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Slides for andrew. Storm surge from Hurricane Hugo was minimal, but enough to ground this ferry in Fajardo. Their ship has come in!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Slides for andrew
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Storm surge from Hurricane Hugo was minimal, but enough to ground this ferry in Fajardo.
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Their ship has come in!
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Sand washover along the Piones shoreline after Hurricane Hugo. An estimated 500,000 cubic meters of sand was washed ashore along this stretch (Bush, 1991).
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Terminology
• Storm surge—water above normal astronomical tide
• High water level—maximum still water height reached during storm
• Storm tide—NOAA term for high water level
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Storm Surge
• Storm physical characteristics• Movement of the storm• Shape of the shoreline
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storm
surg
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high water level
tide level
Observed (high water level) - Predicted (tides) = Storm Surge
Storm-surge levels along South Carolina coast (from FEMA).
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Base flood elevation, including wave effects
100-year stillwater
Meansea level
A Zone
Wave height less than 3 feet
V Zone
Wave height greater than 3 feet
ShorelineSand dune
Wooded regionOverland wind fetch
Buildings
Limit oftidal floodingand waves
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20 miles
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20 miles
Eye at landfall Radius of maximum winds
Charleston
Hurricane Hugo (1989), South Carolina, Storm Surge Profile
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