ACUS71 KPHI 011600 PSHPHI POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT SANDY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHILADELPHIA/MOUNT HOLLY 1159 AM EDT THU NOV 1 2012 NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY....AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. THIS REPORT INCLUDES EVENTS OCCURRING WHEN WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT FOR SANDY. COUNTIES INCLUDED...CARBON...MONROE...NORTHAMPTON...LEHIGH... BERKS...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA...DELAWARE... SUSSEX, NJ...WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX... MERCER...MONMOUTH...OCEAN...BURLINGTON...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER... SALEM...CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...NEW CASTLE...KENT, DE... SUSSEX, DE...CECIL...KENT, MD...CAROLINE...QUEEN ANNE'S...TALBOT A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- METAR OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- KABE-ALLENTOWN 40.66 -75.73 964.8 29/2351 060/039 30/0051 020/061 29/2306 KACY-ATLANTIC CITY 39.46 -74.57 951.9 29/2154 030/034 29/2107 030/056 29/2057 KDYL-DOYLESTOWN 40.33 -75.12 961.1 29/2254 030/027 29/2304 020/044 29/1947 KLOM-WINGS FIELD 40.13 -75.27 040/020 29/2355 360/036 29/2115 KMPO-MOUNT POCONO 41.14 -75.38 969.8 29/2353 070/032 29/2353 050/057 29/2345 KMQS-COATESVILLE 39.97 -75.86 150/011 30/1455 150/020 30/1455 KPNE-NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA 40.09 -75.02 955.8 30/0054 050/041 29/2340 040/057 30/0017 KPTW-POTTSTOWN 40.24 -75.56 959.0 30/0154 050/031 30/0208 050/051 30/0028 KRDG-READING 40.38 -75.97 962.8 30/0054 350/026 29/2054 340/040 29/2053 KUKT-QUAKERTOWN 40.43 -75.38 9999.0 010/028 29/2055 010/045 29/2055 KGED-GEORGETOWN 38.70 -75.36 962.5 29/2354 280/025 29/2222 270/043 29/2326 KILG-WILMINGTON 39.68 -75.60 954.6 30/0151 160/039 30/0451 160/050 30/0446 KESN-EASTON MD 38.80 -76.07 9999.0 320/032 29/1850 310/042 29/2050 KW29-STEVENSVILLE 38.97 -76.33 9999.0 190/013 30/1651 190/026 30/0821 K12N-ANDOVER 41.01 -74.74 968.4 29/2254 040/021 29/1854 040/049 29/2320 KBLM-BELMAR 40.18 -74.13 9999.0 040/034 29/2115 040/049 29/2115 KFWN-SUSSEX NJ 41.21 -74.63 970.5 29/2253 030/033 29/2053 060/065 30/0023 KMIV-MILLVILLE 39.37 -75.07 952.5 29/2354 330/025 29/2054 330/038 29/2052 KMMU-MORRISTOWN 40.79 -74.42 9999.0 040/021 29/1251 020/038 29/1545 KSMQ-SOMERVILLE 40.62 -74.67 963.4 29/2253 040/028 29/2205 030/048 29/1853 KTTN-TRENTON 40.28 -74.81 958.1 29/2253 070/033 29/2253 060/055 29/2306 KVAY-MOUNT HOLLY 39.95 -74.84 954.9 29/2254 020/033 29/2054 