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64-590: On March 4, 1962, a large low-pressure area developed along a cold front off the southeast coast of the United States, with several ill-defined circulation centers. At the same time, a large ridge was over Atlantic Canada , and a powerful upper-level low was over the Ohio Valley . The upper-level low reached the North Carolina coast on March 6, which aided in the intensification of

128-550: A barge and an oyster boat sank. Little precipitation occurred in New England, and the Weather Bureau referred to the storm as a "dry nor'easter". Flights in and around the region were canceled during the storm. Damage in New England was estimated at $ 1.3 million. Extensive damage to trees and structures and beach erosion was also reported along the southern New England coast. Although much diminished after crossing

192-583: A city record at the time. In Norfolk, Virginia , the storm produced the third highest tide on record, and highest unrelated to a tropical cyclone, reaching 8.2 ft (2.5 m). The tides flooded thousands of cars and damaged thousands of houses, especially near the coast. Wind gusts in the Hampton Roads area reached 65 mph (105 km/h), although even stronger winds occurred over Chesapeake Bay , reaching 80 mph (130 km/h) gusts and producing 50 ft (15 m) waves. Construction of

256-413: A depth of at least 50 m (160 ft); waters of this temperature cause the overlying atmosphere to be unstable enough to sustain convection and thunderstorms. Another factor is rapid cooling with height, which allows the release of the heat of condensation that powers a tropical cyclone. High humidity is needed, especially in the lower-to-mid troposphere ; when there is a great deal of moisture in

320-634: A passing cruise ship and the Navy . Two ships – one off Cape Hatteras and another east of Virginia – sustained damage to their rudders . A 50 ft (15 m) wave damaged the Chesapeake lightship east of Cape Henry, Virginia ; the lightship had to evacuate, and the Coast Guard sent another ship in its place. Two freighters were washed ashore New Jersey, and two fishing trawlers with nine people on board went missing. The weather system in

384-693: A state of emergency for the Hampton Roads area and the Eastern Shore. President John F. Kennedy declared a disaster area for the affected areas in New Jersey. Following the storm, the police and National Guard patrolled the damaged barrier islands to keep order. Shore towns cleared sand and restored road access ahead of the summer tourist season. The Army Corps of Engineers made emergency beach replenishments to shore towns to protect from further storms. Some 5,000 private lots comprising what

448-522: Is a storm that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and northeastern Pacific Ocean , a typhoon occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, and a tropical cyclone occurs in the south Pacific or Indian Ocean . Friction with land slows down the wind flowing into low-pressure systems and causes wind to flow more inward, or flowing more ageostrophically , toward their centers. Tornadoes are often too small, and of too short duration, to be influenced by

512-535: Is characterized by the development of lower air pressure over the warmest part of the various continents. The large-scale thermal lows over continents help create pressure gradients which drive monsoon circulations. In the southern hemisphere, the monsoon trough associated with the Australian monsoon reaches its most southerly latitude in February, oriented along a west-northwest/east-southeast axis. Many of

576-416: Is initially accelerated from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. This is due to density (or temperature and moisture) differences between two air masses . Since stronger high-pressure systems contain cooler or drier air, the air mass is denser and flows towards areas that are warm or moist, which are in the vicinity of low-pressure areas in advance of their associated cold fronts . The stronger

640-728: Is land and 6.4 square miles (16.5 km ), or 33.72%, is water. Known to Charleston locals as "the Edge of America", Folly Beach is home to numerous surf spots, the most popular being the Washout, 10th Street and the Folly Beach Pier. Despite its usually calm conditions, Folly Beach has gained prominence as one of the more popular surf spots along the East Coast. Folly Beach is an eclectic beach community with surf shops, restaurants, gift shops, offices, and bars along Center Street;

704-462: Is lower than that of surrounding locations. Low-pressure areas are commonly associated with inclement weather (such as cloudy, windy, with possible rain or storms), while high-pressure areas are associated with lighter winds and clear skies. Winds circle anti-clockwise around lows in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise in the southern hemisphere, due to opposing Coriolis forces . Low-pressure systems form under areas of wind divergence that occur in

