Monitoring inland storm tide and flooding from Hurricane Irene along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, August 2011
Open-File Report
2012-1022
Prepared in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a temporary monitoring network of water-level sensors at 212 locations along the Atlantic coast from South Carolina to Maine during August 2011 to record the timing, areal extent, and magnitude of inland hurricane storm tide and coastal flooding generated by Hurricane Irene. Water-level sensor locations were selected to augment existing tide-gage networks to ensure adequate monitoring in areas forecasted to have substantial storm tide. As defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; 2011a,b), storm tide is the water-level rise generated by a coastal storm as a result of the combination of storm surge and astronomical tide.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Monitoring inland storm tide and flooding from Hurricane Irene along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, August 2011 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2012-1022 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20121022 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Office of Surface Water |
| Description | 6 p.; Tables; Glossary; Conversions and Datums: XLS Downloads of Tables 2-5 |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 29 |
| Time Range Start | 2011-08-01 |
| Time Range End | 2011-08-31 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Atlantic Coast |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |