Inland Flooding from Coastal Storms

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Inland Flooding from Coastal Storms
Lessons learned in North Carolina
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Inland Flooding from Coastal Storms

• Hazard Vulnerability in North Carolina
• Overview of Hurricane Floyd
• Impacts of Inland Flooding
• North Carolina Initiatives

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Tropical Cyclones Passing Within 75 N. Mi. of
Greensboro 1886-1997 Source Joel Cline, National
Weather Service
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Tropical Cyclones Passing Within 75 N. Mi. of
Charlotte 1886-1997 Source Joel Cline, National
Weather Service
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Tropical Cyclones Passing Within 75 N. Mi. of
Hickory 1886-1997 Source Joel Cline, National
Weather Service
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Tropical Cyclones Passing Within 75 N. Mi. of
Asheville 1886-1997 Source Joel Cline, National
Weather Service
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Tropical Cyclones Passing Within 75 N. Mi. of
Raleigh 1886-1997 Source Joel Cline, National
Weather Service
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Source Joel Cline, National Weather Service
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Source Joel Cline, National Weather Service
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1970 - 1999

• 67 Deaths in North Carolina (NWS Criteria)
• 57 were inland
• 10 were coastal
• 1 was storm surge
• Source Joel Cline, National Weather
  Service
• 52 Deaths from Floyd (State Medical Examiner
  Criteria)
• 35 freshwater drownings
• 24 of those 35 were vehicle related
• 2 were DOT responders
• Source North Carolina Division of Emergency
  Management

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NOTE - Six storms (Bertha, Fran, Bonnie, Dennis,
Floyd Irene) have impacted or made land fall on
the North Carolina coast in the last five years
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1999 Hurricane Season
Hurricane Dennis Cape Hatteras Landfall -
September 4, 1999 Very slow moving storm - 8 to
10 mph forward speed 8 to 10 - inches rainfall
east of I-95 Hurricane Floyd Cape Fear Landfall
September 16, 1999 Impacted North Carolina 12
days after Hurricane Dennis 10 to 20-inches more
rainfall east of I-95 Hurricane Irene Skirted
North Carolina coast October 17, 1999 Added 6
more inches of rain to saturated areas and caused
additional flooding along rivers still above
flood stage
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City of Greenville, NC
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Floodprone Junkyards
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Infrastructure
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Wastewater Treatment Plant
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Casket Retrieval and Identification
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Fountain Industrial Park Edgecombe County
Trailers
Direction of View Above
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Hog Farms
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Animal Rescue
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Search and Rescue
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Princeville, North Carolina
Town of Princeville, NC
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• Printed in 1998, this is the first in a series to
  showcase the accomplishments of local
  communities.
• Linking Hazard Mitigation and Sustainable
  Communities
• Comprehensive Mitigation Planning
• Strengthening Buildings and Public Facilities
• Hazard Avoidance Strategies
• Qualitative

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• Series of case studies
• Losses avoided
• Elevations
• Acquisitions
• Relocations
• Demolitions
• Quantitative
• In essence, the State of North Carolina can -
  for the first time - definitely point to the
  savings from mitigation

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Hurricane Floyd Buyouts

• Over 424 million total
• Over 4,200 structures approved

Hurricane Fran Activities

• Elevations
• 1,000

• Buyouts
• 2,000

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Permanent Replacement Housing Program
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Hazard Mitigation Planning Initiative

• Mitigation Plan Requirement (Disaster Mitigation
  Act of 2000)
• Demonstration Communities
• Documenting Success
• Sustainable Development Framework
• Small Business Initiative
• - Guide for Small Farmers in North Carolina
• Partners UNC Planning School, Center for
  Geographic Information and Analysis, Geotech,
  Durham Technologies Incorporated

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• Sustainable Development and Hazard Mitigation
• Mitigation Planning and Sustainable Communities
• Housing
• Businesses
• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Guiding Principles for the Quality Redevelopment
  of Eastern North Carolina

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Small Business Initiative

• Assessing Risk
• Business Impact Analysis
• Insurance
• Protecting Buildings and Contents
• Vital Records
• Protecting Employees and Customers
• Interruptions from Suppliers Indirect
  Impacts
• Business Relocation Plan
• Promoting Business Preparedness in the
  Community

• Products will include
• 6 page Brochure
• 99 page Guide

• Web-based Resources
• Recognition Program

• Farm Guide

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North Carolinas Flood Mapping Program

• Cooperating Technical State Partnership
• Ownership and responsibility for Flood
  Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) delegated to
  State
• Accurate, up-to-date flood hazard information

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North Carolinas Flood Mapping Program

• Community Mapping Needs Assessment (Scoping)
• High-resolution topographic data and
  accurate Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)
• Countywide digital FIRMs (DFIRMs)
• Real-time forecasting and inundation mapping
  capability

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• Analyzes Target Audiences, Messages to Convey,
  and Vehicles for Outreach
• Outreach Strategy Matrix
• When completed, the plan will cover a seven year
  timeline and budget
• Develop Outreach Go-Kits for local communities
• Internet access at Libraries
• www.ncfloodmaps.com

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N.C. State LegislatureDisaster Recovery Bill

• Housing Programs 311M
• Business Programs 50M
• Environmental Programs 28M
• Agriculture Programs 151M
• Other/Federal Match 246M
• Total Package 836,000,000

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