TY - JOUR
T1 - Hurricane Michael in the Area of Mexico Beach, Florida
AU - Kennedy, Andrew
AU - Copp, Andrew
AU - Florence, Matthew
AU - Gradel, Anderson
AU - Gurley, Kurtis
AU - Janssen, Matt
AU - Kaihatu, James
AU - Krafft, Douglas
AU - Lynett, Patrick
AU - Owensby, Margaret
AU - Pinelli, Jean Paul
AU - Prevatt, David O.
AU - Rogers, Spencer
AU - Roueche, David
AU - Silver, Zachariah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Category 5 Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida on October 9, 2018, with measured high water marks (HWMs) reaching 7.2 m NAVD88. The town itself received great damage, with many areas destroyed down to the foundations. In this study, we document the storm and its effects on the greater Mexico Beach area: hazard, structural damage, and their relationships. Wave and surge damage was nearly total for low-lying properties, but damage decreased greatly with increasing elevation. Major wave and surge damage was noted in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) X zones, which are out of the 100-year floodplain, and it is suggested that the 100-year storm is a deficient measure for categorizing flood risk.
AB - Category 5 Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida on October 9, 2018, with measured high water marks (HWMs) reaching 7.2 m NAVD88. The town itself received great damage, with many areas destroyed down to the foundations. In this study, we document the storm and its effects on the greater Mexico Beach area: hazard, structural damage, and their relationships. Wave and surge damage was nearly total for low-lying properties, but damage decreased greatly with increasing elevation. Major wave and surge damage was noted in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) X zones, which are out of the 100-year floodplain, and it is suggested that the 100-year storm is a deficient measure for categorizing flood risk.
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U2 - 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000590
DO - 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000590
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087885977
SN - 0733-950X
VL - 146
JO - Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering
JF - Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering
IS - 5
M1 - 05020004
ER -