2020 A P P E N D I X E : COUNTY REPORTS
H U R R I C A N E M I C H A E L ( D R - 4 3 9 9 )
FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Ron DeSantis | Governor of the State of Florida 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Jared Moskowitz | Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Miles Anderson | State Hazard Mitigation Officer 2020 B A Y C O U N T Y COUNTY REPORT
H U R R I C A N E M I C H A E L ( D R - 4 3 9 9 )
FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Ron DeSantis | Governor of the State of Florida 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Jared Moskowitz | Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Miles Anderson | State Hazard Mitigation Officer
BAY COUNTY What is a Loss Avoidance Assessment? The Loss Avoidance Assessment is one method to validate, streamline, and improve the alloca on of public resources to hazard mi ga on investments in Florida. Loss Avoidance Assessments (LAAs) are invaluable tools in execu ng the ‘evalua on of effec veness’ phase of the hazard mi ga on process. LAAs can successfully demonstrate the effec veness of mi ga on processes by quan fying the damages in a community before and a er mi ga on measures have been made. By quan fying losses avoided through the implementa on of mi ga on projects, LAAs provide figures that substan ate the significant returns on investment (ROIs) that these projects produce. Consequently, these evalua ons provide findings that shape and enhance future decision-making in hazard mi ga on planning. This, in turn, helps bolster public resource alloca on for mi ga on and promotes the broad implementa on of quan fiable best prac ces for risk mi ga on and loss reduc on across the state.
FDEM conducts LAAs a er major presiden ally declared disasters to quan fy the economic losses avoided in the area of impact as a result of pre-disaster mi ga on ac vi es. This ongoing assessment of both prevented damage and mi ga on benefits helps illustrate the overall return on public investment, inform programma c improvements, and jus fy the con nued funding of mi ga on projects in areas affected by natural hazards.
“This document provides a brief overview of the impacts of Hurricane Michael in Bay County, and the final results of FDEM’s Loss Avoidance Assessment for DR-4399 for mi ga on measures implemented at the me of the disaster (October 11, 2018).“
Hurricane Michael in Bay County
Hurricane Michael made landfall in Bay County as a Category 5 hurricane. Essen ally all coastal structures in Mexico Beach were destroyed by wind gusts as strong as 155 mph. Storm surge inunda on as high as 9-14 feet caused further structural damage. Significant damage occurred to buildings, mobile homes, infrastructure, railcars, and derelict vessels. Por ons of Highway 98 were washed out by storm surge and waves. Thousands of acres of forest were also catastrophically and severely damaged. Although inland flooding was generally limited, SR-20 bridge was inundated by Econfina Creek when floodwaters reached 26.17 feet NAVD88. The highest mean rainfall in Bay County for October 11, 2018 was 7.91 inches within the City of Lynn Haven.
Note that this assessment only considers mi ga on projects for which FDEM was a partner in funding; this includes projects funded through FEMA’s Hazard Mi ga on Grant Program (HMGP), Non-Disaster grant programs, and other state programs such as the Residen al Construc on Mi ga on Program (RCMP) and the Hurricane Loss Mi ga on Program (HLMP). The purpose of the Bay County report is to con nuously collect local official’s feedback on the disaster impacts. It can also be u lized as an internal mechanism to promote con nued mi ga on efforts. For more informa on on the loss avoidance assessment process, methodology, data sources, and study limita ons, please refer to the full DR-4399 Loss Avoidance Assessment. Approach
Analysts used Hurricane Michael event data to evaluate the area of impact, and es mate losses avoided and ROI for each mi ga on project within the area of impact. Hurricane Michael impacted Bay County through significant wind speeds and storm surge. The Hurricane Michael event data database consisted of a number of resources, including data from the Na onal Oceanic and Atmospheric Associa on (NOAA), the Na onal Weather Service (NWS), United States Geological Survey (USGS), and FEMA resources.
“Analysts overlay mi ga on project and disaster event data in GIS to determine which projects lie within the DR-4399 area of impact for inclusion in the LAA. Analysts es mate impacts to the projects using event data, then confirm them through phone calls, emails, and mee ngs with local representa ves familiar with iden fied mi ga on measures. Florida’s Loss Avoidance Calculators quan fy the effec veness of the
impacted mi ga on projects. Analysts adjust the results to reflect the impacts conveyed by local representa ves, as appropriate.”
