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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 ...
Across New York, Sandy killed 48 people directly related to its impacts, including floodwaters and winds. [5] The storm caused 43 deaths in New York City, mostly in Staten Island. [3] There were another five deaths caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, after people used generators inside their homes. [32]
The Galveston Hurricane. Year: 1900. Death Toll: 6,000–12,000. ... Sandy was born in the Caribbean and made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey, with winds up to 110 mph. It caused damage in ...
Former Hurricane Sandy made landfall in Atlantic County, just north of Atlantic City. Most of the eastern portion of the county suffered from the effects of high winds and tides. Atlantic City recorded a storm surge of 5.82 ft (1.77 m), as well as 8.15 in (207 mm) of rainfall.
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 ...
This is a list of the deadliest tropical cyclones, including all known storms that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths. There were at least 76 tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death toll of 1,000 or more, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history.
Parks’ team found bigger gaps between official death counts and what they calculated for 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, where the hurricane center said 147 people died. Parks put the death toll at ...
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