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Tag Archives: evacuation
Updated Forecasts from SSWS and ET-Surge
Our Stevens Storm Surge Warning System have been predicting flood elevations about a foot below the observations, so take this as a low-end estimate, but here are those predictions. Also plotted are NOAA’s ET-SURGE predictions, which have a similar estimated peak water … Continue reading
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Tagged evacuation, forecast, Frankenstorm, gale, harbor, hurricane, Long Island Sound, predicted, Sandy, storm surge, storm tide, tide, water elevation
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What Height to Expect from this Evening’s Deluge
We are looking at a coastal flood around New York City region tonight that is nearly certain to be record-breaking. The morning flood at The Battery and other nearby locations was close to the flood elevation of Irene, and only … Continue reading
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Tagged datum, evacuation, forecast, Frankenstorm, gale, hurricane, long island, Long Island Sound, MSL, new jersey, New York City, Newark, predicted, Sandy, sea level, seawall, storm surge, storm tide, tide, water elevation, wind
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Dangerous, Likely Recordbreaking Surge Coming to NYC
Sandy’s storm surge for New York Harbor is almost definitely going to be worse than Irene’s, and it is likely to cause several feet higher flooding. There is a good chance (about 50%) that flood elevations at Manhattan and nearby … Continue reading
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Tagged evacuation, forecast, Frankenstorm, gale, harbor, hurricane, long island, Long Island Sound, new jersey, New York City, predicted, Sandy, seawall, storm surge, storm tide, tide, total water elevation, wind
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NYC Storm Surge Evacuation Map PDF
The NYC Office of Emergency Management website is bogged down a bit already and warns of possible slowdowns. Here’s a re-post of the hurricane storm surge flooding evacuation map, to help get it out there. Mayor Bloomberg plans to make … Continue reading
Hurricane Irene: Parallels with 1821?
[temporary note: With Irene approaching our area, I’ll mention that it has shown some weakening instead of strengthening on Friday, so it extremely unlikely to have a similar strength or impact to the Hurricane of 1821. Check the latest updates … Continue reading
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Tagged 1821, evacuation, flooding, forecast, hurricane, Irene, landfall, long island, New York City, Norfolk, storm surge
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