PY - 2015/9/27. Hurricane Irene impacted Connecticut on August 28, 2011, not 2012. N2 - This paper describes a quantitative analysis of traffic patterns and highway disruptions during Hurricane Irene and Sandy evacuations in New Jersey (NJ). AU - Bartin, Bekir.

Hurricanes Irene and Sandy did not have a major impact on natural gas infrastructure or supplies in the Northeast. Table ES-1 summarizes the major energy impacts of Hurricanes Irene and Sandy. Energy Impacts of Hurricane Irene vs. Hurricane Sandy Impact Irene Sandy • Lessons from recent hurricanes Katrina, Ike, Irene, Isaac and Sandy are discussed. • The size of a tropical cyclone cannot be ignored in assessing its potential impact. • Better ways to inform the public about potential impact of hurricanes are presented. Sandy formed in the central Caribbean on October 22nd and intensified into a hurricane as it tracked north across Jamaica, eastern Cuba and the Bahamas. Connecticut was also affected by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012. reported following Hurricane Irene. Find the top news online at ABC news. AU - Ozbay, Kaan. Get breaking national and world news, broadcast video coverage, and exclusive interviews. Table ES-1. Information Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Irene Hurricane Katrina First U.S. Landfall Date October 29, 2012 August 27, 2011 August 29, 2005 Strength at First U.S. Landfall Post-Tropical Cyclone Category 1 Hurricane Category 3 Hurricane U.S. Landfall Location and Sustained Wind Speeds Atlantic City, NJ –80 mph Cape Lookout, NC - 90 mph • AU - Li, Jian. Summary: Hurricane Sandy was the 18th named tropical cyclone of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 - November 30). This paper describes a quantitative analysis of traffic patterns and highway disruptions during Hurricane Irene and Sandy evacuations in New Jersey (NJ). Y1 - 2015/9/27. The widely used Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale is shown to be misleading. T2 - traffic patterns and highway disruptions during evacuations.