Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Hurricane Charley in Florida (FEMA 488)
This report summarizes the observations, conclusions, and recommendations of the MAT deployed by FEMA on August 19, 2004, in response to Hurricane Charley. The team assessed damage across the width of the storm track, from its landfall near the communities on Sanibel and Captiva Islands to inland areas around Orlando. Hurricane Charley was a design-level wind event, and the MAT's investigations revealed that the storm did not cause extensive flood damage to the built environment. For these reasons, the report addresses primarily the effects of high winds and the means to help mitigate them. The recommendations presented in this report are intended to assist the State of Florida, local communities, businesses, and individuals in the reconstruction process and to help reduce damage and impacts from future natural events similar to Hurricane Charley.
You may download or order a copy of Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Hurricane Charley in Florida (FEMA 488) from the FEMA Library.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 29-Jan-2008 12:15:08 EST