Mapping Coastal Change Hazards

Hurricane Dennis, 1999: North Carolina Outer Banks - Rodanthe, NC

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Hurricane Dennis, 1999: Rodanthe, NC | Buxton, NC

Below at left is a map of lidar-mapped topography near Rodanthe, NC, after Hurricane Dennis. The purple is water; hot colors indicate higher elevations (see scale). Note red rectangles which represent houses that survived the storm. The white rectangles are houses destroyed during the storm, found by comparing the pre- and post-storm lidar surveys.

The photographs to the right of the lidar map both show the same house (blue arrow) viewed from the ground and from the air. The position of this house is also noted (blue arrow) on the lidar topographic map. Click on either of the photographs to view a larger version.

map-view plot of lidar elevation data along the shore of Rodanthe, North Carolina, showing positions of houses destroyed by Hurricane Dennis

photograph of beach houses in Rodanthe, North Carolina

oblique aerial photograph of Rodanthe, North Carolina

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Hurricane Dennis, 1999: Rodanthe, NC | Buxton, NC

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