Do Not Build a Shelter in a Storm Surge Area

10/9/2020 (Permalink)

Do Not Build a Shelter in a Storm Surge Area

A shelter designed to protect you and your family from a hurricane should not be built in an area expected to be flooded during a hurricane. Residents of these hazardous coastal areas should abide by the warnings of their local emergency services personnel and evacuate to safer ground. The protection from wind provided by safe rooms and shelters is quickly negated when stranded homeowners find themselves trapped by flood waters. If you do not know whether your house is in a storm surge area or other area subject to flooding, check the community service section of your local phone book for storm surge evacuation information or ask your local emergency management or floodplain management official.

the term storm surge refers to the rise in the level of the ocean that results from the effects of wind and the drop in atmospheric pressure associated with hurricanes and other storms.

https://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/ism2.pdf

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