Resource Record Details

Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Hurricane Fran in North Carolina

On September 5, 1996, Hurricane Fran made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina. Coastal areas experienced significant erosion and scour. Erosion caused by Hurricane Fran was exacerbated by the previous dune erosion caused by Hurricane Bertha, which made landfall in the same area only two months earlier. The MAT observed very little damage in some areas, where velocity flows, wave action, and severe erosion occurred. The successful performance of buildings in these areas demonstrates the value of compliance with National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements.

A Power Point presentation of the MAT report can be download, in PDF format, by going to http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=6141.

Document Details:

Resource Type:	Document / Report
Audience Categories:	Floodplain Managers Design and Construction Industry Hazard Mitigation Officers State, Local and Tribal Representatives Planners
Hazard Types:	Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm Coastal Storm
Subjects:	Mitigation Strategies and Techniques Building Design Post-Disaster Recovery
Last Update Date:	06/21/2012 10:10 AM

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