Articles | Volume 29, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-3101-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-3101-2025
Research article
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21 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 21 Jul 2025

Influence of storm type on compound flood drivers of a mid-latitude coastal urban environment

Ziyu Chen, Philip M. Orton, James F. Booth, Thomas Wahl, Arthur DeGaetano, Joel Kaatz, and Radley M. Horton

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Urban flooding can be driven by rain and storm surge or the combination of the two, which is called compound flooding. In this study, we analyzed hourly historical rain and surge data for New York City to provide a more detailed statistical analysis than prior studies of this topic. The analyses reveal that tropical cyclones (e.g., hurricanes) have potential for causing more extreme compound floods than other storms, while extratropical cyclones cause less extreme, more frequent compound events.
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