{"id":996,"date":"2012-11-23T09:35:28","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T16:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=996"},"modified":"2012-11-23T09:35:28","modified_gmt":"2012-11-23T16:35:28","slug":"willis-re-low-wind-damage-from-sandy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/willis-re-low-wind-damage-from-sandy\/","title":{"rendered":"Willis Re: Low Wind Damage from Sandy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Ruquet – November 12, 2012<\/p>\n

Despite the high winds recorded from Superstorm Sandy, wind damage from the storm was \u201csurprisingly minor,\u201d a report from reinsurance broker Willis Re says.<\/p>\n

Willis Re, a subsidiary of Willis Group Holdings, issued its Hurricane Damage Survey report last week saying the storm had estimated sustain winds of 80 mph when it made landfall near Atlantic City, N.J., at 8 p.m. on Oct. 29.<\/p>\n

The storm \u201cbecame complex when interacting with another weather system to the west, creating a large superstorm.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a four day period, representatives from Willis Re\u2019s Catastrophe Management Services made assessments, and said a significant portion of the damage was the result of storm surge.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn general, the direct damage to properties due to the wind component of the storm was none to minor in the survey areas,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n

\u201cDamage to buildings from tree fall was widely observed in all areas,\u201d the report adds.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Prasad Gunturi, senior vice president at Willis Re, says he \u201cwas surprised to see\u201d the limited damage from wind. \u201cHowever, moderate to minor wind damage was observed in a few highly localized areas. This pattern is a clear sign of the complex nature of Superstorm Sandy\u2019s wind field.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team made its assessment visiting devastated areas along the New Jersey shore; Staten Island, Coney Island and Rockaway Beach, N.Y. Further assessments are planned for Hoboken, N.J., and Manhattan.<\/p>\n

Another reinsurance broker, Guy Carpenter, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, issued a report examining the structure of Sandy and touching on the issue of hurricane deductibles.<\/p>\n

Several insurance departments, including New Jersey and New York, have told insurers not to impose hurricane deductibles because the storm was not classified as a hurricane when it made landfall.<\/p>\n

According to the Guy Carpenter report, the storm\u2019s core functioned like a hurricane, drawing energy from the Gulf Stream, but the outer portions mixed with arctic air from Canada, forming the deadly storm.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven without Sandy moving into the area, weather models showed that a typical Nor\u2019easter world have formed,\u201d says the report.<\/p>\n

The combination of the two systems produced a number of records that includes:<\/p>\n

Storm surge level at Battery Park on the south tip of Manhattan topped out nearly 4 feet higher than the previous record set by Hurricane Donna in 1960.<\/p>\n

Central pressure of Sandy at landfall in Atlantic City, N.J. was the lowest pressure measured anywhere in the Eastern U.S. north of Cape Hatteras, N.C. The previous record was set by the \u201cLong Island Express\u201d hurricane of 1938. Sandy\u2019s central pressure at the time of landfall was equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane.<\/p>\n

The storm was the second largest Atlantic tropical cyclone with tropical storm force winds extending out 580 miles from the center, about the size of Texas.<\/p>\n

Touching on hurricane deductibles, Guy Carpenter notes that the National Weather Service says the storm \u201ccompleted post-tropical transition as of 7 p.m. EDT, about an hour prior to landfall. However, the National Hurricane Center continued to issue advisors up to 11 p.m. despite the fact responsibility for issuing the warnings shifted to the National Weather Service when it was no longer officially a hurricane.<\/p>\n

via Willis Re: Low Wind Damage from Sandy | PropertyCasualty360<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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