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At Great Gull Island in the Long Island Sound, sustained winds reached 75 mph (121 km/h) while Sandy was still a tropical cyclone. Wind gusts reached 95 mph (153 km/h) at Eatons Neck along the northern coast of Long Island. [5] Hurricane-force gusts occurred throughout the New York metropolitan area and along Long Island. [30]
In early reporting of the evacuation, large numbers of between 500,000 and 1 million people were evacuated by boat with a believed closer number of about 270,000 people actually evacuated. With about 130 to 150 boats being used in the response, ranging from Staten Island ferries that could hold about 6,000 people to rubber dinghies that could ...
August 9, 1817: A tropical storm produces heavy rainfall in New York City and Long Island. [2] September 3, 1821: The 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane results in severe damage on Long Island and is accompanied by storm surge of 13 feet (4 m). High wind causes a ship to crash on Long Island killing 17 people. [7]
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A hurricane evacuation route (also called coastal evacuation route or evacuation route) is a highway in the United States that is a specified route for hurricane evacuation. Along the Gulf Coast , hurricane evacuation routes lead north and west for up to hundreds of miles to the safest major city.
Pinellas County: Mandatory Evacuation Order only for our long-term healthcare residential facilities, which includes hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities that or in Zone A ...
Alaska Governor Tony Knowles ordered the evacuation of large hotels and government buildings in Anchorage. Also in Alaska at nearby Valdez, the U.S. Coast Guard ordered all tankers filling up with oil to head out to sea. Canadian officials evacuated all schools and large buildings in Whitehorse before the plane landed safely.