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The term superstorm was employed in 1993 by the US National Weather Service to describe a Nor'easter in March of that year. [3] The term is most frequently used to describe a weather pattern that is as destructive as a hurricane , but which exhibits the cold-weather patterns of a winter storm .
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 ...
[2] [3] The Florida Panhandle reported around 6–12 in (15–30 cm) of snow, [4] with hurricane-force wind gusts and record low barometric pressures. Between Louisiana and Cuba, the hurricane-force winds produced high storm surges across the Big Bend of Florida which, in combination with scattered tornadoes, killed dozens of people.
Learn about the formation and characteristics of hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes.
The remains of a mini-golf course destroyed by Superstorm Sandy is seen at the boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, on Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) Superstorm Sandy is one of the ...
Shelves at a Montgomery, New York, ShopRite supermarket emptied of bottled water on eve of storm Times Square subway station shut down during Hurricane Sandy. 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 ...
The Galveston Hurricane. Year: 1900 Death Toll: 6,000–12,000 Financial Impact: Estimated $30 million at the time (~$700 million adjusted for inflation) At the time, 38,000 people lived in ...
As of late night November 2, there were 11 Hurricane Sandy related fatalities. [28] As of November 3, Somerset County had an initial damage estimate of $40 million. [29] Damage estimates in Maryland are $42.6 million. [30]