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With the NWS forecast office websites still down, I found this through my WEATHERFUN connection from Mt Holly NJ (Philadelphia PA forecast office).

Iowa Environmental Mesonet Iowa State University Department of Agronomy

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 350 PM EDT WED OCT 31 2012

SUMMARY OF RAINFALL, WIND, PRESSURE AND TIDAL/SURGE REPORTS FROM SANDY.

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 54 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/PHI

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT

DELAWARE ...KENT COUNTY... 6 WNW DOVER 9.14 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS DOVERAFB 8.47 800AM10/30 AWOS DOVER 7.98 1100PM10/29 ASOS 3 SSE SMYRNA 7.96 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 4 NE FELTON 7.94 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS VIOLA 7.84 1100PM10/29 DEOS 2 NW MAGNOLIA 7.57 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS

...NEW CASTLE COUNTY... DELANEY CORNER 8.33 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 4 SSW NEWARK 7.65 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS BEAR 6.88 700AM10/31 CO-OPOBSERVER 2 SE GLASGOW 6.51 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 SSE MIDDLETOWN 6.44 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 WNW NEWPORT 5.83 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2SNEWARK 5.36 800AM10/30 COCORAHS 5NNEWARK 5.22 800AM10/30 COCORAHS WILMINGTON 5.20 1005 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER NEWARK 5.02 708PM10/29 TRAINEDSPOTTER WILMINGTON AIRPORT 4.60 800 AM 10/30 ASOS

...SUSSEX COUNTY... GEORGETOWN 10.20 800 AM 10/30 EMERGENCY MNGR MILFORD 9.55 1000PM10/29 DEOS INDIAN RIVER ACRES 9.49 1000 PM 10/29 DEOS REHOBOTH BEACH 9.37 1000 PM 10/29 DEOS MILTON 8.30 800AM10/30 EMERGENCYMNGR 2 SSE SEAFORD 8.14 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 SW SEAFORD 7.95 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS ELLENDALE 7.80 1100PM10/29 DEOS 6 W GEORGETOWN 7.73 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS SELBYVILLE 7.53 1100 PM 10/29 DEOS HARBESON 7.53 1100PM10/29 DEOS GREENWOOD 7.18 1100PM10/29 DEOS 4EDELMAR 7.06 800AM10/30 COCORAHS BRIDGEVILLE 6.92 1100 PM 10/29 DEOS REDDEN 6.74 1100PM10/29 MESONET SEAFORD 6.48 1100PM10/29 DEOS STOCKLEY 6.42 1100PM10/29 DEOS

MARYLAND

...CAROLINE COUNTY... AMERICAN CORNER 10.55 700 AM 10/31 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 ENE GREENSBORO 9.93 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 6 WSW DENTON 8.93 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS

...CECIL COUNTY... 1 NW ELKTON 5.95 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 7 NNW ELKTON 5.77 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS

...KENT COUNTY... 4 NW WORTON 6.93 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS

...QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY... 3 S QUEENSTOWN 9.89 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS STEVENSVILLE 6.77 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 3 N STEVENSVILLE 6.40 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS CENTREVILLE 4.50 127 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER

...TALBOT COUNTY... 1 NNW EASTON 12.49 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 SE EASTON 10.52 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 SSW EASTON 9.97 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 4 NE TRAPPE 9.60 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 SW EASTON 8.50 800 AM 10/30 COCORAHS CORDOVA 5.00 1250 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER

