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September 8, 1996 – Hurricane Fran passed to the west of the state through central Pennsylvania and western New York and sparks an intense line of severe thunderstorms that crosses New Jersey and is most notable for causing an hour-long lightning delay of an NFL game between the New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts at Giants Stadium in East ...
Hurricane Sandy was the costliest natural disaster in the history of New Jersey, with economic losses to businesses of up to $30 billion.The most intense storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Sandy formed in the Caribbean Sea on October 22.
A direct hit by a hurricane has only occurred 3 times since 1800, with the most recent one being in 1903. New Jersey has seen the remnants of several once-powerful hurricanes, some resulting in heavy damage. Recent examples include Hurricanes Floyd and Isabel. In addition, numerous hurricanes that remained offshore have each drowned small ...
Sandy was born in the Caribbean and made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey, with winds up to 110 mph. ... Florida, and Louisiana, and remains the most destructive hurricane to hit Florida ...
People are evacuated from a neighborhood in Little Ferry, New Jersey, one day after Hurricane Sandy slammed the East Coast on Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy took the lives of 71 people, directly, and 87 ...
Most destructive wildfires in US history. 2024 Hurricane: 35 ... Hurricane Gloria: New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, New England 1983 Hurricane: 21 $3 billion
By Katy Galimberti In the most destructive hurricane season in recorded history, images from Katrina, Rita, Wilma and others still resonate today and immediately recall the total despair millions ...
Great Chesapeake Bay Hurricane of 1769; 1804 New England hurricane; 1806 Great Coastal hurricane; 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane; Gale of 1878; 1893 Great Charleston hurricane; 1893 New York hurricane; 1893 Sea Islands hurricane; 1894 Greater Antilles hurricane; 1896 East Coast hurricane; 1903 New Jersey hurricane