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Creators:
Kent, Joshua D. ; Gautreau, Gavin
Kent, Joshua D. ; Gautreau, Gavin Less -
Corporate Creators:
Louisiana Transportation Research Center
Corporate Contributors:
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering ; Louisiana. Dept. of Transportation and Development
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering ; Louisiana. Dept. of Transportation and Development Less -
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Decision Support Systems
Floods
Geographic Information Systems
Hurricanes
Storm Surges
Evacuation
Highway Safety
Risk Assessment

Publication/ Report Number:
LTRC Report 497
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Louisiana
Corporate Publisher:
Louisiana Transportation Research Center
NTL Classification:
NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety ; NTL-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ;
Abstract:
Road fl ooding is a serious operational hazard for many low-lying areas across southern Louisiana. This hazard is especially acute for

the region’s emergency evacuation routes, which must be accessible for safe evacuation prior to an approaching hurricane. Emergency

managers and decision-makers need additional tools regarding the factors and conditions that contribute to inundated roads to

mitigate the risk of fl ooding during hurricanes. Numerous factors contribute to road fl ooding, including storm speed and direction,

tidal ranges, wind speed, and storm surge. Many of these factors are deterministic and can be derived from available coastal weather

services. Hurricane storm characteristics are modeled by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and provided as a geospatial data

product distributed for approaching storms at specifi ed intervals.


Format:
PDF
Funding:
SIO No. 30000380 ; LTRC Project No. 11-6GT
SIO No. 30000380 ; LTRC Project No. 11-6GT Less -
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:cfc416a71dbd202fd91e9073b2dae73bd9a6aebc90914bbaf9fae53d0f2d5e7f
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