The Dexes / Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge / 457963
Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge
EASTERN MONMOUTH
457963
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| Event typeevent_type | Tsunami |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 457,963 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 74,076 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2013-06-13T19:30:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2013-06-13T20:30:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | NEW JERSEY |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | EASTERN MONMOUTH |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | WLON |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A meteotsunami believed to have been caused by the passing of a weak end derecho off the New Jersey coast occurred during the afternoon of the 13th. An ocean wave associated with it injured a father and his son at Barnegat Inlet (Ocean County). The tidal departure caused by the meteotsunami ranged from three inches to one foot along the New Jersey coast, but some rough surf and higher waves occurred at the time of its occurrence.||The meteotsunami was believed induced by a weak end derecho that moved off the New Jersey coast at about 11 a.m. EDT on the morning of the 13th. The surface pressure fluctuation caused by this phenomenon was believed to have triggered it. The worst reported incident with the meteotsunami occurred in Ocean County at Barnegat Inlet at around 330 p.m. EDT on the 13th. A man was spear fishing near the mouth of Barnegat Inlet, just south of a submerged northern breakwater. The outgoing tide (high tide was at about Noon EDT) was amplified by strong currents which carried divers over the submerged breakwater (normally 3-4 feet deep). This strong outrush continued for about two minutes and eventually the rocks in the submerged breakwater were exposed. At this point, the eyewitness noticed a large wave coming in, approximately six feet peak-to-trough and spanned across the inlet. The upper two feet of the wave was breaking. This wave occurred in conjunction with a reversal of the current such that even though the tide was receding, a strong surge was entering the inlet. This surge carried the divers back over the submerged reef and into the inlet from where they were rescued. On the south jetty, three people were swept off the rocks which were 5 to 6 feet above sea level at the time into the ocean on the beach side of the jetty. A father and son were injured and required medical treatment. Both made it to shore on their own. The father suffered rib injuries and a punctured lung and was flown by helicopter to Jersey South Hospital. The 10-year-old son suffered a cut leg and cheek and was taken by ambulance to Southern Ocean Medical Center. The ambulance the boy was in, was involved in a traffic accident on the way to the hospital. The driver was injured, but the boy was not hurt further in the crash. There was no more strong wave activity after about five minutes. ||Other meteotsunamis have occurred along the east coast in Boothbay Harbor. Maine in 2008 and in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1992. |
| Yearyear | 2,013 |
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