With Hurricane Irene approaching the Eastern US there’s much intense interest in the threat to property and life from the storm, however, people need to keep in mind that regardless of the category assigned to the storm as it approaches and prepares to make landfall the threat from storm surge is very serious… enter this new web service from Miami-Dade County.
Storm surge is the primary reason why Miami-Dade residents are asked to evacuate prior to a hurricane event. Some details… Because more than a half a million people are within one of Miami-Dade County’s three Hurricane Evacuation Zones, Miami-Dade County, in partnership with Florida International University has created the Storm Surge Simulator which combines historical data and modern day technology to illustrate what storm surge could mean to you and your home.