Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Hurricane Wilma

In 2005 Hurricane Wilma hit the Florida keys on October 19 2005 causing a surge of eight feet flooding the city.


This map shows elevation and bathymetry of Key West. Based on this map you can see the eastern half of the island is extremely vulnerable based on its low elevation.

This map of infrastructure shows how most structures are in the flooding zone. If all stucture below eight feet elevation flooded the town would not be sustainable without hospitals and transportation.

This map shows the type of land that would be flooded if the surge effected all land under eight feet. The type of land most effected would be developed land. It also shows how only a small portion of the island is out of the flood zone.

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