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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 ...
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expected that Sandy would become extratropical at some point before hitting the New Jersey coast, but there was uncertainty in the timing. To avoid potential confusion, the agency did not issue hurricane and tropical cyclone warnings; instead, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in New York City issued ...
Hurricane Sandy originated in the Caribbean Sea on October 22. By a day later, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts computer model anticipated that the hurricane would eventually strike New Jersey. Early on October 25, Hurricane Sandy moved across eastern Cuba as a major hurricane and emerged into the western Atlantic Ocean. [4]
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.
As New York continues to recover from the disastrous effects of Hurricane Sandy, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a special commission to investigate utilities' preparedness and response to the ...
Hurricane Sandy crashed ashore a decade ago as one of the worst storms on record. Major forecast changes in the wake of the storm make us safer today.
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]
After spending a short duration over the island, Sandy moved just offshore Cuba and began a period of rapid intensification, in which the cyclone strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, with 1-minute sustained winds at 115 mph (185 km/h) winds and a central pressure at 954 millibars (28.2 inHg); [1 ...