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Regional resiliency study finds compound flooding expands inland risks for Flagler Beach
Summary
A Northeast Florida Regional Council presentation to the Flagler Beach City Commission outlined a county vulnerability assessment and a new compound‑flooding analysis showing deeper, wider inundation under combined storm-surge and high‑tide scenarios and recommends a municipal adaptation plan to qualify projects for implementation funding.
The Northeast Florida Regional Council on Thursday presented a countywide vulnerability assessment and a compound‑flooding analysis that map how storm surge, high tides and rainfall interact with rising seas to deepen and extend flooding inland, a city resilience planner told the Flagler Beach City Commission. “Compound flooding is when two separate events occur simultaneously,” Andrew Pokopiak, senior resiliency planner, said. “You can almost see five feet of difference in some of these water levels.”
The assessment, completed for Flagler County in November 2024, combines three flood types — rainfall‑induced flooding, storm surge and tidal or “nuisance” flooding — with sea‑level‑rise projections for a 2040 planning horizon. Pokopiak said the analysis produced GIS data tying critical assets (bridges,…
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