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Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005 Ready or not: Vulnerable in a storm After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August, The Journal began to examine whether Rhode Island is prepared for a big hurricane. This three-day series will be followed by a progress report in the spring. These maps provide flooding scenarios for five regions in Rhode Island. Click on a highlighted city or town to see the possible flood levels in the state's coastal towns. Metro | Blackstone Valley | East Bay [North] | East Bay [South] | West Bay | South County [East] | South County [West]
About these maps The maps were created from data provided in 1993 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Rhode Island Office of Emergency Management. Flood predictions for 21 coastal towns in Rhode Island were devised using a computer model that evaluated "worse case" scenarios involving different combinations of hurricane intensity and speed. Also factored in were storm direction and high tides to estimate storm surges and their effects. The maps do not account for freshwater river and stream flooding. nor are they the same as "100-year" flood level maps used to evaluatye properties for the National Flood Insurance Program. But they do give estimates of the areas that would be flooded if a severe hurricane hit. The Corps found that low-lying areas of Barrington, Warwick and Warren would be the hardest hit in a severe hurricane. but every coastal town would be vulnerable. Local and state emergency management officials are using the Corps' maps to help draw evacuation routes within each town and to site local shelters and police posts. those plans were not completed in time for the hurricane season that just ended. |
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