(CNN) — The National Weather Service (NWS) predicts this Tuesday that wind gusts from Tropical Storm Isaías will reach almost 112 km / h in New York City.
According to Ross Dickman, the meteorologist in charge of the NWS in New York City, the storm could bring the strongest winds to the metropolitan area since Superstorm Sandy nearly eight years ago.
The maximum wind gust at John F. Kennedy International Airport during Sandy was 111 km / h on October 29, 2012. The current NWS forecast says there will be a maximum wind gust Tuesday afternoon of 112 km / h. h in New York.
Dickman said “the impacts from the wind and flooding from Isaiah will be similar to what the city has seen from some of the strongest coastal storms, but we haven’t seen one that strong in many years.”
A key difference between the forecast for Isaías and what was experienced in Hurricanes Irene and Sandy will be the direction of the winds. “The route for Isaiah is west of the city, which will mean that the wind direction is southeast, south and southwest,” said Dickman. “We rarely see the strongest winds from this direction … usually they come from the northeast and northwest.”
Dickman explained that this will likely result in further damage and energy loss from downed trees, as “vulnerable vegetation hasn’t experienced winds like this in a long time.”
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