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Articles | Volume 21, issue 6
Articles | Volume 21, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-1759-2021
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 6
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03 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 03 Jun 2021

Spatially compounded surge events: an example from hurricanes Matthew and Florence

Scott Curtis, Kelley DePolt, Jamie Kruse, Anuradha Mukherji, Jennifer Helgeson, Ausmita Ghosh, and Philip Van Wagoner

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Storm surge flooding can challenge rescue and recovery operations, especially over large estuaries and populated barrier islands. Understanding the relationship between storm and tidal characteristics and surge timing is important for proper resourcing prior to an event. Here we compare the concurrency of maximum observed surge and areal extent of effective hazard operations for hurricanes Matthew and Florence in eastern North Carolina, USA. Matthew was a more spatially compounded surge event.
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