Results
Final results were analyzed for 11 projects within Hurricane Michael’s area of impact for wind, precipita on, and storm surge in Bay County Of the 11 projects analyzed, seven of them were wind retrofit projects, three of them were acquisi on projects, and one of the projects was an eleva on project. However, only the seven wind retrofit projects returned results. These projects had a cumula ve cost of roughly $2,766,685 to implement and assisted in avoiding $1,147,875 in losses in Hurricane Michael—a aggregate return on investment (ROI) of 41 percent. Overall, wind retrofit projects had the highest average ROI, with the average ROI for each individual wind project being 105%.
Bay County Results Summary
Project Project Project T ype Project Cos t Losses Net Pr esent ROI Loca on Number Avoided Value (County)
Bay RFC-PJ-04-FL- Acquisi on NA NA NA NA 2007-201
Bay RFC-PJ-04-FL- Acquisi on NA NA NA NA 2008-002
Bay RFC-PJ-04-FL- Acquisi on NA NA NA NA 2008-003
Bay RFC-PJ-04-FL- Eleva on NA NA NA NA 2008-005
Bay 1551-25-R Wind Retrofit $1,605,228.49 $272,060.82 -$1,333,167.68 16.95%
Bay 1595-16-R Wind Retrofit $84,396.83 $175,605.40 $91,208.57 208.07%
Bay FL-2007-201 Wind Retrofit $228,591.64 $26,117.09 -$202,474.54 11.43%
Bay FL-2008-002 Wind Retrofit $270,847.11 $51,459.36 -$219,387.75 19.00%
Bay FL-2008-003 Wind Retrofit $327,613.40 $42,395.20 -$285,218.20 12.94%
Bay RCMP Wind Retrofit $122,913.71 $402,592.48 $279,678.77 327.54% 2013-008
Bay RCMP Wind Retrofit $127,094.18 $177,644.65 $50,550.48 139.77% 2015-012
Total $2,766,685 $1,147,875 -$1,618,810 41%
2020 C A L H O U N C O U N T Y COUNTY REPORT
H U R R I C A N E M I C H A E L ( D R - 4 3 9 9 )
FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Ron DeSantis | Governor of the State of Florida 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Jared Moskowitz | Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Miles Anderson | State Hazard Mitigation Officer
CALHOUN COUNTY What is a Loss Avoidance Assessment? The Loss Avoidance Assessment is one method to validate, streamline, and improve the alloca on of public resources to hazard mi ga on investments in Florida. Loss Avoidance Assessments (LAAs) are invaluable tools in execu ng the ‘evalua on of effec veness’ phase of the hazard mi ga on process. LAAs can successfully demonstrate the effec veness of mi ga on processes by quan fying the damages in a community before and a er mi ga on measures have been made. By quan fying losses avoided through the implementa on of mi ga on projects, LAAs provide figures that substan ate the significant returns on investment (ROIs) that these projects produce. Consequently, these evalua ons provide findings that shape and enhance future decision-making in hazard mi ga on planning. This, in turn, helps bolster public resource alloca on for mi ga on and promotes the broad implementa on of quan fiable best prac ces for risk mi ga on and loss reduc on across the state.
FDEM conducts LAAs a er major presiden ally declared disasters to quan fy the economic losses avoided in the area of impact as a result of pre-disaster mi ga on ac vi es. This ongoing assessment of both prevented damage and mi ga on benefits helps illustrate the overall return on public investment, inform programma c improvements, and jus fy the con nued funding of mi ga on projects in areas affected by natural hazards. Hurricane Michael in Calhoun County Calhoun County was one of the Florida Panhandle Coun es that was directly impacted by Hurricane Michael. Downed power lines occurred throughout the area, where approximately 100 percent of the County lost power. Only a few homes were impacted by moderate flooding, although the second highest rainfall amount was observed in Calhoun County at 6.66 inches. As well, hundreds of thousands of acres of forest were catastrophically (95% loss) or severely (75% loss) damaged.
