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Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as Superstorm Sandy) [1] [2] was an extremely large and destructive Category 3 Atlantic hurricane which ravaged the Caribbean and the coastal Mid-Atlantic region of the United States in late October 2012.
Oct 28, 2022 · Sandy’s Beginning. A tropical wave leaves the west coast of Africa and within a week reaches the Caribbean Sea, where it develops into a hurricane by Oct. 24. It makes landfall in Jamaica, then...
Feb 11, 2019 · An unusual combination of hurricane conditions and cold fronts made Sandy particularly potent. In the nine days that Sandy raged, it killed 70 people in the Caribbean and almost 150 people in the...
Aug 25, 2023 · Hurricane Sandy, a superstorm, combined hurricane and nor'easter elements, affecting the U.S. East Coast. Bob Pool / Getty Images. A decade ago, Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc along the Eastern Seaboard, leaving a trail of destruction and forever altering the lives of millions.
Oct 28, 2022 · When Hurricane Sandy hit New York City 10 years ago, leading to at least 43 deaths and an estimated $19 billion in damages, New York Times photographers fanned across the metropolitan area to ...
Mar 18, 2021 · Hurricane Sandy was the second-largest Atlantic storm on record, and affected the East Coast from Florida to Maine, as well as states as far inland as West Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana.
Sep 22, 2021 · Hurricane Sandy was the most devastating storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. Explore the timeline and effects of this historic superstorm.
Oct 24, 2022 · A late-season tropical wave in the Caribbean developed into a Category 3 hurricane near Cuba. Nothing too unheard of there – 18 Category 3 or stronger hurricanes have done this in October or...
Oct 24, 2022 · Sandy is the largest Atlantic tropical cyclone on record based on the extent of its tropical storm force wind field. Those winds of 39 mph to 73 mph were about 1,000 miles in diameter at...
Oct 24, 2022 · Sandy was born in the Caribbean on Oct. 22, 2012, only six hours after becoming Tropical Depression 18. In two days Sandy was a hurricane, weaving through the Caribbean, dealing a...
