Location Matters: Sandy’s Tides Hit Some Parts of the New Jersey Coast Harder Than Others
While Hurricane Sandy produced record flooding and damage in most areas along the coast of
That is a key finding of a new
How extreme was the flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy? In some northern areas, the highest storm tides were two feet or more higher than that one-in-100 flood risk, the one percent flood, and six inches or more higher than the one-in-500 flood risk, or the 0.2 percent flood.
In southern
The new study, done by the
"It was clear that the northern communities and those along
"This is important information for residents, community officials and planners," Suro said. "In Southern New Jersey, homes and businesses that came through Hurricane Sandy generally survived peak storm tide elevation less than about 9 feet. In some parts of
The researchers also compared Hurricane Sandy to other historic storms along the
The
The researchers used
The publication, "Documentation and Hydrologic Analysis of Hurricane Sandy in
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