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768-507: Is now National Park Service land on Assateague Island had been zoned and sold for resort development. The Ash Wednesday Storm halted the plans for development, as it destroyed the few existing structures on the island and ripped roads apart. Instead, in 1965, Assateague Island National Seashore was designated by the National Park Service . Shortly after the storm subsided, Misty , the famous horse from Chincoteague who spent

832-661: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel was disrupted when the waves knocked over the world's largest pile driver , which stood on four 100 ft (30 m) legs. The $ 1.5 million machine was buried in sand, and the two workers on board were rescued by helicopter. Along the Eastern Shore of Virginia , high waves damaged installations at the Wallops Flight Facility , causing a million dollars in damage. Thousands of people had to be evacuated to

896-572: The Hadley cell circulation. Monsoon troughing in the western Pacific reaches its zenith in latitude during the late summer when the wintertime surface ridge in the opposite hemisphere is the strongest. It can reach as far as the 40th parallel in East Asia during August and 20th parallel in Australia during February. Its poleward progression is accelerated by the onset of the summer monsoon which

960-644: The National Register of Historic Places . Folly Beach is 11 miles (18 km) south of downtown Charleston at 32°39′58″N 79°56′21″W  /  32.66611°N 79.93917°W  / 32.66611; -79.93917 (32.666152, -79.939213), along the Atlantic Ocean. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 18.9 square miles (48.9 km ), of which 12.5 square miles (32.4 km )

1024-753: The Southern Hemisphere shows that between the 30th and 70th parallels there are an average of 37 cyclones in existence during any 6-hour period. A separate study in the Northern Hemisphere suggests that approximately 234 significant extratropical cyclones form each winter. In Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the Netherlands, recurring extratropical low-pressure weather systems are typically known as depressions. These tend to bring wet weather throughout

1088-477: The Atlantic Ocean, building the height of the waves as high as 30 ft (9.1 m). Storm conditions diminished along the coast on March 9. The storm was unusual because of its slow movement, contrary to typical nor'easters . In most areas, the storm peak occurred on March 7, which was the Christian holiday of Ash Wednesday , the first day of Lent that year. Outer Banks writer Aycock Brown named

1152-607: The Atlantic, the Ash Wednesday Storm system was still able to cause significant damage on its landfall in south-west England. On 13th March the seafront at Penzance , Cornwall was destroyed by waves generated by the storm, with extensive damage in other settlements nearby. After the storm, stranded residents in the Outer Banks had food and emergency supplies delivered by ferry. The governor of Virginia declared

1216-858: The Coriolis force, but may be so-influenced when arising from a low-pressure system. Folly Beach, South Carolina Folly Beach is a public city on Folly Island in Charleston County , South Carolina , United States. The population was 2,617 at the 2010 census, up from 2,116 in 2000. Folly Beach is within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Areas. The Folly North Site (38CH1213) and Secessionville Historic District are listed on

1280-544: The Currituck Outer Banks, as result of exposure to the elements. Several temporary inlets opened, including old Currituck Inlet, which hadn't opened since a September 1933 hurricane. Heavy snowfall occurred in North Carolina and into Virginia, reaching 42 in (110 cm) in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia. Winchester, Virginia reported 23 in (58 cm) of snowfall,

1344-499: The United States coastline," with damage estimated at $ 200 million. The storm destroyed 1,793 houses, and damaged another 16,782. According to the American Red Cross , the storm killed 40 people in the United States, with 1,252 injured. At the same time of the storm reaching its maturity, the moon was at its perigee – its closest point to Earth during its 28-day elliptical orbit – while

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1408-426: The age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.8% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.51. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 10.9% under

1472-464: The age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 46,935, and the median income for a family was $ 66,058. Males had a median income of $ 76,014 versus $ 33,450 for females. The per capita income for

1536-466: The air temperature drops below the dew point as it rises, the cloudy skies typical of low-pressure areas act to dampen diurnal temperature extremes . Since clouds reflect sunlight , incoming shortwave solar radiation decreases, which causes lower temperatures during the day. At night the absorptive effect of clouds on outgoing longwave radiation , such as heat energy from the surface, allows for warmer night-time minimums in all seasons. The stronger