NEW JERSEY

...ATLANTIC COUNTY... ATLANTIC CITY 8.15 1200 AM 10/30 MARINA ESTELL MANOR 7.06 800 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 NW EGG HARBOR TWP 6.83 941 AM 10/30 COCORAHS ATLANTIC CITY AIRPOR 5.80 800 AM 10/30 ASOS 3 SE FOLSOM 5.74 944 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 3 NNE BUENA VISTA TW 5.70 940 AM 10/30 COCORAHS HAMMONTON 5.46 800 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 3 WSW HAMMONTON 5.10 944 AM 10/30 COCORAHS EGG HARBOR CITY 3.35 1257 PM 10/29 NJWXNET ...BURLINGTON COUNTY... 2 SSE MEDFORD TWP 4.10 1048 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 SW WOODLAND TWP 4.04 1052 AM 10/30 COCORAHS MOUNT LAUREL 4.00 615 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 S SOUTHAMPTON TWP 3.72 1050 AM 10/30 COCORAHS CHATSWORTH 3.51 615 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER MEDFORD LAKES 3.15 1047 AM 10/30 COCORAHS MOUNT LAUREL TWP 3.00 411 PM 10/29 WEATHER FLOW 3 ENE MOUNT LAUREL T 2.92 1050 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 3 NE MOORESTOWN 2.82 1048 AM 10/30 COCORAHS MOUNT HOLLY AIRPORT 2.75 800 AM 10/30 ASOS MCGUIREAFB 2.57 800AM10/30 AWOS HAINESPORT TWP 2.49 945 AM 10/30 COCORAHS MOUNT HOLLY WFO 2.42 800 AM 10/30 ASOS

...CAMDEN COUNTY... 4 W WINSLOW TWP 4.66 1059 AM 10/30 COCORAHS LINDENWOLD 3.94 1056 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 WNW STRATFORD 3.93 1058 AM 10/30 COCORAHS MOUNT EPHRAIM 3.84 1056 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 SW BERLIN 3.75 1053 AM 10/30 COCORAHS PENNSAUKEN 2.94 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER GLOUCESTER TWP 2.93 308 PM 10/29 PUBLIC

...CAPE MAY COUNTY... WILDWOOD CREST 11.91 315 PM 10/30 TRAINED SPOTTER GREEN CREEK 11.40 440 PM 10/30 TRAINED SPOTTER NORTH WILDWOOD 10.24 1000 PM 10/29 MESONET SEAVILLE 10.06 314 PM 10/30 TRAINED SPOTTER RIO GRANDE 9.51 315 PM 10/30 TRAINED SPOTTER WEST CAPE MAY 9.37 856 PM 10/29 NJWXNET DENNISVILLE 8.60 500 PM 10/30 TRAINED SPOTTER LOWER TWP 8.41 1100 AM 10/30 COCORAHS ERMA 8.20 800PM10/29 TRAINEDSPOTTER CAPEMAY 8.10 1000PM10/29 MESONET 1 WNW WOODBINE 7.84 1102 AM 10/30 COCORAHS WOODBINE 7.82 1100PM10/29 MESONET 3 SE UPPER TWP 7.75 1101 AM 10/30 COCORAHS CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE 7.69 857 PM 10/29 NJWXNET DENNISTWP 7.57 857PM10/29 NJWXNET BEESLEYS POINT 6.72 500 PM 10/30 TRAINED SPOTTER UPPERTWP 4.21 629PM10/29 COCORAHS ELDORA 4.05 140PM10/29 TRAINEDSPOTTER DIAS CREEK 3.53 133 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER

...CUMBERLAND COUNTY... NEWPORT 7.30 235 AM 10/30 TRAINED SPOTTER 3 WSW VINELAND 7.07 1107 AM 10/30 COCORAHS CEDARVILLE 7.00 820 PM 10/29 PUBLIC UPPER DEERFIELD TWP 6.20 1106 AM 10/30 COCORAHS BIVALVE 5.93 552PM10/29 NJWXNET MILLVILLE AIRPORT 5.77 800 AM 10/30 ASOS FAIRFIELD TWP 5.51 1106 AM 10/30 COCORAHS DEERFIELD 5.14 531 PM 10/29 COCORAHS SOUTH VINELAND 4.06 117 PM 10/30 TRAINED SPOTTER

