Presentation of shelter locations to public
Hurricane Amber is expected to make landfall in the Tampa area on the evening of Thursday October 17, 2013. The National Weather Service is predicting heavy rain, along with a storm surge which may result in 5.5 ft of standing water in the South Tampa area. The Tampa Bay Blvd, Middleton HS and Oak Park storm shelters will be open before, during and after the storm. It is important to inform the public which shelter is closest to their location and what better way to so than a map. An evacuation service area map was designed in Adobe Illustrator including a map created in ArcMap. The evacuation service area polygons were built utilizing the Network Analyst extension. Network Analyst created each polygon by determining those routes that required the least amount of time to get to one of three storm shelters. The map also includes some helpful reminders for preparing for the storm. This map can easily be distributed to local and national television news agencies, as well as print media and the internet. Please note that neither shelter capacity nor population density was considered for this study. As a result, overcrowding may become an issue at one or more of the shelters.
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