1600-651: The area of low pressure, the stronger the winds experienced in its vicinity. Globally, low-pressure systems are most frequently located over the Tibetan Plateau and in the lee of the Rocky Mountains . In Europe (particularly in the British Isles and Netherlands ), recurring low-pressure weather systems are typically known as "low levels". Cyclogenesis is the development and strengthening of cyclonic circulations, or low-pressure areas, within

1664-705: The atmosphere, conditions are more favorable for disturbances to develop. Low amounts of wind shear are needed, as high shear is disruptive to the storm's circulation. Lastly, a formative tropical cyclone needs a pre-existing system of disturbed weather, although without a circulation no cyclonic development will take place. Mesocyclones form as warm core cyclones over land, and can lead to tornado formation. Waterspouts can also form from mesocyclones, but more often develop from environments of high instability and low vertical wind shear . In deserts , lack of ground and plant moisture that would normally provide evaporative cooling can lead to intense, rapid solar heating of

1728-407: The atmosphere. Cyclogenesis is the opposite of cyclolysis , and has an anticyclonic (high-pressure system) equivalent which deals with the formation of high-pressure areas — anticyclogenesis . Cyclogenesis is an umbrella term for several different processes, all of which result in the development of some sort of cyclone . Meteorologists use the term "cyclone" where circular pressure systems flow in

1792-614: The boardwalk and beach front homes. The flow of water flooded waterfront areas of Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey . The Weather Bureau forecast for Atlantic City failed to anticipate the severity of the storm, and there was little warning for the flooding along the coasts. High waves battered the Jersey Shore and the Delaware Bay, along with strong wind gusts, reaching 73 mph (117 km/h) in Long Branch . Damage

1856-608: The city was $ 30,493. About 4.6% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over. The city is run by an elected strong mayor-council government system. Tim Goodwin DJ Rich, Katherine Houghton, E.D., William Farley, Billy Grooms, Eddie Ellis, and Chris Bizzell In 2006, the city's residents voted against Amendment 1 , which sought to ban same-sex marriage in South Carolina. Statewide,

1920-475: The city. The population density was 172.7 inhabitants per square mile (66.7/km ). There were 1,747 housing units at an average density of 142.5 per square mile (55.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% White , 0.8% African American , 0.5% Native American , 0.2% Asian , 0.5% from other races , and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 1,060 households, out of which 13.0% had children under

1984-475: The coast, causing significant damage to seaside resorts . Farther inland, the floods killed over 1.2 million broiler chickens and many incubating eggs due to power outages. Saltwater intrusion damaged fields in northern Delaware. At the Delaware Breakwater , winds reached 72 mph (116 km/h), and the highest tide was 9.3 ft (2.8 m) above normal before the tidal gauge failed;

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2048-507: The coastal storm as the "Ash Wednesday Storm." In their Mariners Weather Log summary, the U.S. Weather Bureau referred to the weather system as the "Great Atlantic Coastal Storm." The storm is also known as the "Five High Storm" because it lingered off the Atlantic Coast of the northeast United States over a period of five high tides. The Weather Bureau described the storm as "one of the most damaging extratropical cyclones to hit

2112-405: The difference between temperatures aloft and sea surface temperatures is the greatest. However, each particular basin has its own seasonal patterns. On a worldwide scale, May is the least active month while September is the most active month. Nearly one-third of the world's tropical cyclones form within the western Pacific Ocean, making it the most active tropical cyclone basin on Earth . Wind

2176-484: The direction of the Earth's rotation, which normally coincides with areas of low pressure. The largest low-pressure systems are cold-core polar cyclones and extratropical cyclones which lie on the synoptic scale . Warm-core cyclones such as tropical cyclones, mesocyclones , and polar lows lie within the smaller mesoscale . Subtropical cyclones are of intermediate size. Cyclogenesis can occur at various scales, from

