YOU ARE GETTING WARMER!
ALMOST, BUT NOT QUITE RIGHT!
SORRY, YOU ARE NOT EVEN CLOSE!
Some storms cut inlets that fill in after the storm passes
The slow-moving Ash Wednesday storm pounded the entire Mid-Atlantic coast from March 6-8, 1962. This storm coincided with an extra-high spring tide, produced a storm surge of 2.7 m (9 ft) above mean low water, and lasted through five successive high tides.
Very strong winds from 72.4 kph (45 mph) to 104.6 kph (65 mph) were reported by the US Coast Guard Station in Ocean City, MD. Flooding of the island occurred from both the oceanside and bayside, and the elevated water level allowed waves to wash over large sections of the coastlines and barrier islands from New York to Virginia.
The northern end of Assateague Island was submerged during the storm and the island was breached in numerous places (see arrows left). Since that storm, however, these inlets have filled in naturally.