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September 10, 1954 – Hurricane Edna skirted the coastline, producing tropical storm force winds of up to 65 mph and dropping 4 inches of rain in Long Branch. October 15, 1954 – Hurricane Hazel passed well to the west of New Jersey, producing very high winds but only sporadic rainfall.
Hurricane Sandy was the costliest natural disaster in the history of New Jersey, with economic losses to businesses of up to $30 billion. The most intense storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Sandy formed in the Caribbean Sea on October 22. For days ahead of its eventual landfall, the hurricane was expected to turn toward New Jersey, as ...
OCEAN CITY, N.J. - As Hurricane Ernesto continues to churn off the east coast, forecasters hundreds of miles away are warning of dangerous rip currents caused by the Category 2 storm. The National ...
August 6, 2024 at 9:08 AM. Although it’s still days away, Tropical Storm Debby will seriously affect the weather in New Jersey. And that could mean a dark and stormy weekend, at least part of it ...
A hurricane's horizontal scale is about a 1,000 times larger than a tornado and a hurricane can last days or weeks, while a tornado lasts for minutes. Cyclone vs. hurricane
The record of the costliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic is held jointly by hurricanes Katrina (2005) and Harvey (2017), both of which resulted in approximately $125 billion in property damage during the year they occurred. These storms are also the costliest tropical cyclones recorded worldwide. The hurricane seasons of those two ...
The effects of Hurricane Isabel in New Jersey in 2003 were overall moderate, limited to fallen trees, two deaths, and $50 million in damage (2003 USD, $59 million 2008 USD). Hurricane Isabel formed from a tropical wave on September 6 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It moved northwestward, and within an environment of light wind shear and warm ...
The roller coaster at the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey on Nov. 1. The boardwalk was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. This is one of the most iconic images of Hurricane Sandy's ...