Hurricane Gloria's Potential Storm Surge

摘要

Hurricane Gloria threatened residents of the New York City metropolitan area on Friday, September 27, 1985. Gloria was one of the strongest north atlantic hurricanes of the century, yet the area never received the full fury of the storm due to the following reasons: The upper right hand quadrant (in this case the northeast quadrant) of a hurricane usually contains the strongest winds and most damaging storm surges. Gloria made landfall near Babylon, Long Island. The storm gained a rapid forward speed as it approached the area. Gloria weakened tremendously before making landfall.