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„`, Like Indian River Shores , the Town of Orchid is located entirely on the barrier island and has a great potential for flooding . Coastal land along the Atlantic Ocean is subject to wave action and is located in the NFIP VE flood zone . The remainder of the land in Orchid is located in the AE zone . The majority of land in the City of Sebastian is located in the X zone , or the 500-year floodplain . Lands lying adjacent to the Sebastian Creek have been identified as being in the NFIP AE zone . The Town of Fellsmere , located to the west of 1 - 95 , consists of interspersed lands identified as being in the NFIP A and X flood zones . Figure 4 . 3 can be used to determine the extent of the hurricane hazard for each jurisdiction represented by this LMS . According to the SLOSH model , overall storm surge risk in the County in limited to the eastern coast and lands adjacent to Sebast an Creek . Lands adjacent to either the Atlantic Ocean or the Intercoastal Waterway areubject to storm surge for Category 1 and higher storm events . The SLOSH model predicts that the eastern portions of the City of Vero Beach will be impacted by storm surge . Portions of the City located on the barrier island and the Intercoastal Waterway will be subject to storm surge in a Category 1 hurricane . Storm surge associated with a Category 3 storm is expected to reach several blocks west of the Intercoastal Waterway . In a Category 5 storm , the surge is expected to impact U . S . Highway 1 . *4% .r Because of the Town of Indian River Shore 's location on the barrier island , land adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and Intercoastal Waterway is expected to beimpacted by storm surge in a Category 1 or higher event . The Town of Orchid ' s location on the barrier island makes the potential for storm surge great. The western portions of the Town , located on the Intercoastal Waterway , are expected to be inundated in a Category 1 storm . The eastern portions of the own can expect higher surge levels than the western portion of the Town during Category 3 or higher storms . The majority of land in the City of Sebastian is located out of the storm surge zone . However, lands adjacent to the Intercoastal Waterway on the eastern side of the City and lands adjacent to Sebastian Creek on the western side of the City may be at risk from surge during Category 3 or higher storms . The entire Town of Fellsmere is located outside of the storm surge zone . The State of Florida is able to model hurricane storm surge as well as wind and property damage . This model , know as The Arbiter of Storms (TAOS ) model , predicts storm surge height and wind field intensity for Category 1 through Category 5 hurricanes . Figure 4 .4 shows Indian River County' s storm surge vulnerability in a Category 5 hurricane based on the TAOS model . When evaluating these data , it is important to remember the TAOS projections are based on multiple model runs combining all the worst p ssible hurricane paths and strikes . Consequently the TAOS projections presented here must be considered the Maximum of Maximums ( MOM ) , or absolute worst-case scenario , 4- 13