This webpage contains links to resources produced by FEMA, FEMA regions, other federal agencies, state agencies, water management districts and other entities involved in coastal flood risk outreach. They are sorted under the following categories:
Hurricane Sandy Webpages/Resources
- FEMA Hurricane Sandy Timeline Webpage
- FEMA Build Back Safer and Stronger - What You Need to Know Brochure
- FEMA Building Science Hurricane Sandy Activities Resources Webpage
- FEMA Building Science Resources to Assist with Reconstruction After Hurricane Sandy Flyer
- FEMA Rebuilding After a Coastal Storm Webpage
- FEMA Hurricane Sandy Video Collection
- FEMA Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Video Collection
- FEMA Hurricane Sandy New York Video Collection
- FEMA Hurricane Sandy Recovery Advisories
- FEMA Region II Hurricane Sandy Webpage
- NOAA Digital Coast Blog: Hurricane Sandy Geospatial Resources
- NOAA Digital Coast Blog: Sifting through the Volumes of Hurricane Sandy Post-Storm Data
- NOAA Hurricane Sandy Response Imagery Viewer
- NOAA National Ocean Service Post-Sandy Support
- NOAA Water Level and Meteorological Data Report: Hurricane Sandy
- Sea Level Rise Tool For Sandy Recovery (NOAA, FEMA, USACE)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Hurricane Sandy Webpage
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Hurricane Sandy Recovery Webpage
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Hurricane Sandy Webpage
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge (USFWS) Hurricane Information Webpage
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Hazards Data Distribution System
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Hurricane Sandy Water Resources Webpage
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Hurricane Sandy Response Webpage
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Plan for Restoration and Recovery from Sandy
Brochures/Fact Sheets
- Adoption of Flood Insurance Rate Maps by Participating Communities Fact Sheet (FEMA)
- Build Back Safer and Stronger - What You Need to Know Brochure (FEMA)
- Building Science Resources to Assist with Reconstruction After Hurricane Sandy Flyer (FEMA)
- Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) Fact Sheet (FEMA)
- Coastal Builder’s Checklist Brochure (State of Texas)
- Coastal Flood Hazard Mapping Studies Fact Sheet (FEMA)
- Coastal Flood Risk Analysis and Mapping Process Infographic (FEMA)
- Delaware’s Coastal Dunes Brochure (Delaware DNREC)
- Digital Coast: Coastal County Snapshots (NOAA)
- Flood Hazards—A National Threat Fact Sheet (USGS)
- Home Builder's Guide to Coastal Construction Technical Fact Sheet Series (FEMA)
- Introduction to Storm Surge (NOAA)
- Hurricane Hazards – A National Threat Fact Sheet (USGS)
- Limit of Moderate Wave Action Fact Sheet (FEMA Region III)
- Limit of Moderate Wave Action Fact Sheet (FEMA Region VI / TXCHART)
- Myths and Facts about the NFIP (FEMA)
- National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program: Preparing for Tsunami Hazards Fact Sheet (FEMA)
- New England Coastal Studies Fact Sheet (FEMA)
- Potential Storm Surge Flooding - Tips for Media Professionals (NOAA)
- Potential Storm Surge Flooding - Tips for Emergency Managers (NOAA)
- Primary Frontal Dunes Fact Sheet (FEMA)
- Quick Reference Guide: Comparison of Select NFIP & Building Code Requirements for Special Flood Hazard Areas (FEMA)
- Saving on Flood Insurance: Information on NFIP's Grandfathering Rules (FEMA)
- Storm Surge Can Be Deadly - 10 Tips to Be Ready (NOAA)
- Tsunami Hazards – A National Threat Fact Sheet (USGS)
Calendars
- NOAA Event Calendar (NOAA)
Case Studies
- Digital Coast: Stories from the Field (NOAA)
- No Adverse Impact in the Coastal Zone Case Studies (ASFPM)
Catalogs
- Catalog of FEMA Wind, Flood and Wildfire Publications, Training Courses and Workshops (FEMA)
- NOAA Coastal Services Center - Products and Services Catalog (NOAA)
Data
- Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (NOAA)
- Coastal Hazard Analysis Modeling Program (FEMA)
- Coastal Systems Portfolio Initiative Project Database (USACE)
- Continuously Operating Reference Stations (NOAA)
- Digital Coast (NOAA)
- Digital Elevation Model Discovery Portal (NOAA)
