Hurricane Evacuation Zone Maps

Hurricane Storm Surge Potential Threat Matrix

Use the table below to determine your potential risk to storm surge. Simply match the storm surge zone you are in (along the left-hand side) with the storm category (along the top).

Storm Category
Your Zone   1 2 3 4 5
1 [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge]
2 [image of a yellow box signifies medium potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge]
3 [image of a green box signifies low potential for storm surge] [image of a yellow box signifies medium potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge]
4 [image of a green box signifies low potential for storm surge] [image of a green box signifies low potential for storm surge] [image of a yellow box signifies medium potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge]
5 [image of a green box signifies low potential for storm surge] [image of a green box signifies low potential for storm surge] [image of a green box signifies low potential for storm surge] [image of a yellow box signifies medium potential for storm surge] [image of a red box signifies high potential for storm surge]

Key

[image of red box signifies high potential for storm surge] High – there is a high potential for storm surge in this situation

[image of yellow box signifies medium potential for storm surge] Medium – there is a medium potential for storm surge in this situation

[image of green box signifies low potential for storm surge] Low – there is a low potential for storm surge in this situation