Note that this assessment only considers mi ga on projects for which FDEM was a partner in funding; this includes projects funded through FEMA’s Hazard Mi ga on Grant Program (HMGP), Non-Disaster grant programs, and other state programs such as the Residen al Construc on Mi ga on Program (RCMP) and the Hurricane Loss Mi ga on Program (HLMP). The purpose of the Calhoun County report is to con nuously collect local official’s feedback on the disaster
impacts. It can also be u lized as an internal mechanism to promote con nued mi ga on efforts. For more informa on on the loss avoidance assessment process, methodology, data sources, and study limita ons, please refer to the full DR-4399 Loss Avoidance Assessment.
This document provides a brief overview of the impacts of Hurricane Michael in Calhoun County, and the final results of FDEM’s Loss Avoidance Assessment for DR-4399 for mi ga on measures implemented at the me of the disaster (October 11, 2018).
Approach Analysts used Hurricane Michael event data to evaluate the area of impact, and es mate losses avoided and ROI for each mi ga on project within the area of impact. Hurricane Michael impacted Calhoun County through sustained hurricane force winds (74 mph +) and 3-day rainfall of 6.37 inches. The Hurricane Michael event data database consisted of a number of resources, including data from the Na onal Oceanic and Atmospheric Associa on (NOAA), the Na onal Weather Service (NWS), United States Geological Survey (USGS), and FEMA resources.
“Analysts overlay mi ga on project and disaster event data in GIS to determine which projects lie within the DR-4399 area of impact for inclusion in the LAA. Analysts es mate impacts to the projects using event data, then confirm them through phone calls, emails, and mee ngs with local representa ves familiar with iden fied mi ga on measures. Florida’s Loss Avoidance Calculators quan fy the effec veness of the impacted mi ga on projects. Analysts adjust the results to reflect the impacts conveyed by local representa ves, as appropriate.”
Final Results Final results were analyzed for four projects within Hurricane Michael’s area of impact for wind, precipita on, and storm surge in Calhoun County, all of which were wind retrofit projects. These projects had a cumula ve cost of roughly $2,197,679 to implement and assisted in avoiding roughly $4,228,458 in losses in the Hurricane Michael event alone. This comes out to an aggregate ROI of 192 percent for all of the projects in Calhoun County.
The Calhoun County Courthouse, located in Blountstown, was one of the projects iden fied in the storm area of impact and analyzed in this report. With a project cost of only $1,432,807, a er analyzing the Hurricane Michael LAA data, it was determined that the Courthouse avoided $3,029,882 in losses, or approximately 53 percent of all losses avoided for this study.
Calhoun County
Results Summary
Project Project Project Project Cos t Losses A voided Net Pr esent ROI Loca on Number Type Value (County)
Calhoun 1545-083-R Wind Retrofit $1,432,807.14 $3,029,095.74 $1,596,288.60 211.41%
Calhoun HLMP18-018 Wind Retrofit $569,523.07 $608,621.59 $39,098.52 106.87%
Calhoun RCMP Wind Retrofit $45,186.63 $150,474.99 $105,288.36 333.01% 2014-004
Calhoun RCMP Wind Retrofit $150,162.14 $440,265.81 $290,103.66 293.19% 2015-012
Total $2,197,679 $4,228,458 $2,030,779 192%
2020 F R A N K L I N C O U N T Y COUNTY REPORT
H U R R I C A N E M I C H A E L ( D R - 4 3 9 9 )
FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Ron DeSantis | Governor of the State of Florida 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Jared Moskowitz | Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Miles Anderson | State Hazard Mitigation Officer
FRANKLIN COUNTY What is a Loss Avoidance Assessment? The Loss Avoidance Assessment is one method to validate, streamline, and improve the alloca on of public resources to hazard mi ga on investments in Florida. Loss Avoidance Assessments (LAAs) are invaluable tools in execu ng the ‘evalua on of effec veness’ phase of the hazard mi ga on process. LAAs can successfully demonstrate the effec veness of mi ga on processes by quan fying the damages in a community before and a er mi ga on measures have been made. By quan fying losses avoided through the implementa on of mi ga on projects, LAAs provide figures that substan ate the significant returns on investment (ROIs) that these projects produce. Consequently, these evalua ons provide findings that shape and enhance future decision-making in hazard mi ga on planning. This, in turn, helps bolster public resource alloca on for mi ga on and promotes the broad implementa on of quan fiable best prac ces for risk mi ga on and loss reduc on across the state.
