Hurricane/post-tropical cyclone Sandy was a very deadly and destructive coastal storm that made landfall in New Jersey on October 29, 2012. Sandy grew unusually large when its tropical cyclone merged with an intense low pressure system along the East Coast, and it exhibited a rare westward-moving track at landfall. These factors led to record coastal water levels and severe impacts in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. This presentation will describe storm surge flooding that occurred during Sandy as well as current and emerging techniques the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) uses to predict and communicate storm surge conditions. 

About the Speaker:

Dr. Jesse Feyen is a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Feyen is the manager of NOAA's Storm Surge Roadmap, which lays out a comprehensive plan for the development of NOAA's storm surge products and services, including new models, tools, and products. He joined the National Ocean Services' Coast Survey Development Laboratory in 2004 to develop and evaluate high resolution coastal inundation models for sea level rise and storm surge studies for the U.S. East and Gulf coasts. Dr. Feyen earned a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.