...GLOUCESTER COUNTY... PITMAN 5.31 1112AM10/30 COCORAHS 3 W FRANKLIN TWP 5.23 1109 AM 10/30 COCORAHS MALAGA 5.22 700AM10/30 TRAINEDSPOTTER WASHINGTON TWP 4.90 1113 AM 10/30 COCORAHS MONROETWP 4.41 1110AM10/30 5.1WNW 2 WNW GLASSBORO 3.96 1110 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 N EAST GREENWICH T 3.22 1108 AM 10/30 COCORAHS EAST GREENWICH TWP 3.07 603 PM 10/29 COCORAHS WENONAH 2.65 324 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER

...HUNTERDON COUNTY... WERTSVILLE 1.87 830 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER FLEMINGTON 1.86 1114 AM 10/30 2.3 EAST 2 E FLEMINGTON 1.86 1113 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 ENE READINGTON TWP 1.74 1123 AM 10/30 COCORAHS

...MERCER COUNTY... HIGHTSTOWN 2.43 730 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 S LAWRENCE TWP 1.94 1124 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 SE EWING TWP 1.94 1124 AM 10/30 COCORAHS TRENTON AIRPORT 1.75 800 AM 10/30 ASOS

...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... 1 SW CRANBURY TWP 2.33 1125 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 ESE WOODBRIDGE TWP 1.24 1126 AM 10/30 COCORAHS

...MONMOUTH COUNTY... ASBURY PARK 2.12 1127 AM 10/30 COCORAHS HAMILTON 2.00 530 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 W LONG BRANCH 1.61 1129 AM 10/30 COCORAHS MANASQUAN 1.47 700 AM 10/30 TRAINED SPOTTER FAIR HAVEN 1.01 1128 AM 10/30 COCORAHS

...MORRIS COUNTY...

BOONTON 1.12 800 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER CHESTER 0.80 346 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER

...OCEAN COUNTY... BARNEGAT 6.14 1100PM10/29 MESONET 5 N LITTLE EGG HARBO 4.67 1133 AM 10/30 COCORAHS BRICK TWP 3.50 425 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER LITTLE EGG HARBOR TW 3.40 307 PM 10/29 COCORAHS WEST CREEK 3.20 1257 PM 10/29 NJWXNET 2 NNE STAFFORD TWP 3.10 1129 AM 10/30 COCORAHS

...SALEM COUNTY... 2 S PITTSGROVE TWP 5.56 1133 AM 10/30 COCORAHS

...SOMERSET COUNTY... BLACKWELLS MILLS 3.15 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 5 ESE HILLSBOROUGH T 2.06 1155 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 3 NNE BRANCHBURG TWP 1.80 1154 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 NNW BEDMINSTER TWP 1.77 1151 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 NNW BERNARDS TWP 1.30 1153 AM 10/30 COCORAHS POTTERSVILLE 1.30 800 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER ...SUSSEX COUNTY... SUSSEX 1.09 700AM10/30 CO-OPOBSERVER 2 SSW WANTAGE TWP 1.09 1155 AM 10/30 COCORAHS SUSSEX AIRPORT 0.86 800 AM 10/30 ASOS ANDOVER AIRPORT 0.85 800 AM 10/30 ASOS

...WARREN COUNTY... RIEGELSVILLE 2.40 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 S GREENWICH TWP 2.01 1156 AM 10/30 COCORAHS PHILLIPSBURG 1.80 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER BELVIDERE 1.55 800 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER

PENNSYLVANIA

...BERKS COUNTY... UNIONVILLE 5.12 1236 PM 10/30 COCORAHS 5 SW ALBURTIS 3.82 1157 AM 10/30 COCORAHS 2EOLEY 3.72 1213PM10/30 COCORAHS 4 SW READING 3.70 1214 PM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 ESE FLEETWOOD 3.24 1213 PM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 N SINKING SPRING 3.16 1214 PM 10/30 COCORAHS HAMBURG 2.83 900AM10/30 CO-OPOBSERVER READING AIRPORT 2.32 800 AM 10/30 ASOS

...BUCKS COUNTY... SELLERSVILLE 2.38 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER NESHAMINY FALLS 2.13 1200 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER DOYLESTOWN AIRPORT 1.34 800 AM 10/30 ASOS

