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Hurricane and Tropical Storm
State of New Jersey 2014 Hazard Mitigation Plan Section 5. Risk Assessment 5.8 Hurricane and Tropical Storm 2014 Plan Update Changes The 2014 Plan Update includes tropical storms, hurricanes and storm surge in this hazard profile. In the 2011 HMP, storm surge was included in the flood hazard. The hazard profile has been significantly enhanced to include a detailed hazard description, location, extent, previous occurrences, probability of future occurrence, severity, warning time and secondary impacts. New and updated data and figures from ONJSC are incorporated. New and updated figures from other federal and state agencies are incorporated. Potential change in climate and its impacts on the flood hazard are discussed. The vulnerability assessment now directly follows the hazard profile. An exposure analysis of the population, general building stock, State-owned and leased buildings, critical facilities and infrastructure was conducted using best available SLOSH and storm surge data. Environmental impacts is a new subsection. 5.8.1 Profile Hazard Description A tropical cyclone is a rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that originates over tropical or sub-tropical waters and has a closed low-level circulation. Tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes are all considered tropical cyclones. These storms rotate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere around the center and are accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] 2013a). Almost all tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic basin (which includes the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea) form between June 1 and November 30 (hurricane season). August and September are peak months for hurricane development. -
Fishing Pier Design Guidance Part 1
Fishing Pier Design Guidance Part 1: Historical Pier Damage in Florida Ralph R. Clark Florida Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems May 2010 Table of Contents Foreword............................................................................................................................. i Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... ii Chapter 1 – Introduction................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 – Ocean and Gulf Pier Damages in Florida................................................... 4 Chapter 3 – Three Major Hurricanes of the Late 1970’s............................................... 6 September 23, 1975 – Hurricane Eloise ...................................................................... 6 September 3, 1979 – Hurricane David ........................................................................ 6 September 13, 1979 – Hurricane Frederic.................................................................. 7 Chapter 4 – Two Hurricanes and Four Storms of the 1980’s........................................ 8 June 18, 1982 – No Name Storm.................................................................................. 8 November 21-24, 1984 – Thanksgiving Storm............................................................ 8 August 30-September 1, 1985 – Hurricane Elena ...................................................... 9 October 31, -
Hurricane & Tropical Storm
5.8 HURRICANE & TROPICAL STORM SECTION 5.8 HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM 5.8.1 HAZARD DESCRIPTION A tropical cyclone is a rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that originates over tropical or sub-tropical waters and has a closed low-level circulation. Tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes are all considered tropical cyclones. These storms rotate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere around the center and are accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds (NOAA, 2013). Almost all tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic basin (which includes the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea) form between June 1 and November 30 (hurricane season). August and September are peak months for hurricane development. The average wind speeds for tropical storms and hurricanes are listed below: . A tropical depression has a maximum sustained wind speeds of 38 miles per hour (mph) or less . A tropical storm has maximum sustained wind speeds of 39 to 73 mph . A hurricane has maximum sustained wind speeds of 74 mph or higher. In the western North Pacific, hurricanes are called typhoons; similar storms in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean are called cyclones. A major hurricane has maximum sustained wind speeds of 111 mph or higher (NOAA, 2013). Over a two-year period, the United States coastline is struck by an average of three hurricanes, one of which is classified as a major hurricane. Hurricanes, tropical storms, and tropical depressions may pose a threat to life and property. These storms bring heavy rain, storm surge and flooding (NOAA, 2013). The cooler waters off the coast of New Jersey can serve to diminish the energy of storms that have traveled up the eastern seaboard. -
Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
FLORIDA HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS 1871-1995: An Historical Survey Fred Doehring, Iver W. Duedall, and John M. Williams '+wcCopy~~ I~BN 0-912747-08-0 Florida SeaGrant College is supported by award of the Office of Sea Grant, NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce,grant number NA 36RG-0070, under provisions of the NationalSea Grant College and Programs Act of 1966. This information is published by the Sea Grant Extension Program which functionsas a coinponentof the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, John T. Woeste, Dean, in conducting Cooperative Extensionwork in Agriculture, Home Economics, and Marine Sciences,State of Florida, U.S. Departmentof Agriculture, U.S. Departmentof Commerce, and Boards of County Commissioners, cooperating.Printed and distributed in furtherance af the Actsof Congressof May 8 andJune 14, 1914.The Florida Sea Grant Collegeis an Equal Opportunity-AffirmativeAction employer authorizedto provide research, educational information and other servicesonly to individuals and institutions that function without regardto race,color, sex, age,handicap or nationalorigin. Coverphoto: Hank Brandli & Rob Downey LOANCOPY ONLY Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1871-1995: An Historical survey Fred Doehring, Iver W. Duedall, and John M. Williams Division of Marine and Environmental Systems, Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL 32901 Technical Paper - 71 June 1994 $5.00 Copies may be obtained from: Florida Sea Grant College Program University of Florida Building 803 P.O. Box 110409 Gainesville, FL 32611-0409 904-392-2801 II Our friend andcolleague, Fred Doehringpictured below, died on January 5, 1993, before this manuscript was completed. Until his death, Fred had spent the last 18 months painstakingly researchingdata for this book. -
MASARYK UNIVERSITY BRNO Diploma Thesis
MASARYK UNIVERSITY BRNO FACULTY OF EDUCATION Diploma thesis Brno 2018 Supervisor: Author: doc. Mgr. Martin Adam, Ph.D. Bc. Lukáš Opavský MASARYK UNIVERSITY BRNO FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Presentation Sentences in Wikipedia: FSP Analysis Diploma thesis Brno 2018 Supervisor: Author: doc. Mgr. Martin Adam, Ph.D. Bc. Lukáš Opavský Declaration I declare that I have worked on this thesis independently, using only the primary and secondary sources listed in the bibliography. I agree with the placing of this thesis in the library of the Faculty of Education at the Masaryk University and with the access for academic purposes. Brno, 30th March 2018 …………………………………………. Bc. Lukáš Opavský Acknowledgements I would like to thank my supervisor, doc. Mgr. Martin Adam, Ph.D. for his kind help and constant guidance throughout my work. Bc. Lukáš Opavský OPAVSKÝ, Lukáš. Presentation Sentences in Wikipedia: FSP Analysis; Diploma Thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Education, English Language and Literature Department, 2018. XX p. Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Martin Adam, Ph.D. Annotation The purpose of this thesis is an analysis of a corpus comprising of opening sentences of articles collected from the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. Four different quality categories from Wikipedia were chosen, from the total amount of eight, to ensure gathering of a representative sample, for each category there are fifty sentences, the total amount of the sentences altogether is, therefore, two hundred. The sentences will be analysed according to the Firabsian theory of functional sentence perspective in order to discriminate differences both between the quality categories and also within the categories. -
Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, 1871-1993: an Historical Survey, the Only Books Or Reports Exclu- Sively on Florida Hurricanes Were R.W
3. 2b -.I 3 Contents List of Tables, Figures, and Plates, ix Foreword, xi Preface, xiii Chapter 1. Introduction, 1 Chapter 2. Historical Discussion of Florida Hurricanes, 5 1871-1900, 6 1901-1930, 9 1931-1960, 16 1961-1990, 24 Chapter 3. Four Years and Billions of Dollars Later, 36 1991, 36 1992, 37 1993, 42 1994, 43 Chapter 4. Allison to Roxanne, 47 1995, 47 Chapter 5. Hurricane Season of 1996, 54 Appendix 1. Hurricane Preparedness, 56 Appendix 2. Glossary, 61 References, 63 Tables and Figures, 67 Plates, 129 Index of Named Hurricanes, 143 Subject Index, 144 About the Authors, 147 Tables, Figures, and Plates Tables, 67 1. Saffir/Simpson Scale, 67 2. Hurricane Classification Prior to 1972, 68 3. Number of Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, and Combined Total Storms by 10-Year Increments, 69 4. Florida Hurricanes, 1871-1996, 70 Figures, 84 l A-I. Great Miami Hurricane 2A-B. Great Lake Okeechobee Hurricane 3A-C.Great Labor Day Hurricane 4A-C. Hurricane Donna 5. Hurricane Cleo 6A-B. Hurricane Betsy 7A-C. Hurricane David 8. Hurricane Elena 9A-C. Hurricane Juan IOA-B. Hurricane Kate 1 l A-J. Hurricane Andrew 12A-C. Hurricane Albert0 13. Hurricane Beryl 14A-D. Hurricane Gordon 15A-C. Hurricane Allison 16A-F. Hurricane Erin 17A-B. Hurricane Jerry 18A-G. Hurricane Opal I9A. 1995 Hurricane Season 19B. Five 1995 Storms 20. Hurricane Josephine , Plates, X29 1. 1871-1880 2. 1881-1890 Foreword 3. 1891-1900 4. 1901-1910 5. 1911-1920 6. 1921-1930 7. 1931-1940 These days, nothing can escape the watchful, high-tech eyes of the National 8. -