020/048 29/2108 KWRI-WRIGHTSTOWN 40.02 -74.60 953.4 29/2355 020/037 29/2055 010/060 29/1915 KWWD-WILDWOOD 39.01 -74.90 9999.0 010/024 29/0655 030/035 29/0115 KEWR-NEWARK 40.17 -74.17 965.3 29/2151 110/040 30/0351 090/068 29/2344 KSBY-SALISBURY 38.34 -75.50 967.2 29/2354 280/030 29/2033 290/048 29/2040 KOXB-OCEAN CITY MD 38.30 -75.12 963.4 29/2153 270/031 29/2206 280/050 29/2206 KLNS-LANCASTER 40.12 -76.30 960.1 30/0353 330/029 29/2353 330/045 29/2336 KPHL-PHILADELPHIA 39.89 -75.25 952.6 30/0132 030/038 30/0044 020/059 30/0001 REMARKS: NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 44009 38.46 -74.70 956.4 29/2050 280045 29/2050 280058 29/2050 UNKNOWN CMAN4-CAPE MAY 38.96 -74.96 953.8 29/2230 290/053 30/0000 290/065 30/0000 UNKNOWN MRCP1-MARCUS HOOK 39.81 -75.41 951.9 30/148 MMM/MMM I MMM/MMM I PHBP1-PHILADELPHIA 39.93 -75.14 952.0 30/0124 MMM/MMM I MMM/MMM I M NBLP1-NEWBOLD 40.13 -74.75 955.3 30/0024 MMM/034 30/0230 I MMM/051 30/0230 I M LWSD1-LEWES 38.78 -75.12 959.0 29/2212 290/046 29/2312 290/058 29/2312 M DELD1-DELAWARE CITY 39.58 -75.59 954.2 30/0136 170/022 30/0642 170/039 30/0642 M RDYD1-REEDY POINT 39.55 -75.57 954.5 30/0130 MMM/MMM I MMM/MMM I M SDHN4-SANDY HOOK 40.46 -74.01 961.0 29/2224 080/035 29/2224 080/056 29/2224 M SJSN4-SHIP JOHN 39.30 -75.38 953.0 29/2330 180/047 30/0448 180/056 29/2330 M TCBM2-TOLCHESTER BEACH 39.21 -76.25 961.3 30/0224 290/040 30/0224 290/052 30/0224 M ACMN4-ATLANTIC CITY MARINA 39.38 -74.42 945.6 29/2324 040/035 M I 040/067 M I M REMARKS: ALL WIND SPEEDS IN KNOTS. DATA FROM NDBC/NOS. C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0000 UTC OCT 29 UNTIL 2345 UTC OCT 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL LAT LON (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- EASTON TALBOT 12.49 40.68 -75.22 WILDWOOD CREST CAPE MAY 11.91 38.97 -74.84 REHOBOTH BEACH SUSSEX 10.60 38.71 -75.08 02 SE EASTON TALBOT 10.52 38.75 -76.05 NORTH WILDWOOD CAPE MAY 10.24 39.00 -74.80 GEORGETOWN SUSSEX 10.20 38.69 -75.39 01 SSW EASTON TALBOT 9.97 38.76 -76.07 GREENSBORO CAROLINE 9.93 38.97 -75.81 QUEENSTOWN QUEEN ANNE'S 9.89 38.98 -76.16 VIOLA KENT 9.69 39.04 -75.57 TRAPPE TALBOT 9.60 38.65 -76.06 MILFORD SUSSEX 9.55 38.91 -75.43 RIO GRANDE CAPE MAY 9.51 39.02 -74.88 DOVER KENT 9.38 39.15 -75.52 MILFORD SUSSEX 9.38 38.91 -75.43 WEST CAPE MAY CAPE MAY 9.37 38.94 -74.94 REHOBOTH BEACH SUSSEX 9.37 38.71 -75.08 ELLENDALE SUSSEX 9.33 38.80 -75.42 SELBYVILLE SUSSEX 9.28 38.45 -75.22 6 WNW DOVER KENT 9.14 40.91 -74.67 GREENWOOD SUSSEX 9.07 38.80 -75.59 DENTON CAROLINE 8.93 38.88 -75.82 SEAFORD SUSSEX 8.80 38.64 -75.62 