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NC/VA Hurricane Evacuation Meeting

This meeting will discuss the outlook for the 2011 hurricane season and provide information on assessing evacuation risk. Topics include the NOAA forecast, track and cone size improvements, probabilistic storm surge models, and NHC social media updates.

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NC/VA Hurricane Evacuation Meeting

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  1. NC/VA Hurricane Evacuation Meeting 2011 Seasonal Outlook & Assessing Evacuation Risk Bill Sammler Warning Coordination Meteorologist National Weather Service – Wakefield, VA

  2. The 2010 Hurricane Season was a Dud!!

  3. And now for some WORTHLESSInformation

  4. 2011 Hurricane Season Forecast NOAA Forecast Issued May 19th “NORMAL” 11 storms • 12 to 18 Named Storms • 6 to 10 Hurricanes • 3 to 6 Major Hurricanes 6 hurricanes 2 major (Cat 3+) hurricanes

  5. Hurricane Season Predictions The Seasonal Forecast Fallacy Graphic Courtesy Steve Lyons

  6. What Season is This?

  7. What Season is This?

  8. What’s New for 2011?

  9. 2011 Atlantic “Cone” 2010 36 62 85 108 161 220 285 Substantial reduction in track cone size for 2011 due to 2005 season dropping out of the sample.

  10. Recent Improvements in Track Forecasts Have Resulted in Less Uncertainty 2003 Operational Cone 2011 Cone

  11. Storm Surge Resources

  12. Probabilistic Storm Surge • Use an ensemble of SLOSH runs to create probabilistic storm surge (p-surge) • Intended to be used operationally so it is based on NHC’s official advisory • P-surge’s ensemble perturbations are determined by statistics of past performance of the advisories • P-surge uses a representative storm for each portion of the error distribution space rather than a random sampling

  13. Errors Used by P-Surge • The ensemble is based on distributions of the following: • Cross track error (impacts Location) • Along track error (impacts Forward Speed, Timing) • Intensity error (impacts Pressure) • Rmax error (impacts Size)

  14. Example: Cross Track Error

  15. Varying the Other Parameters • Size: Small (30%), Medium (40%), Large (30%) • Forward Speed: Fast (30%), Medium (40%), Slow (30%) • Intensity: Strong (30%), Medium (40%), Weak (30%)

  16. When is P-surge Available? • Whenever a hurricane watch or warning is in effect • Available about 30 minutes after the advisory release time

  17. Deterministic SLOSH run shows limited surge threat to Pensacola area Rmax=25 mi (forecast) Surge Based on NHC -12 hr. Advisory

  18. Probabilistic product shows considerable surge threat to Pensacola area

  19. Actual storm caused highest surge in Pensacola area

  20. P-surge Examples for Earl http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

  21. Facebook /US.NOAA.NationalHurricaneCenter.gov

  22. Coming June 1 • Two NHC Twitter accounts – NHC_Atlantic and NHC_Pacific • Automated Tweets for: Public Advisory Special Advisory Tropical Cyclone Update Tropical Weather Outlook

  23. Examples of NHC Atlantic TCP #earl getting farther from puerto rico (www.hurricanes.gov) TCU #alex makes landfall in northeastern mexico (www.hurricanes.gov) TWOAT #twoat Just issued a new Tropical Weather Outlook (www.hurricanes.gov)

  24. Hurricane Evacuation Outer Banks vs. Hampton Roads There is a Difference!!!

  25. Hurricane Return Periods Norfolk Cape Hatteras

  26. Tropical Cyclones Since 1870 Norfolk Cape Hatteras

  27. Hurricanes Since 1870 Norfolk Cape Hatteras

  28. What About Evacuation?

  29. What About Evacuation?

  30. The End!! Are There Any Additional Questions? william.sammler@noaa.gov

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