Getting More out of Storm Surge Forecasts: Emergency Support Personnel Needs in North Carolina

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• Journal Title:
  Weather, Climate, and Society
• Personal Author:
  Munroe, Robert ; Montz, Burrell ; Curtis, Scott
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NWS (National Weather Service)
• Description:
  Storm surge has been identified as a dangerous and damaging coastal hazard that is expected to be exacerbated by rising sea levels. However, storm surge research and applications are relatively new and poorly understood compared to other storm-related hazards. This survey-based research of emergency support personnel across eastern North Carolina aims to connect ongoing research with the needs of storm surge users. Results indicate that emergency managers and other emergency support functions depend on storm surge information to assess and communicate risk, to educate the public, to evacuate the public, or for long-term resilience and recovery planning. They were generally satisfied with the type and timing of currently available surge information, but desired additional types of surge information (i.e., timing) and longer lead times.
• Keywords:
  Atmospheric Science Global And Planetary Change Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Global And Planetary Change Global And Planetary Change
• Source:
  Weather, Climate, and Society, 10(4), 813-820
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-17-0074.1
• ISSN:
  1948-8327 ; 1948-8335
• Format:
  PDF
• Publisher:
  American Meteorological Society
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Rights Information:
  Other
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3fcb061a9c3dfd731e2dc04092b1cce48eb35073c6aa8628e0590b79c8d03d90
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/54162/noaa_54162_DS1.pdf
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