PPT-A COMPLETED HURRICANE SURGE VISUALIZATION MODEL AND ONGOING

B Lee Lindner Stephen Duke Janet Johnson College of Charleston Frank Alsheimer National Weather Service Charleston 1 Background CHARLESTON HAS EXPERIENCED MANY HITS OR NEAR MISSES IN THE PAST 20 YEARS . Developed over the course of sev eral years in consultation with emergency managers broadcast meteorologists and others this new map will show eographical areas where inundation from storm surge could occur How high above ground the water could reac 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 B. Lee Lindner, . Stephen . Duke, . Janet Johnson. College of Charleston. Frank . Alsheimer. National Weather Service, Charleston. 1. Background. CHARLESTON HAS EXPERIENCED MANY HITS OR NEAR MISSES IN THE PAST 20 YEARS . ENTER TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT HURRICANE NATE (AL 16 2017 ) 4 – 8 October 2017 John L. Beven II and Robbie Berg National Hurricane CenterAprilCOMBINED NIGHTTIME VISIBLE/INFRARED IMAGERY OF NATE AT ENTER TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT HURRICANE HERMINE ( AL09 ) 28 August – 3 2016 Robbie Berg National Hurricane CenterJanuary Herminewas a category hurricane (on the SaffirSimpson Hurricane Wind Sc ENTERTROPICAL CYCLONE REPORTHURRICANE HARVEYAL09201717 August 1501 September 2017Eric S Blakeand David A Zelinsky National Hurricane CenterMay2018NASA TERRA MODIS INFRAREDIMAGE OF HARVEY AT 0419 UTC 2 ENTERTROPICAL CYCLONE REPORTHURRICANE MICHAELAL142018711October2018John L Beven II Robbie Berg and Andrew Hagen National Hurricane Center1 Hurricane Michael 2 Hurricane Michael711 OCTOBER 2018SYNO 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”. . Frank . Revitte. National Weather Service. Weather Forecast Office. New Orleans/Baton Rouge. 2017 Seasonal Recap. Above normal activity. 17 Total Named Storms. 7. Tropical Storms. 4. Hurricanes . 1 Connecticut Environmental Conditions Online – www.cteco.uconn.edu Hurricane Surge Inundation DescriptionThis information includes HurricaneSurge Inundation areas for category 1 through 4 hurri and . Changing Climate . on . Future . US . Hurricane Wind . and . Storm Surge Damages. Kerry Emanuel. Lorenz Center. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program. Assessing Hurricane Event Risk. Wind. September 12, 2008 (NOAA. ). Council Member Dave Martin. Town . Hall Meeting, October 13, 2016. Storm Surge Protection for Houston/Galveston. Coastal Spine. Galveston Island. Bolivar Peninsula. . . Kerry Emanuel. Lorenz Center, MIT. Program. Brief Overview of New England Floods. Assessment of MIT’s Tropical . Cyclone. . Flood Risk. How will Global Warming Affect MIT Flood Risk?. New England Flooding.