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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.
Jun 28, 2024 · Superstorm Sandy, massive storm that brought significant wind and flooding damage to the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern U.S. in late October 2012. Flash flooding and coastal surges killed 147 people. It was among the most costly natural disasters in U.S. history.
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...
Oct 24, 2022 · Superstorm Sandy didn't technically make landfall as a hurricane or tropical storm, but when it finally came ashore near Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the evening of Oct. 29, 2012, it did so...
Oct 28, 2017 · 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.
Oct 28, 2022 · Hurricane Sandy makes landfall near Atlantic City, N.J., in the evening. The size of the storm, which arrives near high tide, results in extensive and severe flooding in New Jersey and...
Jul 13, 2013 · Read CNN’s Fast Facts on Hurricane Sandy. As a hurricane and post-tropical cyclone, Sandy was responsible for 147 deaths in the United States and 69 more in Canada and the Caribbean.
Oct 24, 2022 · Sandy was a superstorm or "frankenstorm" in two ways: its size and its structure. Sandy’s wind field doubled in size in the 48 hours leading up to its approach to the coast of New Jersey. At...
Aug 25, 2023 · In this blog post, we will delve into Hurricane Sandy’s formation, its path through the Caribbean and Eastern Cuba, the devastation it caused along the Atlantic Coast, and the invaluable lessons learned from this catastrophic event.
Hurricane Sandy. As Hurricane Sandy left a wake of destruction across the Mid-Atlantic States and New England, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) mobilized resources to speed storm recovery on Federal and tribal lands in the impacted region and to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its efforts to assist States and ...
