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DESTINATIONS OF EVACUATINGDESTINATIONS OF EVACUATINGVACATIONERSVACATIONERS

- WHERE IS HOME?WHERE IS HOME?- WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IS IT?WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IS IT?

- STORM MEDIA COVERAGE?STORM MEDIA COVERAGE?

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SHELTER ANALYSISSHELTER ANALYSIS

The purpose of the shelter analysis is to The purpose of the shelter analysis is to estimate the number of evacuees that will estimate the number of evacuees that will seek public shelter and determine the seek public shelter and determine the number of shelter spaces available. This number of shelter spaces available. This information is used by county and state information is used by county and state emergency management offices to emergency management offices to develop a management plan for shelter develop a management plan for shelter operation to insure that the evacuees operation to insure that the evacuees seeking public shelter will have adequate seeking public shelter will have adequate and safe shelter space.and safe shelter space.

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SHELTER ANALYSISSHELTER ANALYSIS

The HES will :

• Map facility shelter locations

• Establish/supplement facility database

• Screen for tidal and inland flood vulnerability (including access roads)

• Use established shelter capacities in subsequent task (transportation modeling)

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Shelter Screening - Flooding

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tHURRICANE EVACUATION HURRICANE EVACUATION

ROUTESROUTES

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tComponents of Evacuation TimeComponents of Evacuation Time

MOBILIZATION TIME

TRAVEL TIME

QUEUING DELAY TIME TROPICAL STORM

WINDS TIME

SURGE ROADWAY

INUNDATION TIME

ISSUANCE OF LOCALISSUANCE OF LOCAL

EVACUATION ADVISORYEVACUATION ADVISORY

HURRICANE EYEHURRICANE EYE

LANDFALLLANDFALL

CLEARANCE TIMESCLEARANCE TIMES

PRE-LANDFALLPRE-LANDFALL

HAZARDS TIMEHAZARDS TIME

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Virginia Counties:

Accomack, Northampton

Maryland Counties:

Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, Worcester

Delaware Counties

Kent, New Castle, Sussex

Study Area

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Socioeconomic Socioeconomic InformationInformation

•Permanent Occupied Dwelling Units

•Mobile Home Units

•Seasonal Tourist Units

•People per Each Unit Type

•Vehicles per Each Unit Type

•Low and High Tourist Occupancy

Behavioral InformationBehavioral Information

•Participation Rates

•Permanent Resident Local and Out of County Destination Percentages

•Vehicle Usage Percentages

•Tourist Local and Out of County Destination Percentages

Evacuation Statistics InformationEvacuation Statistics Information

•Evacuating Population

•Evacuating Vehicles

•Evacuating Vehicles to Local Destinations

•Evacuating Vehicles to Out of County Destinations

Transportation Study – Spreadsheet Design