Isaiah could bring the strongest winds to New York since Superstorm Sandy

A day after the passage of Isaiah 1:08

(CNN) - The National Weather Service (NWS) predicts on Tuesday that the gusts of wind from tropical storm Isaías will reach almost 112 km / h in New York City.

According to Ross Dickman, the NWS meteorologist in charge in New York City, the storm could bring the strongest winds to the metropolitan area since Superstorm Sandy nearly eight years ago.

The maximum wind gust at John F. Kennedy International Airport during Sandy was 111 km / h on October 29, 2012. The current NWS forecast says there will be a maximum gust of wind on Tuesday afternoon of 112 km / h in New York.

Dickman said "the Isaiah wind and flood impacts will be similar to what the city has seen of some of the strongest coastal storms, but we have not seen one as strong in many years."

A key difference between the forecast for Isaias and what was experienced in Hurricanes Irene and Sandy will be the direction of the winds. "The route for Isaiah is west of the city, which will mean that the wind direction is from the southeast, south and southwest," said Dickman. "We rarely see the strongest winds from this direction ... normally they come from the northeast and northwest."

Dickman explained that this is likely to result in further damage and loss of energy from downed trees, as "vulnerable vegetation has not experienced winds like this in a long time."