it's "optional" for less than hurricane strength
Posted by
cypresstx on 6/7/2016, 4:17 am
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notification/scn16-18operationalinundationgraphic.htm
NHC will release the initial map for any storm that is expected to affect the Gulf or East Coast when it issues a hurricane (or optionally with a tropical storm) watch or warning.
perhaps they weighed the time/resources required to release it against the potential for flooding, perhaps they received a lot of requested feedback and are working out "bugs", perhaps the possible flooding didn't meet the "1 foot" or blue area of the map... but whatever the reason, just totally ignoring it, after a much-ballyhooed notice of it being available, and years of trying to make the public pay more attention to it, is in my opinion, the wrong choice
from Tampa's Local Hurricane Statement:
* STORM SURGE
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 1 FEET
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: AROUND HIGH TIDE
- CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: ELEVATED
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
- EMERGENCY CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD POSTURE FOR A REASONABLE
THREAT FOR PEAK STORM SURGE FLOODING OF GREATER THAN 1 FOOT
ABOVE GROUND.
- TO BE SAFE, STAY AWAY FROM STORM SURGE FLOODING CAPABLE OF
LIMITED IMPACTS.
- LOCALIZED INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.
- THE EXTENT OF REALIZED IMPACTS WILL DEPEND ON THE ACTUAL
HEIGHT OF STORM SURGE MOVING ONSHORE AND THE RESULTING
DEPTH OF COASTAL FLOODING AS EXPERIENCED AT PARTICULAR
LOCATIONS.
on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/NHCDirector/status/739973382763098112
https://twitter.com/NHC_Surge/status/739496400321417216
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