The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale – Should it be updated?

Tropical Cyclone formation regions with mean tracks (courtesy of the NWS JetStream Online School) The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane’s sustained wind speed. This scale estimates potential property damage. Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher are considered major hurricanes because of their potential for significant loss of […]

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October 2, 2017
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Waterspout off of Cupsogue Beach

This is very unusual for Cupsogue and/or Smith Point or any other south shore beaches. Waterspout off of Cupsogue Beach moving towards Smith Point Credit: Bob Brown, Manorville A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water. Some are connected to a cumulus congestus […]

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September 30, 2017
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OLD INLET BREACH FLYOVER 2017-09-24

Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on September 24, 2017.  The flyover mosaic is available below.  Dr. Flagg provided the following report: I completed another over flight today to see what Jose’s waves had done.  The island in the middle of the breach was removed and the […]

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September 25, 2017
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Beach Hut – Thank you!

By: M.Borkowski Each season after season Beach Huts; Smith Point, Cupsogue, Meschutt and others were always fantastic throughout the summer to all lifeguards. We just wanted to express our gratitude, care, patience and daily efforts of taking care of us! Food, drinks and service were spectacular each day. I, personally, can assure you that salads, […]

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September 16, 2017
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Hurricane Irma – Search and Rescue

106th Rescue Wing provide rescue support to those effected by Hurrican Irma While many of us were looking forward to a kickoff of the NFL season, the South was bracing for the impact of category 5, Hurricane Irma. Several members of the 106 Rescue Wing were already helping hundreds of American citizens evacuate to safety […]

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September 13, 2017
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Irma sucked the ocean away, people can literally walk on the ocean floor (video)

Irma sucked the ocean away, people can literally walk on the ocean floor (video) By Jill Cueni-Cohen, 9/10/2017 Hurricane Irma is a monster. There is no better proof than the video below. A beach-goer in the Bahamas was shocked to find that the ocean water was gone at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning — all […]

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September 10, 2017
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How hurricanes form

By Ginger Zee September 6, 2017; 5:05 AM Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 blasting through the Caribbean this week, and Hurricane Harvey, a devastating storm that tore through southeast Texas less than two weeks ago, both began as a group of thunderstorms moving west off the west coast of Africa — which is how some […]

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September 9, 2017
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OLD INLET BREACH FLYOVER 2017-09-08

Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on September 8, 2017. The flyover mosaic is available below. Mark Lang has assembled all the geo-referenced photo mosaics into a kml file that can be viewed using Google Earth.  By clicking between images and using the fade in-out button you can clearly […]

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September 9, 2017
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2017 John Delaney

Lifeguard of the Year – John Delaney John Delaney currently is a senior at Fairfield University studying mechanical engineering. John started working at Smith Point in the summer of 2012. It was very clear early on that John, just like his father Tim, Smith Point Hall of Fame, became a successful landline puller in a […]

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September 8, 2017
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