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Table 1 A list of counties based on the storm severity of hurricane sandy

From: Registered nurses: can our supply meet the demand during a disaster?

Storm Severity

County

Very High Areas: > 10,000 people exposed to surge

Atlantic, Ocean, Monmouth, Middlesex, Union, Essex, Bergen, Hudson, Cape May

High Areas: 5000–10,000 people exposed to surge; or > $100 million in wind damage; or > 8″ of rain

Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Mercer, Somerset, Morris, Passaic

Moderate Areas: 100–500 people exposed to surge; or $10–100 million in wind damage;or 4–8″ of rain

Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon,