Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Thursday, September 16, 2004, just
west of Gulf Shores, Alabama. The hurricane brought sustained wind
speeds, torrential rains, coastal storm surge flooding, and large
and battering waves along the western Florida Panhandle and Alabama
coastline. After landfall, Hurricane Ivan gradually weakened over
the next week, moving northeastward over the Southeastern United
States and eventually emerging off the Delmarva Peninsula as an
extratropical low on September 19, 2004. On September 18, 2005, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Mitigation Division
deployed a Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT) to Alabama and Florida
to evaluate building performance during Hurricane Ivan and the
adequacy of current building codes, other construction
requirements, and building practices and materials. This report
presents the MAT's observations, conclusions, and recommendations
as a result of those field investigations. Several maps in Chapter
1 illustrate the path of the storm, the depth of storm surge along
the path, and the wind field estimates. Hurricane Ivan approximated
a design flood event on the barrier islands and exceeded design
flood conditions in sound and back bay areas. This provided a good
opportunity to assess the adequacy of National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) floodplain management requirements as well as
current construction practices in resisting storm surge and wave
damage. FEMA was particularly interested in evaluating damages to
buildings in coastal A Zones where V-Zone construction methods are
not required. The recommendations in this report are based solely
on the observations and conclusions of the MAT, and are intended to
assist the State of Alabama, the State of Florida, local
communities, businesses, and individuals in the reconstruction
process and to help reduce damage and impact from future natural
events similar to Hurricane Ivan. The report and recommendations
also will help FEMA assess the adequacy of its flood hazard mapping
and floodplain management requirements and determine whether
changes are needed or additional guidance required. The general
recommendations are presented in Sections 8.1 and 8.2. They relate
to policies and education/outreach that are needed to ensure that
designers, contractors, and building officials understand the
requirements for disaster-resistant construction in hurricane-prone
regions. Proposed changes to codes and standards are presented in
Section 8.3. Specific recommendations for improving the performance
of the building structural system and envelope, and the protection
of critical and essential facilities (to prevent loss of function)
are provided in Chapter 8. Implementing these specific
recommendations, in combination with the general recommendations of
Section 8.1 and 8.2 and the code and standard recommendations of
Section 8.3, will significantly improve the ability of buildings to
resist damage from hurricanes. Recommendations specific to
structural issues, building envelope issues, critical and essential
facilities, and education and outreach have also been provided. As
the people of Alabama and Florida rebuild their lives, homes, and
businesses, there are a number of ways they can minimize the
effects of future hurricanes.
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