27 Tide Waves Freshwater Input Total Water Level brPage 4br Central Pressure Storm Intensity Size Storm Forward Spee Angle of Approach to Coast Shape of the Coastline Width and Slope of the Ocean Bottom Local Features The Many Factors that Influe The need for an improved warning paradigm was first informally discussed between NHC and coastal WFOs in 2002. . I. n . 2008 NHC prepared a white paper that formally . introduced . the concept of a storm surge warning. The white . The Forgotten . Factor. 1. Ricardo A. . Alvarez . 2. . CLIMATE CHANGE TROPICAL CYCLONES. . Global Warming. . Sea Level Rise Storm Surge. Storm surge is defined as the abnormal rise of water generated by a storm, over and abovethe normal astronomical tide, and is expressed in terms of height above predicted or expected tide a vertical 30 October 2012. Current Conditions. Projected 5-day Rainfall from Sandy. Where is Risk the Greatest?. Source: Scott Edelman (Watershed Concepts). Beaufort County, North Carolina. Elevation source for SLR mapping: 30-m DEM. Yin . Ziqi. Qingdao NO. 58 High School . Content. 1. Background. 2.. GCRA . model. 3.. The storm surge direct economic loss of empirical typical coastal province of . China. 4.. Conclusion. 1. Background. (ETSS 2.0). Pre-Implementation Briefing. College Park, MD. May 14, 2015. Arthur Taylor, . Huiqing. Liu and Ryan Schuster. MDL/NWS/NOAA. E. xtra . T. ropical . S. torm . S. urge . (. ETSS). Predicts . By Benton D McGee Roland W Tollett and Burl B GoreePressure transducers sensors are accurate reliable and cost-effective tools to measure and record the magnitude extent and timing of hurricane storm Frank . Revitte. National Weather Service. Weather Forecast Office. New Orleans/Baton Rouge. “This is just a CAT 1 hurricane”. “It has never flooded here before”. “I’ve been through Katrina and Gustav, this is nothing”. Physical . and Social . Science . Integration: Storm Surge. Jennifer Sprague. National Weather Service. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Communication Quandary. 2. Storm Surge – The threat is complex and difficult to communicate!.