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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBlizzard causes tides higher than Hurricane Sandy
High winds battered the entire East Coast, from North Carolina to New York, reaching 70 mph in Wallops Island, Virginia, late on Friday, whipping up the tides and causing coastal flooding, said meteorologist Greg Gallina of the National Weather Service.
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Tides higher than those caused by Superstorm Sandy three years ago pushed water on to roads along the Jersey Shore and Delaware coast and set records in Cape May, New Jersey, and Lewes, Delaware, said NWS meteorologist Patrick OHara.
A high tide of 8.98 feet was recorded at 7:51 a.m. on Saturday at Cape May slightly higher than the record of 8.9 feet previously set by Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. A high tide of 9.27 feet was recorded at Lewes, higher than the 9.2 feet high tide recorded in March 1962.
Even so, there were only a few evacuations reported along the New Jersey Shore, where thousands of residents had to abandon their homes during the devastating 2012 storm.
The barrier islands near Atlantic City were experiencing significant tidal flooding, said Linda Gilmore, the countys public information officer.
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Blizzard causes tides higher than Hurricane Sandy (Original Post)
n2doc
Jan 2016
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malaise
(268,967 posts)1. Storm plus full moon
What a mess
cui bono
(19,926 posts)4. And stinky! Wet werewolves! Pee-yew!
elleng
(130,891 posts)2. and Full Moon tomorrow won't help.
gwheezie
(3,580 posts)3. Christie said its because of 10 people in pt pleasant
If it wasn't for those guys there'd be no flooding.