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A storm surge is a sudden rise of sea water generated by an approaching storm, over and above the astronomical tides. This event imposes a major threat in Borongan City coastal areas, as manifested by Typhoon Haiyan on November 8, 2013 where more than 6,000 people lost their lives in Leyte. It has become evident that the need to for an assessment of storm surges’ affected areas in Borongan City as an input for the formulation of an early warning advisory for storm surges is of utmost importance. To provide forecasts of the possible storm surge heights of an approaching typhoon, the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards
under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-Project NOAH) simulated historical tropical cyclones that entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility. They developed high-resolution hazard maps for various types of natural hazards using frontier science and cutting-edge technology. The researchers used their online program to be able to locate specific storm surge-prone areas in Borongan City, Eastern Samar and tabulated it into four categories according to Storm Surge Advisory (SSA). The data should be used after Project NOAH releases its Storm Surge Advisory (SSA), which announces the predicted storm surge heights for specific localities. SSA’s are issued two days before the storm makes landfall.The researchers came up with an assessment of the affected areas so as to come up with an input in the formulation of an early warning advisory. Maps are necessary for the localized emergency response, identification of evacuation sites and access routes, road closures during disaster events, and setting of key rescue facilities.