HARRINGTON KENT 8.74 38.92 -75.57 01 SW EASTON TALBOT 8.50 38.76 -76.08 BRIDGEVILLE SUSSEX 8.48 38.74 -75.60 DOVER AFB KENT 8.47 39.15 -75.52 MILTON SUSSEX 8.30 38.77 -75.31 ATLANTIC CITY MARINA ATLANTIC 8.15 39.37 -74.45 2 SSE SEAFORD SUSSEX 8.14 38.08 -75.34 SMYRNA KENT 8.12 39.29 -75.61 CAPE MAY CAPE MAY 8.10 38.94 -74.91 DOVER KENT 7.98 39.15 -75.52 3 SSE SMYRNA KENT 7.96 39.25 -75.59 1 SW SEAFORD SUSSEX 7.95 38.63 -75.63 4 NE FELTON KENT 7.94 39.04 -75.52 GEORGETOWN SUSSEX 7.92 38.69 -75.39 VIOLA KENT 7.84 39.04 -75.57 BETHANY BEACH SUSSEX 7.83 38.53 -75.06 WOODBINE CAPE MAY 7.82 39.22 -74.81 ELLENDALE SUSSEX 7.80 38.80 -75.42 6 W GEORGETOWN SUSSEX 7.73 38.68 -75.50 CAPE MAY COURTHOUSE CAPE MAY 7.69 38.94 -74.91 4 SSW NEWARK NEW CASTLE 7.65 39.62 -75.78 LAUREL SUSSEX 7.62 38.55 -75.57 TOWNSEND NEW CASTLE 7.57 39.39 -75.69 SELBYVILLE SUSSEX 7.53 38.45 -75.22 3 WSW VINELAND CUMBERLAND 7.30 39.44 -75.05 NEWPORT CUMBERLAND 7.30 39.71 -75.61 GREENWOOD SUSSEX 7.18 38.80 -75.59 ESTELL MANOR ATLANTIC 7.06 39.35 -74.77 BRIDGEVILLE SUSSEX 6.92 38.74 -75.60 STEVENSVILLE QUEEN ANNE'S 6.77 38.99 -76.31 SEAFORD SUSSEX 6.48 38.64 -75.62 1 SSE MIDDLETOWN NEW CASTLE 6.44 39.43 -75.71 3 N STEVENSVILLE QUEEN ANNE'S 6.40 39.03 -76.31 WEST CHESTER CHESTER 6.18 39.95 -75.61 BARNEGAT OCEAN 6.14 39.75 -74.22 NEWARK AG FARM NEW CASTLE 6.12 39.67 -75.76 NEWARK NEW CASTLE 6.05 39.67 -75.76 ATGLEN CHESTER 6.00 39.94 -75.97 ELKTON CECIL 5.95 39.60 -75.82 KENNETT SQUARE CHESTER 5.93 39.84 -75.71 2 WNW NEWPORT NEW CASTLE 5.83 39.72 -75.64 ATLANTIC CITY AIRPORT ATLANTIC 5.80 39.37 -74.45 WEST CHESTER CHESTER 5.78 39.95 -75.61 7 NNW ELKTON CECIL 5.77 39.69 -75.87 MILLVILLE ARPT CUMBERLAND 5.77 39.39 -75.05 3 SE FOLSOM DELAWARE 5.74 39.85 -75.29 NEW CASTLE NEW CASTLE 5.73 39.66 -75.57 WILMINGTON NEW CASTLE 5.73 39.73 -75.53 KENNETT SQUARE CHESTER 5.68 39.84 -75.71 EXTON CHESTER 5.59 40.03 -75.63 WILMINGTON NEW CASTLE 5.52 39.73 -75.53 3 WSW HAMMONTON ATLANTIC 5.46 39.63 -74.82 2 S NEWARK NEW CASTLE 5.36 39.64 -75.76 PITMAN GLOUCESTER 5.31 39.73 -75.13 CLAYMONT NEW CASTLE 5.21 39.80 -75.46 WILMINGTON NEW CASTLE 5.20 39.73 -75.53 WEST GROVE CHESTER 5.12 39.82 -75.83 NEWARK NEW CASTLE 5.02 39.67 -75.76 MEDIA DELAWARE 5.02 39.91 -75.39 03 W WEST GROVE CHESTER 4.93 39.82 -75.89 01 E MALVERN CHESTER 4.73 40.03 -75.50 HONEY BROOK CHESTER 4.61 40.09 -75.91 WILMINGTON AIRPORT NEW CASTLE 4.60 39.73 -75.53 CENTREVILLE QUEEN ANNE'S 4.50 39.04 -76.06 2 WNW GLASSBORO GLOUCESTER 3.96 39.71 -75.15 LINDENWOLD CAMDEN 3.94 39.81 -74.99 1 WNW STRATFORD CAMDEN 3.93 39.83 -75.03 MOUNT EPHRAIM CAMDEN 3.84 39.88 -75.09 05 SW ALBURTIS BERKS 3.82 40.45 -75.67 2 SW BERLIN CAMDEN 3.75 39.77 -74.96 04 SW READING BERKS 3.70 40.29 -75.98 EGG HARBOR CITY ATLANTIC 3.35 39.56 -74.60 02 ESE FLEETWOOD BERKS 3.24 40.44 -75.79 01 N SINKING SPRING BERKS 3.16 40.33 -76.02 MEDFORD LAKES BURLINGTON 3.15 39.85 -74.81 PHOENIXVILLE CHESTER 3.15 40.13 -75.52 PENNSAUKEN CAMDEN 2.94 39.96 -75.06 HAMBURG BERKS 2.83 40.55 -75.98 MOUNT HOLLY AIRPORT BURLINGTON 2.75 39.99 -74.79 WENONAH GLOUCESTER 2.65 39.79 -75.15 MCGUIRE AFB BURLINGTON 2.57 40.04 -74.58 HIGHTSTOWN MERCER 2.43 40.26 -74.53 MOUNT HOLLY WFO BURLINGTON 2.42 39.99 -74.79 RIEGELSVILLE BUCKS 2.40 40.59 -75.20 SELLERSVILLE BUCKS 2.38 40.36 -75.31 HILLTOWN BUCKS M 2.32 40.33 -75.23 READING AIRPORT BERKS 2.32 40.33 -75.93 03 WSW BOWMANSTOWN CARBON 2.18 40.78 -75.71 ASBURY PARK MONMOUTH 2.12 40.22 -74.01 01 NNE JIM THORPE CARBON 1.95 40.88 -75.73 2 E FLEMINGTON HUNTERDON 1.86 40.50 -74.82 FLEMINGTON HUNTERDON 1.86 40.50 -74.86 TRENTON AIRPORT MERCER 1.75 40.22 -74.76 1 W LONG BRANCH MONMOUTH 1.61 40.29 -74.01 BELVIDERE WARREN 1.55 40.82 -75.07 MANASQUAN MONMOUTH 1.47 40.11 -74.04 04 NE PALMERTON CARBON 1.42 40.84 -75.56 DOYLESTOWN AIRPORT BUCKS 1.34 40.31 -75.13 ALLENTOWN AIRPORT LEHIGH 1.25 40.59 -75.48 MOUNT POCONO AIRPORT MONROE 1.25 41.12 -75.36 LEHIGHTON CARBON 1.14 40.83 -75.72 BOONTON MORRIS 1.12 40.90 -74.41 SUSSEX SUSSEX 1.09 41.20 -74.61 FAIR HAVEN MONMOUTH 1.01 40.36 -74.04 SUSSEX AIRPORT SUSSEX 0.86 41.20 -74.61 CHESTER MORRIS 0.80 40.78 -74.69 REMARKS: THANKS TO NJWXNET,DEOS,COCORAHS,TRAINED SPOTTERS, TEXAS TECH HURRICANE RESEARCH TEAM AND OTHERS FOR PROVIDING THESE REPORTS. THANKS TO DEKEIDRIA JACKSON (STUDENT) FOR HELP WITH DATA ENTRY. D. INLAND FLOODING... --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW CASTLE...AT COOCHS BRIDGE THE CREST WAS 12.35 FEET WHICH WAS 1.85 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND OCCURRED AT 2330 Z ON THE 29TH. CHESTER... THE OBSERVED CREST AT CHADDS FORD WAS 3.3 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 9.0 FEET WHICH OCCURRED AT 0821Z ON THE 30TH. NEW CASTLE... AT WILMINGTON THE CREST WAS 16.69 FEET WHICH WAS .19 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THIS OCCURRED AT 1200Z ON THE 30TH. CHESTER...THE RIVER POINT AT CHESTER CRESTED AT 10.54 FEET WHICH WAS 2.54 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND OCCURED AT 0030 Z ON THE 30TH. NEW CASTLE...AT NEWARK THE RIVER STAGE WAS 15.28 FEET WHICH WAS 4.98 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND OCCURRED 0015Z ON THE 