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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.
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 ...
The convection diminished while the hurricane accelerated toward the New Jersey coast, [32] and the cyclone was no longer tropical by 2100 UTC on October 29. [33] About 2½ hours later, Sandy made landfall near Brigantine, New Jersey, [34] with sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). [8]
Toms River is one of New Jersey's largest examples of the paradox of the recovery -– contractors working nonstop to repair homes, and crews rebuilding streets and infrastructure in some places ...
Homeowners Impacted by Hurricane Sandy Asked to Contact New Jersey American Water Company seeks to identify customers with homes damaged by storm VOORHEES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New Jersey ...
The storm hit the United States one week before the 2012 United States General Election and affected the various campaigns. As reported by the Christian Science Monitor, "The day after hurricane Sandy hit the eastern United States, to devastating effect, a political debate is raging over whether Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney suggested last year the elimination of the Federal ...
In Atlantic City, 11 casinos were closed, resulting in a loss of $7 million (1985 USD). Dubbed by some as the storm of the century, the hurricane was expected to become the first hurricane to hit the New Jersey coastline since the hurricane in 1903, though a last minute turn spared the state. [1]
Oct. 29-30, 2012: Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey’s Greatest Storm On Oct. 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, bringing hurricane-force winds and a devastating storm surge.