Storm surge is really a big problem, because it floods everything.
But if we begin out at what we call the shelf break to detect that storm surge very early, several days ahead of time, then all of that information can quickly go to the appropriate offices, like the Office of Emergency Preparedness. Such predictions would provide a decided advantage to the disaster response community. So we're very excited about this and the potential that it presents. Both OEP and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are financial supporters of the project. Faith-based response personnel expressed enthusiasm for the project as well.