Coast of the United States – near Atlantic City, N.J. – with maximum winds of 80 miles per hour and driving rain. The Category 1 storm breached the seawalls in New Jersey and New York, causing mas- sive flooding in streets, sub- ways and tunnels. The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel itself was flood- ed with 60 million gallons (227 million liters) of salt water that needed to be removed from its two tubes. The dam- age done to the walls of the The tunnel after the storm caused by Superstorm Sandy. TileLetter | September 2018 37