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Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as Superstorm Sandy) [1] [2] was an extremely large and devastating tropical cyclone which ravaged the Caribbean and the coastal Mid-Atlantic region of the United States in late October 2012. It was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record as measured by diameter, with tropical-storm-force winds ...
Statewide, Sandy damaged 346,000 homes, [26] with about 30,000 homes and businesses destroyed or significantly damaged. [8] The storm's high winds and heavy rainfall knocked down or damaged more than 113,000 trees across the state, many of which fell onto power lines, leaving about 2.7-million New Jerseyans without power.
Hurricane Sandy was the sixth-costliest Atlantic hurricane on record. It lasted for over a week in late October-early November 2012. Classified as the eighteenth named storm, tenth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the annual hurricane season, Sandy originated from a tropical wave on October 22.
By AOL Real Estate and The Associated Press Flooding from Hurricane Sandy's storm surge may cause $90 billion in damage to nearly 300,000 properties in the superstorm's path, says the analytics ...
Tropical Storm Sandy -- downgraded from hurricane status -- was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a ...
Raymond Souza carries away a ladder after boarding up Tidal Rave's 5 & 10 gift shop on the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, ahead of Hurricane Sandy's landfall.
Hurricane Sandy originated in the Caribbean Sea on October 22. Early on October 25, Hurricane Sandy moved across eastern Cuba as a major hurricane and emerged into the western Atlantic Ocean. [5] The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expected that Sandy would become extratropical at some point before hitting the New Jersey coast, but there was ...
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy partially activated the state's Emergency Operations Center on October 26 [1] and signed a Declaration of Emergency the next day. [2] On October 28, U.S. President Barack Obama approved Connecticut's request for an emergency declaration, ahead of Hurricane Sandy making landfall; hundreds of National Guard personnel were deployed. [3]