...CARBON COUNTY... 3 WSW BOWMANSTOWN 2.18 1217 PM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 NNE JIM THORPE 1.95 1217 PM 10/30 COCORAHS 4 NE PALMERTON 1.42 1218 PM 10/30 COCORAHS LEHIGHTON 1.14 800 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER

...CHESTER COUNTY... 2 ENE LANDENBERG 5.90 1235 PM 10/30 COCORAHS WEST CHESTER 5.78 900 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER EXTON 5.59 930AM10/30 TRAINEDSPOTTER 3 W WEST GROVE 4.93 1238 PM 10/30 COCORAHS GLENMOORE 4.75 700 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 E MALVERN 4.73 1237 PM 10/30 COCORAHS HONEY BROOK 4.61 315 PM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER PHOENIXVILLE 3.15 1200 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER

...DELAWARE COUNTY... MEDIA 5.02 807AM10/30 TRAINEDSPOTTER GARNET VALLEY 4.20 1004 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER ASTON TWP 2.43 245 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER

...LEHIGH COUNTY... 1 S OREFIELD 2.00 1218 PM 10/30 COCORAHS ALLENTOWN AIRPORT 1.25 800 AM 10/30 ASOS

...MONROE COUNTY... MOUNT POCONO AIRPORT 1.76 800 AM 10/30 ASOS 7 NE EAST STROUDSBUR 1.46 1239 PM 10/30 COCORAHS ...MONTGOMERY COUNTY... AMBLER 4.00 901PM10/29 TRAINEDSPOTTER WEST NORRITON 3.30 1222 PM 10/30 COCORAHS CONSHOHOCKEN 2.95 800 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER 3 NW COLLEGEVILLE 2.83 1220 PM 10/30 COCORAHS POTTSTOWN AIRPORT 2.83 800 AM 10/30 ASOS 1 SW NORTH WALES 2.73 1221 PM 10/30 COCORAHS 2 NW BLUE BELL 2.72 1219 PM 10/30 COCORAHS PERKIOMENVILLE 2.63 1222 PM 10/30 COCORAHS GREEN LANE 2.58 900 AM 10/30 CO-OP OBSERVER

...PHILADELPHIA COUNTY... PHILADELPHIA INTL AI 3.06 800 AM 10/30 ASOS 3 WNW PHILADELPHIA 2.90 1225 PM 10/30 COCORAHS 5 NE PHILADELPHIA 2.35 1226 PM 10/30 COCORAHS 1 SE ROCKLEDGE 2.17 1226 PM 10/30 COCORAHS NORTHEAST PHILADELPH 1.62 800 AM 10/30 ASOS

***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************

LOCATION MAXWIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF MPH MEASUREMENT

DELAWARE

...KENT COUNTY... 1 SSE REEVES CROSSIN 59 314 PM 10/29 DEDOT DOVERAFB 54 545PM10/29 AWOS

...NEW CASTLE COUNTY... STONESTHROW 67 603PM10/29 DEDOT WILMINGTON AIRPORT 56 501 PM 10/29 ASOS

...SUSSEX COUNTY... LEWES 52 1017AM10/29 MESONET GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 50 726 PM 10/29 ASOS

MARYLAND

...CAROLINE COUNTY... 1SWJUMPTOWN 41 1016PM10/29 RAWS

...CECIL COUNTY... COLORA 47 622PM10/29 CWOP

...QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY... BAYCITY 59 937PM10/29 MESONET STEVENSVILLE AIRPORT 53 709 PM 10/29 AWOS

...TALBOT COUNTY... EASTON AIRPORT 48 450 PM 10/29 AWOS

NEW JERSEY ...ANZ338... SANDY HOOK NOS BUOY 77 715 PM 10/29 NOS PLATFORM

...ANZ430... SHIP JOHN SHOAL NOS 66 1200 AM 10/30 NOS PLATFORM

...ANZ431... CAPE MAY NOS BUOY 75 800 PM 10/29 NOS PLATFORM

...ANZ470... BUOY44009 76 441PM10/29 NDBCBUOY

...ATLANTIC COUNTY... ATLANTIC CITY 77 430 PM 10/29 AT THE MARINA ABSECON 66 445PM10/29 HADSNETWORK ATLANTIC CITY AIRPOR 64 457 PM 10/29 ASOS

