Not sure easily 20+. I heard that it affected every state east of the Mississippi river if that helps. Potentially even more.
Hurricane Sandy impacted 7 countries: Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, the United States, and Canada. Bermuda, a territory of the UK also felt some of the storm's impact.
At least 19 States plus Washington DC will be affected by the 'super storm' created by Hurricane Sandy, or from the convergence of Hurricane Sandy and the Canadian cold front.
Sandy made US landfall about 5 miles southwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey, but made her presence known in at least 24 states. See the related link listed below for more information:
new jersey, connecticut, and delaware
Hurricane Sandy lasted 10 days.
At least 24 eastern states were affected by Sandy's wrath. See the related link listed below for more information:
It is too early to tell at this point, but many anticipate Hurricane Sandy will be worse.
There were a few reasons. First, Hurricane Sandy made a direct impact on a region not accustomed to storms of that magnitude. Second, Sandy was a very unusual storm in a number of ways, including its unprecedented westward turn. Third, that same region had been impacted by Hurricane Irene the previous year. Irene was a damaging storm, but was not quite as bad in the northeast region as had been expected. As a result, many dismissed the dire warnings about Hurricane Sandy as exaggeration.
Over 18,000 air passenger flights into and out of eastern States were cancelled by Tuesday Oct 30 2012 because of Hurricane Sandy.
Hurricane Sandy killed at least 52 people in Haiti.
Hurricane Katrina impacted several states along the Gulf Coast of the United States. The most heavily affected states were Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Other states, such as Florida and Texas, also experienced some impact from the storm.
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