catawba county flash flood july 27, 2013 ncema fall conference october 23, 2013

Catawba County Flash FloodJuly 27, 2013

NCEMA Fall ConferenceOctober 23, 2013

Significant Rainfall – July 27th

The Numbers• 900+ Residential Structures Damaged• 30 Public Roads and Bridges Damaged• 34 Business Structures Damaged• 39+ Commercial Farms Damaged• 761 Emergency Calls for Assistance in 5 hours

(5x normal average for similar day/time)• 78.4% of 9-1-1 Calls Came from a Cell Phone• 23 Swift Water Rescues

The Human Side

• 100,034 Phone Connections by Community Alert System

• 42 Damage Assessment Workers• 325 Applications for Individual Assistance• 375 Flood Assistance Partnership Referrals• 272 Homes Repaired by Volunteer Groups• 300+ Volunteers

Challenges

Damage Assessment • Windshield Surveys

Getting Everyone on the Same Sheet of Music• Locals/State• Volunteer Organizations

VIP Visit Private Roads/Bridges and Driveways

Successes Public Information• Community Alert System• Social Media/Web Sites• Traditional

Web Forms• Citizen Registration of Damage• Flood Assistance Needs• Damage Assessment Surveys

Flood Assistance Partnership

Special Thank You Burke County EM

Caldwell County EMCleveland County EMWatauga County EM

NC Emergency ManagementNational Weather Service