New Jersey has already declared a state of emergency!
Long Beach Island will be under a mandatory evacuation order at 8 a.m.
Friday, municipal and Ocean County emergency officials said this
afternoon.
HURRICANES and TROPICAL STORMS: THE DANGERS
The key threats from an approaching Tropical Storm or Hurricane are WIND, STORM
SURGE, FLOODING, and the potential for TORNADOES. HURRICANES and TROPICAL STORMS: THE DANGERS
- Hurricane WINDS can reach 74-95 mph for a Category 1
storm, to above 155 mph for a Category 5 storm.
- The STORM SURGE is a dome of ocean water the hurricane
pushes ahead of itself. At its peak a storm surge can be 25 feet
high and 50-100 miles wide. The storm surge can devastate coastal
communities as it sweeps ashore.
- The thunderstorms and torrential rains that accompany a hurricane
can create dangerous and deadly FLOODS or FLASHFLOODS.
- Seventy percent of hurricanes making landfall spawn at least one TORNADO.
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