...BURLINGTON COUNTY... FLORENCE 70 855PM10/29 TRAINEDSPOTTER MCGUIREAFB 66 809PM10/29 AWOS MOUNT HOLLY AIRPORT 60 755 PM 10/29 ASOS WOODLAND TWP 56 410 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER BURLINGTON NOS 54 948 PM 10/29 NOS PLATFORM

...CAMDEN COUNTY... SICKLERVILLE 49 800 PM 10/29 NJNET

...CAPE MAY COUNTY... DENNISVILLE 81 814 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER CAPEMAY 73 500PM10/29 TRAINEDSPOTTER OCEANCITY 60 445PM10/29 WEATHERFLOW

...CUMBERLAND COUNTY... NEWPORT 87 1126PM10/29 TRAINEDSPOTTER MILLVILLE AIRPORT 44 452 PM 10/29 ASOS

...GLOUCESTER COUNTY... WASHINGTON TWP 53 900 PM 10/29 PUBLIC

...HUNTERDON COUNTY... PITTSTOWN 74 1000PM10/29 NJNET

...MERCER COUNTY... TRENTON AIRPORT 68 848 PM 10/29 ASOS

...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... PERTHAMBOY 70 1015PM10/29 MESONET

...MONMOUTH COUNTY... SANDYHOOK 87 835PM10/29 WEATHERFLOW SEAGIRT 79 730PM10/29 NJWXNET MONMOUTH BEACH 73 804 PM 10/29 WEATHER FLOW

...OCEAN COUNTY... SURFCITY 89 200PM10/29 TRAINEDSPOTTER TUCKERTON 88 430PM10/29 WEATHERFLOW BARNEGAT LIGHT 79 500 PM 10/29 BARNEGAT INLET BRICKTWP 78 805PM10/29 MESONET HARVEY CEDARS 75 430 PM 10/29 NJWXNET POINT PLEASANT 74 430 PM 10/29 NJWXNET LAKEHURSTNAS 71 839PM10/29 AWOS TOMS RIVER 68 430 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER BARNEGAT 62 158PM10/29 WEATHERFLOW BERKELEYTWP 62 330PM10/29 NJWXNET SEASIDE HEIGHTS 62 351 PM 10/29 WEATHER FLOW

...SOMERSET COUNTY... BASKING RIDGE 61 900 PM 10/29 NJNET SOMERVILLE AIRPORT 53 712 PM 10/29 ASOS

...SUSSEX COUNTY... SUSSEX AIRPORT 75 823 PM 10/29 ASOS HIGHPOINT 62 330PM10/29 NJWXNET ANDOVER AIRPORT 57 720 PM 10/29 ASOS

...WARREN COUNTY... STEWARTSVILLE 68 900 PM 10/29 PUBLIC

PENNSYLVANIA

...BERKS COUNTY... MOUNT AETNA 64 1100 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER READING AIRPORT 46 453 PM 10/29 ASOS

...BUCKS COUNTY... BENSALEM 76 757PM10/29 TRAINEDSPOTTER NEWBOLD NOS 59 1030 PM 10/29 NOS PLATFORM YARDLEY 56 1005PM10/29 MESONET QUAKERTOWN AIRPORT 52 455 PM 10/29 AWOS DOYLESTOWN AIRPORT 51 347 PM 10/29 ASOS

...CHESTER COUNTY... COATESVILLE AIRPORT 45 415 PM 10/29 AWOS

...DELAWARE COUNTY... NEWTOWN SQUARE 59 1011 PM 10/29 MESONET

...LEHIGH COUNTY... S ALLENTOWN 81 919 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER ALLENTOWN AIRPORT 70 706 PM 10/29 ASOS ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY 58 755 PM 10/29 AWOS