2240-620: The floods subsided. There 14 fatalities, as well as 12 people missing and presumed killed. Avalon, New Jersey lost 6 blocks. In New York, high waves and tides affected Long Island and the New York metro . Willets Point reported a high tide of 8.6 ft (2.6 m) before the gauge failed. Waves up to 20 ft (6.1 m) in height washed away about 100 houses in the state, including 35 on Fire Island , and flooded coastal roads, forcing families to evacuate. The Battery reported wind gusts of 56 mph (90 km/h) during

2304-591: The force of gravity packing the air close to the ground. Thermal lows form due to localized heating caused by greater solar incidence over deserts and other land masses. Since localized areas of warm air are less dense than their surroundings, this warmer air rises, which lowers atmospheric pressure near that portion of the Earth 's surface. Large-scale thermal lows over continents help drive monsoon circulations. Low-pressure areas can also form due to organized thunderstorm activity over warm water. When this occurs over

2368-507: The frontal system, reaching a minimum barometric pressure of 979 mbar (28.9 inHg). From March 6–8, the storm drifted northeastward, but the ridge blocked quicker movement blocked by the ridge. The storm and ridge interaction produced a steep pressure gradient that produced hurricane-force wind gusts along the Mid-Atlantic coast . The storm also produced a 600 mi (970 km) long fetch of flow of winds from

2432-578: The high tide was estimated at 11 ft (3.4 m). Damage in the region was estimated at $ 50 million, and ten people were killed – seven fatalities were in Delaware and the other three were in Maryland. Farther north, 7.6 m (25 ft) waves struck Ocean City, Maryland and the resort developments beginning on Assateague Island were destroyed. Waves more than 12 m (39 ft) high occurred at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware destroying

2496-405: The high waves. The British vessel Arthur Albright was blown ashore at Port Tampa, Florida . About 200 mi (320 km) southeast of Charleston, three people were rescued when the yacht Guinevere sank during the storm. Offshore Cape Hatteras, a 500 ft (150 m) tanker broke in two; one member of the crew died while attempting to launch lifeboats, but the remaining crew were rescued by

2560-545: The land cools off quickly, but the ocean keeps the heat longer due to its higher specific heat. The hot air over the ocean rises, creating a low-pressure area and a breeze from land to ocean while a large area of drying high pressure is formed over the land, increased by wintertime cooling. Monsoons resemble sea and land breezes , terms usually referring to the localized, diurnal (daily) cycle of circulation near coastlines everywhere, but they are much larger in scale - also stronger and seasonal. Large polar cyclones help determine

2624-403: The land, bringing the moist near-surface air over the oceans with it. Similar rainfall is caused by the moist ocean-air being lifted upwards by mountains , surface heating, convergence at the surface, divergence aloft, or from storm-produced outflows at the surface. However the lifting occurs, the air cools due to expansion in lower pressure, which in turn produces condensation . In winter,

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2688-737: The local pony made famous by Marguerite Henry 's award-winning children's book Misty of Chincoteague and the 1961 movie Misty , survived by being brought inside a house. Damage throughout Virginia reached over $ 30 million, with half in Virginia Beach , and there were five deaths in the state. Along the Eastern Shore of Maryland and in eastern Delaware, the high waves eroded beaches and damaged boardwalks. In Ocean City, Maryland , wind gusts reached 64 mph (103 km/h), while tides were estimated at 5 to 6 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m) above normal. The tides washed away dunes and beaches. Flooding closed down roads and entered houses along

2752-407: The lower layers of air. The hot air is less dense than surrounding cooler air. This, combined with the rising of the hot air, results in a low-pressure area called a thermal low . Monsoon circulations are caused by thermal lows which form over large areas of land and their strength is driven by how land heats more quickly than the surrounding nearby ocean. This generates a steady wind blowing toward

2816-424: The main road and gateway to the community. Endangered North Atlantic right whales , the state animal of Georgia and South Carolina , migrate along the coast during the migration seasons. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 2,078 people, 1,401 households, and 716 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2019, there were 2,660 people, 1,060 households, and 489 families residing in

