Hurricane Evacuation Zones

Hurricane Evacuation Zones are determined by New York City Emergency Management and represent varying threat levels of coastal flooding resulting from storm surge. Hurricane evacuation zones should not be confused with flood insurance risk zones, which are designated by FEMA and available in the form of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).

All previously released versions of this data are available at BYTES of the BIG APPLE- Archive

Data and Resources

Field Value
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identifier https://data.cityofnewyork.us/api/views/uihr-hn7s
issued 2016-07-18
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Groups
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  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
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  • amerigeoss
  • ckan
  • evacuation
  • geo
  • geoss
  • hurricane
  • national
  • north-america
  • nycem
  • united-states
  • zones
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metadata_created 2025-11-22T14:37:07.958809
metadata_modified 2025-11-22T14:37:07.958814
notes Hurricane Evacuation Zones are determined by New York City Emergency Management and represent varying threat levels of coastal flooding resulting from storm surge. Hurricane evacuation zones should not be confused with flood insurance risk zones, which are designated by FEMA and available in the form of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). All previously released versions of this data are available at <a href="https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/data-maps/open-data/bytes-archive.page?sorts[year]=0">BYTES of the BIG APPLE- Archive</a>
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num_tags 12
title Hurricane Evacuation Zones