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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 ...
Hurricane Sandy was the sixth-costliest Atlantic hurricane on record. It lasted for over a week in late October-early November 2012. Classified as the eighteenth named storm, tenth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the annual hurricane season, Sandy originated from a tropical wave on October 22.
New York was severely affected by Hurricane Sandy on October 29–30, 2012, particularly New York City, its suburbs, and Long Island.Sandy's impacts included the flooding of the New York City Subway system, of many suburban communities, and of all road tunnels entering Manhattan except the Lincoln Tunnel.
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 ...
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy partially activated the state's Emergency Operations Center on October 26 [1] and signed a Declaration of Emergency the next day. [2] On October 28, U.S. President Barack Obama approved Connecticut's request for an emergency declaration, ahead of Hurricane Sandy making landfall; hundreds of National Guard personnel were deployed. [3]
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]
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.