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HURRICANE SANDY 2012
Sabrina Merdita
Psychology
College of Arts and
Sciences
WHAT IS A HURRICANE?
• A tropical cyclone resulting from low pressure system
• Form over tropical or subtropical water
• 74 mph and above
• Categorized using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
• Typically 600 km wide
• Can last several days to a
week or more
HOW DOES A HURRICANE FORM?
• Release of latent heat
supplied by evaporation
• Warm air rises creating
low pressure
• Warm air replaced by
cooler air
• Thunderstorms & rain
• Tropical depressiontropical storm-hurricane
• As system moves, clouds
expand
HURRICANE SANDY 2012
TIMELINE
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Originated in the Caribbean October 22nd
Developed into a category 1 hurricane the 23rd
Made landfall in Jamaica the 24th
Landed in Cuba as a category 3 and moved on to Haiti on the 25th
Several states along the coast declare a state of emergency- 26-28th
Transportation suspended, flights cancelled, some evacuations
• Approaches land as a category 2 and winds spread out up to 175
miles from the eye
• Extra-tropical cyclone
• Hits New Jersey late night on the 29th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QkBtxiowiA
NEW JERSEY
• Mandatory evacuations for all barrier islands and other
residential areas
• Obama signed an emergency declaration
• Storm made landfall on the 29th
• 37 fatalities
• Cleaning up would cost upwards of $37 billion
• Approximately 350,000 houses and businesses
destroyed/damaged
• Jersey Shore and Barrier Islands hit the hardest
NEW YORK
• Voluntary and mandatory evacuations issued in surge zone
areas
• Subways and bus systems were suspended
• Highest recorded wind gust: 90 mph
• Storm surges of about 14 ft
• Schools remained closed through Nov 2nd
• Estimated damage was $33 billion
• 48 fatalities in the city
RECORDS & EFFECTS
• Lowest barometric pressure ever recorded for an Atlantic
Storm to make landfall north of Cape Hatteras, NC
• Record storm surge of water into NYC
• Battery Park 13.88 ft
• Harbor 32.5 ft
• Second largest Atlantic storm behind Olga in 2001
• 8.5 million without power over 15 states
• Total damage costs exceeded $60 billion dollars
PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS
• Hard to determine
• Depends on personal experience
• Gallup-Healthways poll conducted one year after
• NY, NJ, CT- 25% increase in diagnosis of depression
• Acute stress disorder
• Life threatening situations may lead to PTSD or major
depressive disorder
• Mental health often overlooked
SUMMARY
• Hurricanes form over warm water and from low pressure
• Saffir-Simpson Scale
• Hurricane Sandy was extremely costly and caused much
damage
• Widespread impact
• One of the largest Atlantic storms in history
• New Jersey and New York were hit hardest
• Severe weather can have psychological effects
QUESTIONS?
SOURCES
• http://wx.db.erau.edu/faculty/mullerb/Wx365/Hurricanes/hurricanes.html
• http://eschooltoday.com/natural-disasters/hurricanes/important-hurricane-words.html
• http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/13/world/americas/hurricane-sandy-fast-facts/
• http://www.dividedstates.com/new-jersey-damage-hurricane-sandy-photos/
• http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/30/14809600-hurricane-sandy-leaves-surreal-scenes-in-its-wake
• http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/11/6538894/32-fatalities-hurricane-sandy-new-york-city-and-stillcounting
• http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/83043_Page2.html
• http://www.wjla.com/pictures/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-photos-new-york-new-jersey-damaged-flooded-by-mammothstorm/ground-zero-inundated-27198-1876.html
• http://wx.db.erau.edu/faculty/mullerb/Wx365/Hurricanes/hurricanes.html
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• http://weatherwonderland.blogspot.com/2012/10/extra-tropical-storm-sandy.html