- Emergency Response Imagery (NOAA)
- Extreme Events (NOAA)
- Extreme Water Levels (exceedance probability statistics) (NOAA)
- FEMA GeoPlatform
- Great Lakes Online (NOAA)
- NOAA Shoreline Website (NOAA)
- nowCOAST (real-time observations and forecasts) (NOAA)
- Preliminary Flood Hazard Data - View Your Community's Data (FEMA)
- Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the U.S. National Climate Assessment (NOAA)
- Sea Levels Online (NOAA)
- Severe Weather (NOAA)
- Social Coast (social science data and tools) (NOAA)
- Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics (NOAA)
- Tides and Currents (NOAA)
- Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Probabilities Graphical Product (NOAA)
- Unstructured Grid Catalog (NOAA)
Guidance (Technical & Non-Technical)
- Adapting to Climate Change: A Planning Guide for State Coastal Managers (NOAA)
- Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Coastal Guidelines Update Report (FEMA)
- Best Practices Manual for Development in Coastal Louisiana (Center for Planning Excellence)
- Building Code Resources (FEMA)
- Building Performance Assessment Team (BPAT) Report - Hurricane Georges in the Gulf Coast (FEMA)
- Building Performance Assessment Team (BPAT) Report - Hurricane Georges in Puerto Rico (FEMA)
- Building Science Publications: Flood/Wind (FEMA)
- Coastal Construction Manual (FEMA)
- Coastal Engineering Manual (USACE)
- Coastal Permitting in New Jersey (State of New Jersey)
- CodeMaster - Flood Resistant Design (ICC)
- Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program Guidance and Application Kit (FEMA)
- Design and Construction Guidance for Breakaway Walls Below Elevated Coastal Buildings (FEMA)
- Design Guide for Improving Critical Facility Safety from Flooding and High Winds (FEMA)
- Elevation Certificate Guidance (FEMA)
- Engineering Principles and Practices of Retrofitting Floodprone Residential Structures Report (FEMA)
- Estimating Vertical Land Motion from Long-Term Tide Gauge Records (NOAA)
- Flood Resistant Provisions of the 2012 International Code Series (FEMA/ICC)
- Free-of-Obstruction Requirements (FEMA)
- Global Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States National Climate Assessment (NOAA)
- Get a Game Plan (State of Louisiana)
- Guidance for Coastal Flood Hazard Analysis and Mapping for the Pacific Coast (FEMA)
- Guidance for Coastal Flood Hazard Analyses and Mapping in Sheltered Waters – Technical Memorandum (FEMA)
- Guidelines for Design of Structures for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunami (FEMA)
- Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction (FEMA)
- Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting (FEMA)
- Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana: Mitigation Assessment Team Report, Building Performance Observations, Recommendations and Technical Guidance (FEMA)
- Hurricane Ivan in Alabama and Florida: Observations, Recommendations and Technical Guidance (FEMA)
- Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast: Mitigation Assessment Team Report, Building Performance Observations, Recommendations and Technical Guidance (FEMA)
- Hurricane Sandy Recovery Advisories (FEMA)
- I-Codes Sample Checklists for Flood Hazards (FEMA)
- Incorporating Sea Level Change Scenarios at the Local Level (NOAA)
- Lidar 101: An Introduction to Lidar Technology, Data, and Applications (NOAA)
- Local Officials Guide for Coastal Construction (FEMA)
- Louisiana Coastal Land Use Toolkit (Center for Planning Excellence)
- Mapping Coastal Inundation Primer (NOAA)
- Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Hurricane Andrew in Florida (FEMA)
- Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii (FEMA)
- Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Hurricane Opal in Florida (FEMA)
- Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Hurricane Fran in North Carolina (FEMA)
- Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Hurricane Charley in Florida (FEMA)
- Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Summary Report on Building Performance 2004 Hurricane Season (FEMA)
- Mitigation Ideas: A Resource for Reducing Risk to Natural Hazards (FEMA)
- Natural Hazards and Sustainability for Residential Buildings Report (FEMA)