30TH. --------------------------------------------------------------------- E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING G --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY CITY/TOWN SURGE TIDE DATE/ BEACH OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION --------------------------------------------------------------------- MONMOUTH SANDY HOOK 8.64 13.31 29/2336 MAJOR ATLANTIC ATLANTIC CITY 4.82 8.90 30/0024 MAJOR CAPE MAY CAPE MAY 3.51 8.91 29/1300 MAJOR SUSSEX LEWES 3.86 8.71 29/1300 UNKNOWN NEW CASTLE REEDY POINT 5.06 9.10 30/0554 UNKNOWN PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA 5.36 10.62 30/0406 UNKNOWN DORCHESTER CAMBRIDGE 2.47 4.55 29/1730 UNKNOWN KENT TOLCHESTER BEAC 3.44 4.79 30/1124 UNKNOWN REMARKS: THE READING AT SANDY HOOK IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL RECORDED UNTIL THE GAUGE STOPPED RECORDING. CAMBRIDGE BORDERS WFO WAKEFIELD. F. TORNADOES... --------------------------------------------------------------------- (DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY DATE/ EF SCALE LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN) DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY... --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- BERKS 1 0 0 TREE DOWN ON HOUSE IN OLEY. TREES UPROOTED IN WYOMISSING. HUNTERDON 0 0 0 TREES DOWN, SHINGKLES BLOWN OFF ROOF, TRANSFORMER FIRES. MERCER 0 0 0 DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND ROOFS. MIDDLESEX 0 0 0 WIDESPREAD COASTAL FLOODING WITH WATER RESCUES IN PROGRESS. TREES DOWN AS WELL. CARBON 0 0 0 TREES DOWN AND FLOODING BUCKS 0 0 0 TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN MONROE 0 0 0 TREES DOWN ON HOMES AND POWER LINES. LEHIGH 0 0 0 HOUSE DAMAGE FROM LARGE TREE AND SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN IN ANCIENT OAKS. NORTHHAMPTON 0 0 0 TREE SNAPPED AND BLOCKED ON LINCOLN AVE AND SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS. PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 ABOUT 100 TREES DOWN BURLINGTON 0 0 0 TRRES DOWN WITH POWER FLASHES IN DISTANCE. SEVERAL ROADS BLOCKED OFF DUE TO DOWNED TREES. OCEAN 0 0 M TRRES DOWN, COASTAL EVACUATIONS WERE ORDERED. MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING. DELAWARE 0 0 0 TREES DOWN SOMERSET 0 0 0 TREES DOWN. MONMOUTH 0 0 M TREES DOWN. EVACUATIONS ORDERED. MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING AND DAMAGE. ATLANTIC 0 0 M MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING AND DAMAGE. COASTAL EVACUATIONS WERE ORDERED. CAPE MAY 0 0 M COASTAL FLOODING. EVACUATIONS ORDERED. $$ Legend: I-Incomplete Data E-Estimated GAINES/KLINE