Hurricane Sandy

This week we focused our study on the natural hazard of hurricanes, specifically Hurricane Sandy which struck the eastern seaboard of New Jersey and New York City on October 29, 2012.  Hurricane Sandy, while only a Category 1 hurricane, was a very large storm.  At its maximum size, it reached across 870 nautical miles (1.15 nautical miles = 1 mile).  My first map this week shows the path that Tropical Storm/Hurricane Sandy took from its formation in the Caribbean Sea to its landfall on the eastern seaboard.

My second map this week shows a before and after section of Toms River Township, NJ.  Damage assessment was determined using the Swipe tool in ArcMap.