Florida's 2004 hurricane season: Local effects

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Publication Date: 
2005
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13 pages
Author(s): 
McCarty, Christopher; Smith, Stanley K.

Florida was struck by four devastating hurricanes in 2004. In a previous issue of Florida Focus, we presented the results of a survey designed to assess the impact of those hurricanes at the state level. Those results provided a useful statewide overview, but provided no information on the impact of the hurricanes on local areas in Florida. Since some of the most populous parts of the state were largely unaffected by the hurricanes, state-level results understate the impact of the hurricanes on many local areas. In this report, we describe the results of surveys conducted in the areas most strongly affected by the hurricanes. These surveys, funded by the Florida Legislature, provide a wealth of information on evacuations, housing damage, population displacement, and reconstruction. The results of these surveys deepen our understanding of the full impact of Florida’s 2004 hurricane season.

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