2880-623: The mainland during the storm. At the Town of Chincoteague on Virginia's Eastern Shore near the border with Maryland , six feet (1.8 m) of water covered parts of Main Street, and most of the island was flooded to various depths; the storm damaged boats and homes and also killed several livestock. On adjacent Assateague Island , the Chincoteague Fire Company lost a portion of its herd of wild Chincoteague Ponies , but Misty ,

2944-581: The measure passed by 78% to 22%, but the voters of Folly Beach rejected it by a vote of 503 (49%) to 528 (51%). The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) operates numerous facilities in Charleston County. In Folly Beach, the county operates Folly Beach County Park, Folly Beach Fishing Pier and the Folly River Boat Landing. There is one school district in the county, Charleston County School District . It

3008-531: The microscale to the synoptic scale. Larger-scale troughs, also called Rossby waves, are synoptic in scale. Shortwave troughs embedded within the flow around larger scale troughs are smaller in scale, or mesoscale in nature. Both Rossby waves and shortwaves embedded within the flow around Rossby waves migrate equatorward of the polar cyclones located in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. All share one important aspect, that of upward vertical motion within

3072-471: The moon was also in alignment with the sun and moon, a set of conditions known as the Perigean spring tide . High tides lasted over five successive high tides. The large storm dropped heavy snowfall as far south as Alabama, with the heaviest accumulations in western Virginia and Maryland. Little precipitation occurred to the storm's north over New England. During the storm, several ships came into danger amid

3136-423: The northern hemisphere (as the wind moves inward and is deflected right from the center of high pressure) and clockwise circulation in the southern hemisphere (as the wind moves inward and is deflected left from the center of high pressure). A tropical cyclone differs from a hurricane or typhoon based only on geographic location. A tropical cyclone is fundamentally different from a mid-latitude cyclone. A hurricane

3200-722: The ocean areas poleward of the main polar front in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. They are part of the larger class of mesoscale weather-systems. Polar lows can be difficult to detect using conventional weather reports and are a hazard to high-latitude operations, such as shipping and offshore platforms . They are vigorous systems that have near-surface winds of at least 17 metres per second (38 mph). Tropical cyclones form due to latent heat driven by significant thunderstorm activity, and are warm-core with well-defined circulations. Certain criteria need to be met for their formation. In most situations, water temperatures of at least 26.5 °C (79.7 °F) are needed down to

3264-414: The pressure difference, or pressure gradient , between a high-pressure system and a low-pressure system, the stronger the wind. Thus, stronger areas of low pressure are associated with stronger winds. The Coriolis force caused by the Earth 's rotation is what gives winds around low-pressure areas (such as in hurricanes , cyclones , and typhoons ) their counter-clockwise (anticlockwise) circulation in

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3328-555: The southeastern United States dropped snow as far south as Alabama. Cold, northerly winds first affected Florida on March 5, with peak gusts of 42 mph (68 km/h) in Daytona Beach . Tides reached 6.5 ft (2.0 m) above normal in Vero Beach . The high tides caused minor beach erosion and extensive drifting of sand. Flooding entered oceanfront properties, damaging docks, streets, and cabanas. Monetary damage

3392-583: The steering of systems moving through the mid-latitudes, south of the Arctic and north of the Antarctic . The Arctic oscillation provides an index used to gauge the magnitude of this effect in the Northern Hemisphere. Extratropical cyclones tend to form east of climatological trough positions aloft near the east coast of continents, or west side of oceans. A study of extratropical cyclones in

3456-465: The storm in the family's kitchen (her barn was flooded) gave birth to a foal . The family named her "Stormy," laying the basis for another book in Marguerite Henry 's award-winning Misty of Chincoteague series. The new book was named Stormy, Misty's Foal . Low-pressure area In meteorology , a low-pressure area , low area or low is a region where the atmospheric pressure

