Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Awareness, Preparedness, and Planning
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Presented by: Brian LaMarre Meteorologist-in-Charge NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
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GIS mapping of Storm Surge: Tampa Bay Area
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2012 Tropical Cyclone Season Season total: 19/10/2 Average: 12/6/3
Record: 3rd most active season (1st is 2005 with 28)
• Two early season storms: Alberto and Beryl in May • Hurricane Isaac • Major Hurricane/”Superstorm” Sandy – second costliest hurricane since 2005 Hurricanes: When?
weather.gov/tampabay Tropical Cyclone Classifications
◆ Tropical Depression Max Sustained Winds less than 39 mph
◆ Tropical Storm Max Sustained Winds 39-73 mph
◆ Hurricane Max Sustained Winds 74 mph and greater
weather.gov/tampabay JUNE 2012 Tropical Storm Debby June 23-27, Peak wind 60 mph
Debby made landfall at Steinhatchee, Florida with winds of 40 mph
10 Fatalities $210 million Tornadoes in T.S. Debby
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T.S. Debby 7 Days of Rain
21.46” Storm Tide from T.S. Debby Around 4 foot of surge, Bay Shore Blvd in Tampa
Road flooded for 2.5 days
Tampa – Dan Noah JULY AUGUST Hurricane Charley
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Tampa Bay Area “Tarpon Springs” Hurricane October 25, 1921 Category 3 NOVEMBER
Eleven $1 Billion Disasters in 2012 National Weather Service
Roadmap for the Future… National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather-Ready Nation: NWS Tampa Bay Area Pilot Project
Brian LaMarre National Weather Service Meteorologist in Charge – Tampa Bay Area, FL Looking Forward
Becoming a Weather- Ready Nation is about building community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather.
NWS Tampa Bay is developing new decision support services, to enhance preparedness for weather events.
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40 Monday June 24, 2013 41 500 likes Waterspout – Tampa, FL 2,500 shares 11:14 AM February 26, 2013 Looking Forward
Becoming a Weather- Ready Nation is about building community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather.
NWS Tampa Bay is improving technology to track and forecast storms, to enhance preparedness for weather events.
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weather.gov/tampabay Experimental Inundation Graphics
weather.gov/tampabay Communicating Storm Surge March 1993 “Storm of the Century”
13 people drowned Looking Forward
Becoming a Weather- Ready Nation is about building community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather.
NWS Tampa Bay is expanding its dissemination efforts to enhance preparedness for weather events.
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Technology Awareness National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area, FL
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