...MONROE COUNTY... MOUNT POCONO AIRPORT 66 745 PM 10/29 ASOS

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY... POTTSTOWN AIRPORT 59 828 PM 10/29 ASOS PHILLY WINGS FIELD 41 515 PM 10/29 AWOS

...NORTHAMPTON COUNTY... BUSHKILL CENTER 70 458 PM 10/29 AT BUSHKILL WINDGAP 62 246PM10/29 TRAINEDSPOTTER

...PHILADELPHIA COUNTY... NORTHEAST PHILADELPH 70 553 PM 10/29 TRAINED SPOTTER PHILADELPHIA INTL AI 68 801 PM 10/29 ASOS

PRESSURE

ATLANTIC CITY 948.3 MB or 28.00 inches AT 654 PM ALLENTOWN 964.8 MB AT 751 PM DOVER 957.1 MB AT 903 PM GEORGETOWN 962.5 MB AT 754 PM LAKEHURST 955.2 MB AT 800 PM MCGWIRE AFB 952.0 MB AT 806 PM MILLVILLE 952.5 MB AT 754 PM MORRISTOWN 977.3 MB AT 1135 PM MOUNT POCONO 969.1 MB AT 753 PM PHILADELPHIA 953.6 MB AT 854 PM NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA 955.8 MB AT 854 PM POTTSTOWN 959.0 MB AT 954 PM TRENTON 958.1 MB AT 653 PM ATLANTIC CITY (NOS) 945.6 MB AT 7:18 PM LEWES (NOS) 959.0 MB AT 6:12 PM SHIP JOHN SHOAL (NOS) 953 MB AT 7:30 PM MARCUS HOOK (NOS) 951.9 MB AT 9:48 PM CAPE MAY (NOS) 953.8 MB AT 618 PM

..MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS FROM POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY AND ACCOMPANYING SURGE...

NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE GAUGES

...... MAXIMUM...... ASTRONOMICAL....STORM LOCATION...... WATER LEVEL...... TIDE LEVEL.....SURGE.....TIME *SANDY HOOK...... 13.31 FT MLLW...4.67 FT MLLW....8.64 FT...736 PM 10/29 ATLANTIC CITY...... 8.90 FT MLLW...4.08 FT MLLW....4.82 FT...824 PM 10/29 CAPE MAY...... 8.91 FT MLLW...5.40 FT MLLW....3.51 FT...924 AM 10/29 LEWES...... 8.71 FT MLLW...4.85 FT MLLW....3.86 FT...900 AM 10/29 REEDY POINT...... 9.10 FT MLLW...4.04 FT MLLW....5.06 FT...154 AM 10/30 PHILADELPHIA...... 10.62 FT MLLW...5.26 FT MLLW....5.36 FT...406 AM 10/30 CAMBRIDGE...... 4.55 FT MLLW...2.08 FT MLLW....2.47 FT...530 PM 10/29 TOLCHESTER BEACH...... 4.79 FT MLLW...1.35 FT MLLW....3.44 FT...724 AM 10/30

MLLW = MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

STORM SURGE IS DEFINED AS THE ABNORMAL RISE OF WATER GENERATED BY A STORM...OVER AND ABOVE THE PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. THE MAXIMUM WATER LEVEL...OR STORM TIDE...IS THE SUM OF THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVEL AND STORM SURGE.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE TABLES ABOVE...THE MAXIMUM WATER LEVEL WAS THE HIGHEST WATER LEVEL RECORDED AT THE DESIGNATED GAUGE. THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVEL WAS THE PREDICTED TIDE LEVEL FOR THE TIME THAT THE MAXIMUM WATER LEVEL WAS MEASURED. THE STORM SURGE WAS CALCULATED BY SUBTRACTING THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVEL FROM THE MAXIMUM WATER LEVEL.

*THE READING FOR SANDY HOOK IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL RECORDED UNTIL THE GAUGE STOPPED REPORTING. THE ACTUAL MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER.

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