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Select the map image below to use the Shelter Location and Storm Surge Map.
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As part of the Hazard Analysis and Vulnerability Analysis performed as part of the Hurricane Evacuation Re-Study for New York State , hurricane surge inundation maps were prepared for the New York State coastline.
These studies are conducted by the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and contractors in coordination with the New York State Emergency Management Office and Suffolk County.
The surge maps were developed by overlaying the water surface grid from the Sea, Lake and Overland Surge from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model on a ground elevation grid and determining which ground cells were flooded. These maps depict the predicted hurricane surge inundation values generated in Suffolk County for a Northwest moving hurricane at high tide for storms with intensities of Category 1 through Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
These maps are one tool that is utilized by Suffolk County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services to assist with hurricane preparedness and planning efforts and identify communities/ individuals that are at risk from a potential storm and who may be asked to evacuate should conditions warrant.
This interactive tool provides users with a graphical depiction of this inundation and provides information on the nearest shelter locations for those individuals that may need to seek short term sheltering from the storm.
Additional Information on the SLOSH Model can be found at: National Hurricane Center SLOSH MODEL
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