- No Adverse Impact in the Coastal Zone Handbook (ASFPM)
- Operating Guidance 13-13: Operating Guidance for Improving the Identification and Mapping of the LiMWA on Regulatory and Non-Regulatory NFIP Products (FEMA)
- Operating Guidance 14-13: Operating Guidance for Processing Appeals and Revisions to the LiMWA on Regulatory NFIP Products (FEMA)
- Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional and State Governments (The Climate Impacts Group)
- Protecting Manufactured Homes from Floods and Other Hazards Report (FEMA)
- Recommended Residential Construction for Coastal Areas: Building on Strong and Safe Foundations (FEMA)
- Reducing Damage from Localized Flooding: A Guide for Communities (FEMA)
- Reducing Flood Losses through the International Code Series Guide (FEMA)
- Residential Coastal Construction (FEMA)
- Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage Desk Reference (FEMA)
- Taking Shelter From the Storm: Construction Plans and Specifications (FEMA)
- Technical Considerations for Use of Geospatial Data in Sea Level Mapping and Assessment (NOAA)
- Updated Tidal Profiles for the New England Coastline (FEMA)
- What Will Adaptation Cost? An Economic Framework for Coastal Community Infrastructure (NOAA)
- Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings (FEMA)
Maps
- Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) Mapper (USFWS)
- FEMA Map Service Center (FEMA)
- Flood Map Update Schedule (FEMA/FloodSmart)
- Historical Hurricane Tracks (NOAA)
- Historical Shoreline Survey Viewer (NOAA)
- Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM)-View Application (USFWS)
- Storm Surge Interactive Risk Maps (NOAA)
Newsletters
- CZMA Climate Change and Coastal Hazards E-Newsletter (NOAA)
- FEMA Region X Newsletter
- Great Lakes Coastal Flood Study Newsletter (FEMA Region V)
- News and Views (ASFPM)
- Silver Jackets Newsletter (USACE/FEMA)
- StormSmartCoasts Newsletter
- TXCHART Coastal Voice Newsletter (FEMA Region VI)
Online Tools
- Coastal Change Hazards: Hurricanes and Extreme Storms (USGS)
- Coastal Change Hazards Portal (USGS)
- Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (USACE)
- Coastal Resilience Index (Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium)
- Coastal Storm Risk Management Planning Center of Expertise (USACE)
- Digital Coast - CanVis Visualization Program (NOAA)
- Digital Coast - Port Resilience Atlas (NOAA)
- Digital Coast - Port Resilience Planning Tool (NOAA)
- Digital Coast - Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impact Viewer (NOAA)
- Digital Coast - Understanding Coastal Inundation (NOAA)
- FIRM Tutorial System Requirements (FEMA)
- FloodSmart Tools & Resources for Community Stakeholders (FEMA/FloodSmart)
- FloodSmart Flood Risk Scenarios Animations (FEMA/FloodSmart)
- FloodSmart Levee Simulator (FEMA/FloodSmart)
- Inundation Analysis Tool (NOAA)
- How to Find Your Flood Map (FEMA)
- Mobile Storm-Tide Monitoring Networks (USGS)
- National Streamflow Information Program (USGS)
- National Water-Quality Assessments (USGS)
- National Assessment of Hurricane-Induced Coastal Erosion Hazards (USGS)
- NFIP Technical Bulletins (FEMA)
- Online Letter of Map Change (FEMA)
- Risk MAP Flood Risk Products (FEMA)
- Risk MAP Progress Website (FEMA)
- USGS iCoast (USGS)
- USGS National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards (USGS)
- USGS News Releases (USGS)
- VDatum (NOAA)
- View Your Community's Preliminary Flood Hazard Data (FEMA)
Toolkits
- Hazard Mitigation Planning Toolkit (FEMA)
- Hazus-MH U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit (NOAA)
- No Adverse Impact Toolkit (ASFPM)
- Shoreline Management Technical Assistance Toolbox (NOAA)
- Weather and Climate Toolkit (NOAA)
Training
- Digital Coast: CanVis (NOAA)
- Digital Coast: Climate Adaptation for Coastal Communities (NOAA)
- Digital Coast: Coastal Inundation Mapping (NOAA)
- Digital Coast: Deriving Shorelines from Lidar (NOAA)
- Digital Coast: Introducing Green Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience (NOAA)
- Digital Coast: An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing (NOAA)
Videos / Animations
- 1-Percent-Annual-Chance-Flood Video Clip (FEMA)
