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Major storm surge events that caused catastrophic flooding in the the NYC Metro area. Storm surge from Hurricanes and Nor'easters. Nor'easters cause major coastal flooding not just snow events. The storm surge from s Nor'easters can be equal in size to a hurricane. Nor'easters are more widespread in size and slow moving. Hurricanes move faster up the coaster. Slow moving Nor'easter equals more coastal flooding from storm surge. 1938 - 1944 - 1960 - 1992 - 2012 1938 Long Island Express Hurricane Total destruction. Category 3 in Long Island. Rockaways storm surge flooding. Map Understanding the Coastal Region Impacted By the 1938 Hurricane Category 3 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Breezy+Point,+Queens,+NY/Patchogue,+NY/@40.6879919,-73.7969972,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c243fb03bb012b:0x2206897e5c9ba874!2m2!1d-73.9155359!2d40.5608702!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e849177e807945:0x6cfcea6de70da5d2!2m2!1d-73.019343!2d40.7659783!3e0...