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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 ...
About two and a half hours later, the former hurricane moved ashore New Jersey near Brigantine in Atlantic County, just north of Atlantic City, producing wind gusts as strong as 91 mph (146 km/h). Over two million households in the state lost power in the storm, 346,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, [ 2 ] and 38 people were killed.
Hurricane Sandy off the east coast a few hours before landfall on October 29. By late October 27, Sandy was moving steadily northeastward ahead of an approaching trough. Although it maintained winds of hurricane force, the entrainment of dry air and continued strong wind shear caused the inner area of convection to diminish. [28]
Four years ago, Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast with a record-setting 14-foot surge. Winds gusted up to 80 mph, and tides were especially high due to the full moon.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which had been closed because of Sandy's high winds, reopened the morning of October 30. [20] As of the morning of November 2, 28,600 were without power, down from 365,700. [27] As of late night November 2, there were 11 Hurricane Sandy related fatalities. [28]
The havoc being wreaked by Hurricane Sandy is likely to be widespread, and the tab to pay for the damages will be high. While there are going to be industries that will be damaged by the storm's ...
Hurricane Sandy may not be packing the fastest winds we've ever seen, but as a meteorology buff I can honestly say it's a monster of a storm, capable of directly affecting more than 50 million ...
At Great Gull Island in the Long Island Sound, sustained winds reached 75 mph (121 km/h) while Sandy was still a tropical cyclone. Wind gusts reached 95 mph (153 km/h) at Eatons Neck along the northern coast of Long Island. [5] Hurricane-force gusts occurred throughout the New York metropolitan area and along Long Island. [30]