FEMA 281, Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Hurricane Opal in Florida (1996)
Hurricane Opal made landfall on October 4, 1995, as a Category 3 storm. Fifteen counties in the Florida Panhandle were declared Federal disaster areas. Field inspections were concentrated along a 200-mile stretch of Florida's Gulf of Mexico shoreline. Most of the structural damage associated with the storm was caused by coastal flood forces: storm surge, wind-generated waves, storm-induced erosion, and floodborne debris. The types of structural damage included slab foundations, pile and pier foundations, and framing systems. Recommendations for reconstruction include the application of v-zone construction requirements; construction materials should meet or exceed the minimum requirements for building materials in the Standard Building Code; slab and grade beams designed as freestanding structural elements; and pile, post, column, and pier foundations designed to accommodate all design flood, wind, and other loads simultaneously.
A Power Point presentation of the MAT report can be downloaded, in PDF format, by going to http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/27439.
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Size | Publication Date | ||
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FEMA 281 - Hurricane Opal in Florida (Complete) | 0.01G | August 1, 1996 | |
FEMA 281 - Hurricane Opal in Florida (Complete) | 0.07M | August 1, 1996 | |
Cover, TOC, Executive Summary | 0.85M | ||
Cover, TOC, Executive Summary | 0.01M | ||
Chapter 1 - Introduction | 0.41M | ||
Chapter 1 - Introduction | 0.01M | ||
Chapter 2 - Site Observations | 5.09M | ||
Chapter 2 - Site Observations | 0.02M | ||
Chapter 3 - Recommendations | 4.45M | ||
Chapter 3 - Recommendations | 0.02M | ||
Chapter 4 - References | 0.09M | ||
Chapter 4 - References | 2.24K | ||
Appendix | 0.03M | ||
Appendix | 0.96K |