What was the size of Hurricane Irene?
510 miles
The distance from Augusta, Maine to Miami, Florida is 1662.55 miles. Hurricane Irene’s tropical storm-force winds extend 255 miles from the center making Irene 510 miles in diameter, almost one-third the size of the U.S. Hurricane-force winds extend 70 miles from the center, or 140 miles in diameter.
What was the lowest air pressure recorded in Irene?
The lowest pressure observed with the landfall of Irene was at Beaufort (Figure 7) with 28.11 inches of mercury or around 951 millibars at 8:56 AM.
Why was the storm surge in sandy higher than normal predicted?
Not the first flood In contrast, Sandy’s larger surge is a result of the post-tropical cyclone’s track, which saw the superstorm turn in to and then smash the coast of New Jersey, pushing a punishing wall of water in front of it into the Garden State’s coast as well as north into New York Harbor.
What was the highest category hurricane Irene reached?
Hurricane Irene
| Category 3 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Irene at peak intensity over the southern Bahamas on August 24 | |
| (Extratropical after August 28) | |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 120 mph (195 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 942 mbar (hPa); 27.82 inHg |
What was the highest category Hurricane Irene reached?
When was Hurricane Irene in CT?
August 28, 2011
By the time she reached the shores of Connecticut on Sunday August 28, 2011, Irene had been downgraded from a Category 1 Hurricane to a Tropical Storm.
Why was Hurricane Sandy so destructive?
Sandy wasn’t getting its energy from warm water below like a normal hurricane, but being fueled from above. The size was “one of the biggest factors in the unusually large amount of surge in the New Jersey and New York coastline,” said Jamie Rhome, the hurricane center’s chief for storm surge.
What made Sandy so bad?
Sandy is arriving during high tides. So the “life-threatening” storm surge caused by Sandy’s winds is likely to coincide with several very high tides. Forecasters say in some places, the combined effect could push tidal waters 11 feet higher than normal — a level usually associated with much more powerful storms.
