Hurricane/post-tropical cyclone Sandy, October 22-29, 2012

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Hurricane/post-tropical cyclone Sandy, October 22-29, 2012

2013
By United States, National Weather Service,
Series: Service assessment

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Corporate Authors:

United States, National Weather Service,
NOAA Program & Office:

NWS (National Weather Service)
Description:

"On October 22-29, 2012, Hurricane/Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy moved from the Caribbean to the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, ultimately making landfall near Brigantine, NJ, around 7:30 p.m. on October 29. The storm resulted in an enormous impact to life and property in both the Caribbean and continental United States. The National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Report estimated the death count from Hurricane Sandy at 147 direct deaths. Sandy damaged or destroyed at least 650,000 houses and left approximately 8.5 million customers without power during the storm and its aftermath. The effects of Sandy extended as far west as Wisconsin. This late season storm also generated blizzard conditions in western North Carolina and West Virginia, resulting in snowfall totals as high as 3 feet. Storm surge created some of the most devastating impacts, including flooding in New York City's subway tunnels, water overtopping runways at La Guardia and Kennedy airports, and damage to the New Jersey Transit System estimated at approximately $400 million. In light of the Sandy's significance, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) formed a Service Assessment Team to document and evaluate the agency's performance and effectiveness. The Team focused on three key points: first, the National Weather Service's forecast, watch, and warning products, including its underlying philosophies and policies and its dissemination/communication tools. Second, the Team reviewed the NWS web presence as a tool for communicating with the public. Finally, the Team looked at NWS's production and issuance of storm-surge related products"--Preface.
Content Notes:

"May 2013."

Also available online in PDF via the National Weather Service website and via the NOAA Central Library.

Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords:

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Evaluation Forecasting Hurricane Damage Hurricane Protection Hurricanes Hurricane Sandy, 2012 Meteorological Stations Natural Disaster Warning Systems Tracks
Series:

Service assessment
Document Type:

Service Assessment
Place as Subject:

United States ; Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

United States ; Atlantic Coast (U.S.) Less -
Name as Subject:

United States. National Weather Service. ; United States. National Weather Service.

United States. National Weather Service. ; United States. National Weather Service. Less -
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Public Domain
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Library
Main Document Checksum:

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urn:sha256:60163ec9eb9b3cbaccf26fca4e5dca0a04d2e033a27222889afa5f5f2a24a62b
Download URL:

https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/6633/noaa_6633_DS1.pdf
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[PDF-2.82 MB]