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THE SANDY STORY…IN BRIEF NJAFM ANNUAL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 16, 2013 - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

THE SANDY STORY…IN BRIEF NJAFM ANNUAL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 16, 2013 - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ. Mark N. Mauriello NJAFM Past Chair. COASTAL STORM HAZARD VULNERABILITY FACTORS. SEA LEVEL RISE EXPANDING FLOOD HAZARD AREAS INCREASING FLOOD HEIGHTS NEGATIVE SEDIMENT BUDGETS

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THE SANDY STORY…IN BRIEF NJAFM ANNUAL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 16, 2013 - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

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  1. THESANDY STORY…IN BRIEF NJAFM ANNUAL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 16, 2013 - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Mark N. Mauriello NJAFM Past Chair

  2. COASTAL STORM HAZARDVULNERABILITY FACTORS • SEA LEVEL RISE • EXPANDING FLOOD HAZARD AREAS • INCREASING FLOOD HEIGHTS • NEGATIVE SEDIMENT BUDGETS • DEVELOPMENT DENSITY…LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTIES AT RISK • NATURAL RESOURCE IMPAIRMENTS • EXTREME WEATHER

  3. NJ MEAN SEA LEVEL TRENDS1.3 FOOT RISE/100 YEARS

  4. SEA LEVEL RISE SCENARIOS USACE 2011: Sea-Level Change Considerations for Civil Works Programs NOAA 2012: Global Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States National Climate Assessment

  5. INCREASING FLOOD HAZARDS

  6. NEGATIVE SEDIMENT BUDGETSCHRONIC SHORELINE EROSION & RETREAT SEA ISLE CITY MONMOUTH BEACH

  7. VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES NJ LANDSAT LAND USE/LAND COVER

  8. USACE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

  9. OCTOBER 26, 2012

  10. SANDY DYNAMICS

  11. OCTOBER 29, 2012

  12. STORM TRACK (NOAA, 2012)

  13. ANATOMY OF A STORM TIDE

  14. SANDY…BY THE NUMBERS • Record Low Barometric Pressure: 940 Millibars (1,013.25 Normal)/27.76 Inches (29.92 Normal) • Record Storm Surge: 13.9 Feet in Lower Manhattan; >13.5 Feet at Sandy Hook (1,000-year storm/0.001%) • Record Wave Height in NY Harbor: 32.5 feet • Landfall Coincided With High Tide and Full Moon • Wind Field Diameter: 1,000 Miles • Damage Estimate: > $71 Billion •  Second Costliest US Hurricane (Katrina #1)

  15. INUNDATION LEVELS (USGS, 2012)

  16. SURGE AND WAVE DAMAGES

  17. COASTAL A ZONE DAMAGES

  18. BAY FLOODING

  19. BEACH AND DUNE EROSION

  20. ROADWAY DAMAGES

  21. DEBRIS MANAGEMENT

  22. POWER DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE

  23. POWER OUTAGE: 7.2M CUSTOMERS

  24. THE MORNING AFTER…

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