The first storm response of the NOPP Hurricane Coastal Impacts (NHCI) project was to Hurricane Ian, which proved to be challenging but essential to document such a large and destructive storm. With the rapid intensification and large swath of potential impacts of the storm, the land-based deployment of sensor transects was limited, but overall the deployment was successful.

### Task 3B Deployment Timeline

**Fri – Sep 23, 2022**

- National Hurricane Center (NHC) began issuing advisories for (what would become) Hurricane Ian
- Task 3B began planning for land-based sensor deployments at piers along the Florida Gulf coast

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**Sat – Sep 26, 2022**

- Continued monitoring storm and initiated communication with other agencies and NHCI teams

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**Sun – Sep 25, 2022**

- Based on current forecast track and timing, Task 3B decided to deploy at:
  1) Pier 60 in Clearwater Beach, Florida
  2) M.B. Miller County Pier in Panama City Beach, Florida
- A 2-person team from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) drove equipment from North Carolina to Clearwater, Florida

_Map of sensor transect locations planned on Sunday, September 25 – 3 days before Hurricane Ian made landfall, and (inset) the current NHC advisory used in the decision-making process._

**Mon - Sep 26, 2022**

- USGS team deployed cross-shore sensor transect at Clearwater Beach, Florida, including:
  - (1) Sofar Spotter Buoy+Smart Mooring (pre-deployed by USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in 20m depth offshore of Madeira Beach, about 15 miles south)
  - (1) water level radar / Rapid Deployment Gage
  - (6) pressure sensors (8 Hz) / Wave Height Sensors
  - (1) weather station / Meteorological Sensor
- USGS team drove equipment to Panama City Beach, Florida

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**Tue – Sep 27, 2022**

- USGS team deployed cross-shore sensor transect at Panama City Beach, Florida, including:
  - (1) Sofar Spotter Buoy+Smart Mooring (pre-deployed by Sofar in 30m depth offshore of pier)
  - (1) water level radar / Rapid Deployment Gage
  - (2) pressure sensors (8 Hz) / Wave Height Sensors
- USGS team drove to safety in Georgia, then on to home in North Carolina

_Cross-shore transect of water level and wave sensors deployed at (top) Clearwater Beach, Florida on Monday, September 26 - 2 days before Hurricane Ian made landfall, and at (bottom) Panama City Beach, Florida on Tuesday, September 27 – 1 day before landfall. Radar at end-of-pier (aka Rapid Deployment Gage, blue), weather station (green) and Sofar Spotter Buoy+Smart Mooring transmitted average data in real-time, and fast-sampling pressure sensors (8 Hz, purple) recorded data internally, and all is available on the_ [USGS Flood Event Viewer](https://stn.wim.usgs.gov/FEV/#2022Ian) _._

**Wed – Sep 28, 2022**

- Hurricane Ian made landfall as a strong Category 4 just north of Ft Myers, Florida

_Hurricane Ian continued east and north, impacting numerous states in its path_

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**Wed – Oct 5, 2022**

- All land-based equipment retrieved from Clearwater Beach, Florida

_The USGS Coastal Storm Team led a coincident and massive effort to deploy sensors ahead of Hurricane Ian, and all data can be accessed on the_ [USGS Flood Event Viewer](https://stn.wim.usgs.gov/FEV/#2022Ian) _._

_Screen shot of the USGS Flood Event Viewer showing all sensors deployed to document Hurricane Ian impacts as of Thursday, October 6, 2022._

_Update by Team:_  
Brown  
_on_  
October 7, 2022