FDEM conducts LAAs a er major presiden ally declared disasters to quan fy the economic losses avoided in the area of impact as a result of pre-disaster mi ga on ac vi es. This ongoing assessment of both prevented damage and mi ga on benefits helps illustrate the overall return on public investment, inform programma c improvements, and jus fy the con nued funding of mi ga on projects in areas affected by natural hazards. Hurricane Michael in Franklin County Franklin County was one of the Florida Panhandle Coun es that was impacted by Hurricane Michael. The county experienced millions of dollars in damages to homes and hundreds of thousands of forested acres experienced moderate damage. Storm surge inunda on as high as 9-14 feet caused further structural damage. Por ons of US Highway 98 and Alligator Drive were washed out by storm surge and waves. Moderate storm surge occurred at Carrabelle, causing wave ac on that damaged some coastal homes. Many homes were destroyed, especially on St. George Island. The highest mean rainfall in Franklin County for October 11, 2018 was 2.33 inches within the City of Carrabelle.
Note that this assessment only considers mi ga on projects for which FDEM was a partner in funding; this includes projects funded through FEMA’s Hazard Mi ga on Grant Program (HMGP), Non-Disaster grant programs, and other state programs such as the Residen al Construc on Mi ga on Program (RCMP) and the Hurricane Loss Mi ga on Program (HLMP). The purpose of the Franklin County report is
to con nuously collect local official’s feedback on the disaster impacts. It can also be u lized as an internal mechanism to promote con nued mi ga on efforts. For more informa on on the loss avoidance assessment process, methodology, data sources, and study limita ons, please refer to the full DR-4399 Loss Avoidance Assessment.
“This document provides a brief overview of the impacts of Hurricane Michael in Franklin County, and the final results of FDEM’s Loss Avoidance Assessment for DR-4399 for mi ga on measures implemented at the me of the disaster (October 11, 2018).“
Approach Analysts used Hurricane Michael event data to evaluate the area of impact, and es mate losses avoided and ROI for each mi ga on project within the area of impact. Hurricane Michael impacted Franklin County through significant wind speeds and storm surge. The Hurricane Michael event data database was comprised of a number of resources, including data from the Na onal Oceanic and Atmospheric Associa on (NOAA), the Na onal Weather Service (NWS), United States Geological Survey (USGS), and FEMA resources.
“Analysts overlay mi ga on project and disaster event data in GIS to determine which projects lie within the DR-4399 area of impact for inclusion in the LAA. Analysts es mate impacts to the projects using event data, then confirm them through phone calls, emails, and mee ngs with local representa ves familiar with iden fied mi ga on measures. Florida’s Loss Avoidance Calculators quan fy the effec veness of the impacted mi ga on projects. Analysts adjust the results to reflect the impacts conveyed by local representa ves, as appropriate.”
Final Results There were three projects within Hurricane Michael’s area of impact for wind and storm surge in Franklin County, implying these projects were likely impacted by the event. All of these projects were wind retrofit projects, which had a cumula ve implementa on cost of $1,091,404 and avoided $30,419 in losses. With an aggregate ROI of 3%, this lower return on investment could be a ributed to Franklin County’s loca on just outside the path of Hurricane Michael’s sustained hurricane-force winds (74 mph +). Individual project ROIs ranged minimally, from a county low of 1.37 percent to a high of 6.95 percent.
Franklin County
Hurricane Michael Loss Avoidance Results
Project Project Project T ype Project Cos t Losses Net Pr esent ROI Loca on Number Avoided Value (County)
Franklin 4068-11-R Wind Retrofit $100,467.17 $6,982.08 -$93,485.09 6.95%
Franklin 4068-12-R Wind Retrofit $760,869.91 $10,418.60 -$750,451.31 1.37%
Franklin RCMP15-01 Wind Retrofit $230,066.98 $13,018.81 -$217,048.16 5.66% 3
Total $1,091,404 $30,419 -$1,060,985 3%
2020 H O L M E S C O U N T Y COUNTY REPORT
H U R R I C A N E M I C H A E L ( D R - 4 3 9 9 )
FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Ron DeSantis | Governor of the State of Florida 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Jared Moskowitz | Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Miles Anderson | State Hazard Mitigation Officer HOLMES COUNTY What is a Loss Avoidance Assessment? The Loss Avoidance Assessment is one method to validate, streamline, and improve the alloca on of public resources to hazard mi ga on investments in Florida. Loss Avoidance Assessments (LAAs) are invaluable tools in execu ng the ‘evalua on of effec veness’ phase of the hazard mi ga on process. LAAs can successfully demonstrate the effec veness of mi ga on processes by quan fying the damages in a community before and a er mi ga on measures have been made. By quan fying losses avoided through the implementa on of mi ga on projects, LAAs provide figures that substan ate the significant returns on investment (ROIs) that these projects produce. Consequently, these evalua ons provide findings that shape and enhance future decision-making in hazard mi ga on planning. This, in turn, helps bolster public resource alloca on for mi ga on and promotes the broad implementa on of quan fiable best prac ces for risk mi ga on and loss reduc on across the state.