Evaluation of Next Generation Beach and Dune Erosion Model to Predict High Frequency Changes Along the Panhandle Coast of Florida
EVALUATION OF NEXT GENERATION BEACH AND DUNE EROSION MODEL TO PREDICT HIGH FREQUENCY CHANGES ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST OF FLORIDA By NICOLE SHELBY SHARP A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2008 1 © 2008 Nicole Shelby Sharp 2 To my mother and father 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank my supervisory committee chair, Dr. Robert G. Dean, for his continuous support and guidance. His insight and knowledge into the subject is inspiring, and his time that he has spent with me over the past two years has been very insightful. I also thank Dr. Arnoldo Valle Levinson for serving on my supervisory committee. I would also like to thank Jamie MacMahan for introducing to me the topic of coastal engineering. If it were not for his spirit and enthusiasm for the subject, I feel as though I would not be where I am today. Lastly, I cannot forget to thank my parents and my sister for their patience in my schooling process and for always answering the phone in my times of need. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...............................................................................................................4 LIST OF TABLES...........................................................................................................................7 LIST OF FIGURES .........................................................................................................................8 ABSTRACT...................................................................................................................................11 -
Characteristics of Tornadoes Associated with Land-Falling Gulf
CHARACTERISTICS OF TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH LAND-FALLING GULF COAST TROPICAL CYCLONES by CORY L. RHODES DR. JASON SENKBEIL, COMMITTEE CHAIR DR. DAVID BROMMER DR. P. GRADY DIXON A THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Geography in the Graduate School of The University of Alabama TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 2012 Copyright Cory L. Rhodes 2012 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ABSTRACT Tropical cyclone tornadoes are brief and often unpredictable events that can produce fatalities and create considerable economic loss. Given these uncertainties, it is important to understand the characteristics and factors that contribute to tornado formation within tropical cyclones. This thesis analyzes this hazardous phenomenon, examining the relationships among tropical cyclone intensity, size, and tornado output. Furthermore, the influences of synoptic and dynamic parameters on tornado output near the time of tornado formation were assessed among two phases of a tropical cyclone’s life cycle; those among hurricanes and tropical storms, termed tropical cyclone tornadoes (TCT), and those among tropical depressions and remnant lows, termed tropical low tornadoes (TLT). Results show that tornado output is affected by tropical cyclone intensity, and to a lesser extent size, with those classified as large in size and ‘major’ in intensity producing a greater amount of tornadoes. Increased values of storm relative helicity are dominant for the TCT environment while CAPE remains the driving force for TLT storms. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank my advisor and committee chair, Dr. Jason Senkbeil, and fellow committee members Dr. David Brommer and Dr. P. Grady Dixon for their encouragement, guidance and tremendous support throughout the entire thesis process. -
Floods Caused by Tropical Systems: Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, PA
Floods Caused by Tropical Systems: Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, PA Latitude: 40.403 Period of Record: 1889-Present Longitude: -76.578 Flood Stage: 9 Last Flood: 11/1/2019 Number of Floods: 171 Date of Flood Crest (ft) Streamflow (cfs) Weather Summary 8/19/1955 12.35 12,700 Hurricane Diane made landfall 5 days after Hurricane Connie. Hurricane Diane produced several inches of rain with locally heavier amounts of 10 to 20 inches. 9/19/2004 17.36 25,000 The remnants of Hurricane Ivan, combined with a cold front, produced an average rainfall amount of 2-4 inches in NY, 3-7 inches in PA, 1-3.5 inches in NJ and 2 inches in WV. 9/27/1975 17.24 24,700 The remnants of Hurricane Eloise combined with a cold front and produced very heavy rainfall in the Mid- Atlantic. Washington, D.C. reported 9.08" of rainfall. Total damage for Virginia was estimated to be $17.2 million. 6/23/1972 23.72 66,700 Hurricane Agnes made landfall again over southeastern New York on June 22 and moved westward into Pennsylvania. Rainfall totals from June 20-25 range from 2-3 inches in the Upper Potomac to 18 inches near Shamokin, Pennsylvania. 10/3/1929 11.2 9,800 Rainfall from the most powerful hurricane of the 1929 season measured 1 to 4 inches across the Mid-Atlantic states and led to minor flooding across parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland. 9/6/1979 10.18 8,820 Hurricane David dumped 3-7 inches of rainfall across Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. -
