Hurricane Sandy breached Island Beach, NJ in two places.
By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
2017 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Big storms move sediment from the front of the barrier to the top and the back of the barrier through a process called overwash. In addition to causing a lot of overwash, Hurricane Sandy also cut through (breached) the island in two places on Island Beach near Mantoloking, NJ, resulting in deposition (shown in green shades) in the estuary.
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