FDEM conducts LAAs a er major presiden ally declared disasters to quan fy the economic losses avoided in the area of impact as a result of pre-disaster mi ga on ac vi es. This ongoing assessment of both prevented damage and mi ga on benefits helps illustrate the overall return on public investment, inform programma c improvements, and jus fy the con nued funding of mi ga on projects in areas affected by natural hazards.
Hurricane Michael in Holmes County Holmes County was one of the Florida Panhandle Coun es that was impacted by Hurricane Michael. Hundreds of people were sheltered during and a er the storm. 100 percent of the county lost power and approximately 30,000 acres of forest were classified as moderately damaged. The highest mean rainfall in Holmes County for October 11, 2018 was 6.70 inches within the City of Bonifay.
Note that this assessment only considers mi ga on projects for which FDEM was a partner in funding; this includes projects funded through FEMA’s Hazard Mi ga on Grant Program (HMGP), Non-Disaster grant programs, and other state programs such as the Residen al Construc on Mi ga on Program (RCMP) and the Hurricane Loss Mi ga on Program (HLMP). The purpose of the Holmes County report is to
con nuously collect local official’s feedback on the disaster impacts. It can also be u lized as an internal mechanism to promote con nued mi ga on efforts. For more informa on on the loss avoidance assessment process, methodology, data sources, and study limita ons, please refer to the full DR-4399 Loss Avoidance Assessment.
This document provides a brief overview of the impacts of Hurricane Michael in Holmes County, and the final results of FDEM’s Loss Avoidance Assessment for DR-4399 for mi ga on measures implemented at the me of the disaster (October 11, 2018).
Approach Analysts used Hurricane Michael event data to evaluate the area of impact, and es mate losses avoided and ROI for each mi ga on project within the area of impact. Hurricane Michael impacted Holmes County through significant wind speeds and storm surge. The Hurricane Michael event data database consisted of a number of resources, including data from the Na onal Oceanic and Atmospheric Associa on (NOAA), the Na onal Weather Service (NWS), United States Geological Survey (USGS), and FEMA resources.
“Analysts overlay mi ga on project and disaster event data in GIS to determine which projects lie within the DR-4399 area of impact for inclusion in the LAA. Analysts es mate impacts to the projects using event data, then confirm them through phone calls, emails, and mee ngs with local representa ves familiar with iden fied mi ga on measures. Florida’s Loss Avoidance Calculators quan fy the effec veness of the impacted mi ga on projects. Analysts adjust the results to reflect the impacts conveyed by local representa ves, as appropriate.”
Final Results Final results were analyzed for four projects within Hurricane Michael’s area of impact for wind and precipita on in Holmes County, which were acquisi on and wind retrofit projects. Of these four projects, three acquisi on projects avoided losses. These projects had a cumula ve implementa on cost of roughly $419,211 and avoided $308,593 in losses. This resulted in an aggregate ROI of 74 percent, meaning that a er only accoun ng for the losses avoided during Hurricane Michael, these project made back three-quarters of their ini al investment.
Holmes County
Results Summary
Project Project Project T ype Project Cos t Losses Net Pr esent ROI Loca on Number Avoided Value (County)
Holmes 1035-654 Acquisi on $61,788.33 $91,455.71 $29,667.38 148.01%
Holmes 1069-169-R Acquisi on $178,711.28 $51,865.96 -$126,845.32 29.02%
Holmes 1069-613 Acquisi on $178,711.28 $165,271.15 -$13,440.13 92.48%
Holmes RCMP 17-003 Wind Retrofit NA NA NA NA
Total $419,211 $308,593 -$110,618 74%