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms in the Dutch Caribbean
Meteorological Department Curaçao Contributing to the protection of life and property against natural hazards Hurricanes and Tropical Storms in the Dutch Caribbean 1 Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Meteorological Department Curaçao .............................................................................................................. 5 Tropical Cyclones of the North Atlantic Ocean .............................................................................................. 5 Frequency and Development of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones ......................................................................... 7 Classification of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones ................................................................................................... 8 Climatology of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones ................................................................................................... 10 Wind and Pressure .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Storm Surge ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 Steering .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Duration of -
Floods Caused by Tropical Systems: Assunpink Creek at Trenton, NJ
Floods Caused by Tropical Systems: Assunpink Creek at Trenton, NJ Latitude: 40.222 Period of Record: 1932-Present Longitude: -74.778 Flood Stage: 8.5 Last Flood: 11/25/2018 Number of Floods: 70 Date of Flood Crest (ft) Streamflow (cfs) Weather Summary 8/28/1971 13.46 3,920 Tropical Storm Doria dumped 3 to 7 inches of rain across the region. Localized rainfall amounts of 8 to 10 inches were reported in the Tidewater area, Eastern NJ and Eastern PA. 8/13/1955 9.29 2,400 Hurricane Connie produced 4 to 8 inches of rainfall across the Mid-Atlantic region, with locally heavier amounts exceeding 10 inches. 9/26/1975 8.8 2,020 The remnants of Hurricane Eloise combined with a cold front and produced very heavy rainfall in the Mid- Atlantic. Washington, D.C. reported 9.08" of rainfall. Total damage for Virginia was estimated to be $17.2 million. 8/28/2011 15.12 5,820 Hurricane Irene brought heavy rains and flooding 26-28 August 2011. Area averaged rainfall from gauge and radar data indicated a broad swath of 3 to 10 inches with over 13” at a couple of spots. 10/9/2005 9.88 2,240 Tropical Storm Tammy was absorbed into a cold front and produced 2-day rainfall totals of 4 to 7 inches. Flooding was reported in the Raritan, Passaic, Delaware and Lower Main Stem Susquehanna Basins. 9/22/1938 10.74 3,320 The Long Island Express Hurricane produced more than 5 inches of rain in New Jersey, New York and other parts of the Northeast. -
Hurricane Dennis & Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Dennis & Hurricane Katrina Final Report on 2005 Hurricane Season Impacts to Northwest Florida Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Water Resource Management Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems April 2006 Foreword The Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection is responsible for protection and management of Florida’s sandy beaches fronting the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean and the Straits of Florida, and the regulation of coastal development adjacent to those coastal beaches. The monitoring and assessment of hurricane impacts to Florida’s beaches and coastal construction and the preparation of post-storm recovery responses and management strategies are important elements of the Bureau’s responsibilities. This report provides documentation of the impacts of Hurricanes Dennis and Katrina on the coast of northwest Florida. The report also provides recommendations for post-storm response activities. This report was prepared by the Coastal Engineering Section for the Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems. The report was written by Ralph R. Clark, P.E., P.L.S., with major contributions and preparation of graphics by James LaGrone, Coastal Engineer. Field data of beach and dune erosion and structural damage were obtained by Ralph Clark, James LaGrone, Robert Brantly, P.E., and Junaid As-Salek, P.E. Post-storm high water surveys and beach and dune surveys were obtained by Thomas Watters, P.L.S., Ernest Besse, Guy Weeks, and James LaGrone. Aerial videography and oblique aerial photography were provided by Stacey B. Roberts of PBS&J and Camera Copters, Inc. STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION _________________________________ Michael R.