3520-713: The storm. The winds knocked down power lines, trees, and signs. Damage in New York was estimated at over $ 10 million. High winds and waves affected southern New England, with a peak wind gust of 84 mph (135 km/h) on Block Island, Rhode Island ; the same station recorded sustained winds of 76 mph (122 km/h). The highest tide in New England was 13.5 ft (4.1 m) in Boston, Massachusetts . High waves flooded coastal and low-lying areas, inundating roads and houses' cellars, and washing over seawalls as far north as Portland, Maine . Near New Haven, Connecticut ,

3584-672: The tropics in concert with the Intertropical Convergence Zone , it is known as a monsoon trough . Monsoon troughs reach their northerly extent in August and their southerly extent in February. When a convective low acquires a well-hot circulation in the tropics it is termed a tropical cyclone . Tropical cyclones can form during any month of the year globally but can occur in either the northern or southern hemisphere during December. Atmospheric lift will also generally produce cloud cover through adiabatic cooling once

3648-407: The troposphere. Such upward motions decrease the mass of local atmospheric columns of air, which lowers surface pressure. Extratropical cyclones form as waves along weather fronts due to a passing by shortwave aloft or upper-level jet streak before occluding later in their life cycle as cold-core cyclones. Polar lows are small-scale, short-lived atmospheric low-pressure systems that occur over

3712-418: The upper levels of the atmosphere (aloft). The formation process of a low-pressure area is known as cyclogenesis . In meteorology , atmospheric divergence aloft occurs in two kinds of places: Diverging winds aloft, ahead of these troughs, cause atmospheric lift within the troposphere below as air flows upwards away from the surface, which lowers surface pressures as this upward motion partially counteracts

3776-682: The waves knocked a 100 ft (30 m) barge into Steel Pier , which washed out a quarter-mile section, including the tank used for the diving horse . Also lost was the wave sensor, which last reported a tide of 6.9 ft (2.1 m) on March 6. The estimated high tide was 10 ft (3.0 m) above normal. Stranded residents along the coast attempted to evacuate by boat, but were impeded by icy waters. About 2,000 people were evacuated by army trucks and helicopters. Boardwalks were damaged in several towns, and rail lines were shut down. The high tides cut power and phone lines, which sparked fires that were unable to be reached by fire trucks until

3840-470: The world's rainforests are associated with these climatological low-pressure systems. Tropical cyclones generally need to form more than 555 km (345 mi) or poleward of the 5th parallel north and 5th parallel south , allowing the Coriolis effect to deflect winds blowing towards the low-pressure center and creating a circulation. Worldwide, tropical cyclone activity peaks in late summer, when

3904-724: The year. Thermal lows also occur during the summer over continental areas across the subtropics - such as the Sonoran Desert , the Mexican Plateau , the Sahara , South America , and Southeast Asia. The lows are most commonly located over the Tibetan Plateau and in the lee of the Rocky Mountains. Elongated areas of low pressure form at the monsoon trough or Intertropical Convergence Zone as part of

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3968-568: Was estimated around $ 1 million. Impacts were minimal in Georgia. In neighboring South Carolina, the high tides eroded beaches, with Folly Beach losing up to 200 ft (61 m) of sand. Charleston, South Carolina reported wind gusts of 42 mph (68 km/h) and tides 8.1 ft (2.5 m) above normal. The storm wrecked a few beachside cottages, and one person drowned along the Santee-Cooper Lakes . A gale warning

4032-597: Was estimated at $ 80 million statewide, one of the most damaging storms on record for the coast. The highest tide in the state was 7.7 ft (2.3 m) in Harrison . High waves and tides changed the New Jersey coastline. Floodwaters breached Long Beach Island in five locations, and about half of Harvey Cedars was wrecked during the storm. In coastal towns, about 4,000 houses were destroyed and another 40,000 were severely damaged after being inundated with 4 to 5 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m) of water. In Atlantic City,

4096-474: Was issued for North Carolina on March 6. Along the Atlantic side of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, high waves eroded sand dunes and created a new 200 ft (61 m) inlet on Hatteras Island , about 2 mi (3.2 km) north of Buxton . Several sections of North Carolina Highway 12 were washed out or covered with sand, covering cars with sand. At least two storm-related deaths occurred on

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