- 1-Percent-Annual-Chance-Flood Wave Heights and BFEs Video Clip (FEMA)
- Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 Video (FEMA)
- Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 Interviews Video Collection (FEMA)
- Coastal Forces Animations (FEMA)
- Coastal Zones / LiMWA Animation (FEMA Region VI)
- FEMA Hurricane Sandy Video Collection (FEMA)
- FEMA Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Video Collection (FEMA)
- FEMA Hurricane Sandy New York Video Collection (FEMA)
- FEMA Hurricane Season 2013 (FEMA)
- FEMA Region II Coastal Outreach Video (FEMA Region II)
- FEMA Region II 2013 Hurricane Sandy Video (FEMA Region II)
- FEMA Region II New Maps Segment (FEMA Region II)
- FEMA Region IV Coastal Video (FEMA Region IV)
- FloodSmart Testimonial Videos (FEMA/FloodSmart)
- Hurricane Katrina Best Practice Video (FEMA)
- Light Detection and Randing (LiDAR) Video Clip
- Louisiana Mapping Project Video (FEMA)
- NOAA Storm Surge Video w/ Floodwall Protection (NOAA)
- Northwest Florida Water Management District Coastal Mapping Video
- Risk MAP Testimonials Video Collection (FEMA)
- Storm Surge Analysis Video Clip (FEMA)
- Storm Surge and Coastal Construction Mitigation (FEMA Region VI)
- Texas Coastal Mapping - How the Maps are Made & How the Maps are Used (FEMA Region VI)
- Tidal Flooding Visualization (NOAA)
- Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Video (FEMA)
- USGS Exploring Storm Surge Video (USGS)
- USGS Measuring Storm Impacts to Forecast Future Vulnerability Video/Podcast (USGS)
- USGS Podcasts/Audio-Visual Resources (USGS)
- USGS Tsunami Animations (USGS)
Websites
- Blueprintforsafety.org (The Blueprint for Safety Education Program)
- Building Science Branch Website (FEMA)
- Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) Website (USFWS)
- Coastal Barrier Resources Act Website (FEMA)
- CBRA Federal Project Consistency Consultations Website (USFWS)
- Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (NOAA)
- Coastal and Ocean Climate Applications Program (NOAA)
- Coastal Flood Hazard Technical Resources (FEMA)
- Coastal Resilience Webpage (The Nature Conservancy)
- Coastal Shore Protection Initiative (USACE)
- Community Assistance Program – State Support Services Element (FEMA)
- Community Rating System (FEMA)
- Digital Coast Website (NOAA)
- Disastersafety.org (Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety)
- Flood Insurance Reform (FEMA)
- FloodSmart Coastal Webpages (FEMA/FloodSmart)
- FloodSmart Community Resources Website_(FEMA/FloodSmart)
- FloodSmart Hurricanes and Tropical Storms Webpage (FEMA/FloodSmart)
- FloodSmart Partnering Website_(FEMA/FloodSmart)
- Great Lakes Coastal Flood Study Website (FEMA Region V)
- Hazard Mitigation Assistance (FEMA)
- Hurricane Retrofit Tutorial (Florida Division of Emergency Management)
- Information for Insurance Agents_(FEMA/FloodSmart)
- IWR and the Coasts (USACE)
- Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (USACE/NOAA)
- Mississippi Homeowner Handbook (Gulf of Mexico Alliance)
- Mitigation Best Practices Portfolio (FEMA)
- National Coastal Zone Management Program (NOAA)
- National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards (USGS)
- National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NOAA)
- National Flood Insurance Program (FEMA)
- National Shoreline Management Study (USACE)
- National Sea Grant Colleges (NOAA)
- National Sea Grant Law Center (NOAA)
- National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NOAA)
- No Adverse Impact Website (ASFPM)
- NOAA Climate Portal (NOAA)
- NOAA Coastal Storms Program (NOAA)
- Region I Risk MAP Workspace Website (FEMA Region I)
- Region II Coastal Study Website (FEMA Region II)
- Region IV Coastal Site (FEMA Region IV)
- Region IX Coastal Website (FEMA Region IX)
- Region X Coastal Website (FEMA Region X)
- Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program (NOAA)
- Storm Surge and Coastal Inundation (NOAA)
- StormReady (NOAA)
- Tales of the Coast Website (USACE)
- TsunamiReady (NOAA)
- Texas Chart Coastal Hazard Analysis Resources & Technology Website (FEMA Region VI)
- The Silver Jackets Website (FEMA/USACE)
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Last Updated:
09/12/2016 - 12:33