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Figure 4.4 can be used to determine the extent of hurricane- related storm surge for the individual jurisdictions in Indian River County based on the TAOS model . Surge predictions in Figure 4 . 4 are based on a Category 5 event . Overall , unincorporated lands adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and Intercoastal Waterway are subject to surge ranging from 5 feet above elevation to 18 feet above elevation . Portions of the City of Vero Beach located on the barrier island and adjacent to the Intercoastal Waterway can expect surge from a Category 5 storm to range from 5 feet above elevation to 15 feet above elevation . Lands located along the western banks of the Intercoastal Waterway will received the largest impact from storm surge . Western portions of the City west of U . S . Highway 1 may be inundated with 4 to 8 feet of surge . The entire Town of Indian River Shores will be inundated with surge. during a Category 5 event . Surge is expected to reach up to 18 feet above elevation in all portions of the Town . The entire Town of Orchid will be inundated with surge during a Category 5 event . Surge is expected to reach up to 18 feet above elevation . The central portions of the Town are slightly less at risk according to the TAOS model . The City of Sebastian ' s location on portions of the coastal ridge makes it less likely to experience surge in the western portions of the City . However , those lands adjacent to the Intercoastal Waterway and Sebastian Creek may be impacted by between 1 and 13 feet of surge . The Town of Fellsmere ' s location to the west of I -95 makes it less I kely to experience the high surge levels found on the coastal areas in the County . Despite its *41W location away from the coastline , the Town may experience between 1 and 8 feet of surge during a Category 5 event . The extent of surge is fairly uniform throughout the Town . Documented Repetitive Losses. For this analysis , documented repetitive losses are restricted to the narrow FEMA definition and represent only those properti s whose owners have made more than one claim on their flood insurance policies as recorded by the NFIP . As of December 2003 , unincorporated Indian River County had a total of 14 repetitive flood loss properties with a total of 29 claims . Total payments for building damage on these claims was $641 , 000 , while total payments for content damage was $ 110 , 000 (Table 4 . 3 ) . At the time of publication , no data were available for Sebastian , Fellsmere , and Indian River Shores . Table 4 . 3 . National Flood Insurance Program repetitive flood loss properties by jurisdiction , Indian River County , 2003 . Community Number of Number of Total Building otal Content Properties Claims Payments Payments Indian River Count - 14 29 $641 9296 . 68 $ 110 , 777 . 22 Vero Beach * 2 5 N /A N/A Sebastian 0 0 0 0 Fellsmere 0 0 0 0 Indian River Shores 0 1 0 0 0 Orchid Not a participant in the Community Rating System Program Source : (Nathan McCollum , Emergency Management Coordinator - Indian River County , persc nal communication , 2004 ) . 'As of 31 January 2000 . N/A = not available . 4- 15