Coastal Services Center

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3-D Storm Surge Visualization

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To better illustrate the potential impact of storm surge in Brevard and Volusia Counties, several areas in each county were selected and modeled in 3-D. These images and animations depict potential storm surge inundation in specific areas of each county. View the storm surge disclaimer for important information about these visualizations.

Directions for Viewing the 3-D Images

Follow one of the links below to view the 3-D storm surge visualizations. Currently animations are only available in the Audio Video Interleave (.AVI, can be viewed in Real Player® or Windows Media Player®) format. Additional formats of the 3-D graphics will be available soon.

**Note: If JavaScript is enabled, the animations will open in a new window. The files are large in size and may take some time to load depending upon connection speed.**

Brevard County Visualizations

Hospital area, Brevard County (17 MB)

Residential cul-de-sac, Brevard County (10 MB)

Volusia County Visualizations

City Island and Courthouse, Volusia County (25 MB)

Storm Surge Basics

Storm surge is simply water that is pushed toward the shore by the force of the winds swirling around a storm. This advancing surge combines with the normal tides to create the hurricane storm tide, which can increase the mean water level 15 feet or more. In addition, wind waves are superimposed on the storm tide. This rise in water level can cause severe flooding in coastal areas, particularly when the storm tide coincides with the normal high tides. Because much of the United States' densely populated Atlantic and Gulf Coast coastlines lie less than 10 feet above mean sea level, the danger from storm tides is tremendous.

Visit the Links section for additional information on storm surge.