000 NOUS41 KPHI 030110 PNSPHI NJZ001-007>009-PAZ054-055-060>0- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 910 PM EDT Tue. Hurricane Sandy's track over the Atlantic Ocean is shown overlaid on this analysis in white. National Weather Service National Headquarters. Rainfall totals of over 180mm (~ 7 inches) are also shown over land in many areas near the Atlantic coast from New Jersey to South Carolina. This rainfall analysis indicates that the heaviest rainfall totals of greater than 260mm (10.2 inches) were over the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. MPA rainfall totals over the eastern United States are shown above for the period from October 24-31, 2012 when super storm Sandy was making it's catastrophic transit through the area. The TRMM-based, near-real time Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (MPA) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center monitors rainfall over a large area of the globe (50N-50S). Some flooding was also caused by long periods of heavy rainfall that made rivers and streams overflow their banks. High tides that occurred at the same time also magnified the effects of the storm surge. Strong winds from Sandy persistently pushed Atlantic ocean waters toward the coast. Much of the recent deadly flooding along the northeastern United States coastlines was caused by super storm Sandy's storm surge.
Over 70 deaths were caused by Sandy in the Caribbean and recent reports bring the total to greater than 50 in the United States. The reported death toll from hurricane Sandy's flooding and high winds has now reached above 120.
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