no there was not
The cast of When Gale and Hurricane Meet - 1923 includes: Norman Selby
At its largest Hurricane Sandy had a gale diameter of 1,100 miles.
Hurricane Sandy was named by the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Sandy was named by the National Hurricane Center.
The size of a hurricane is based on the diameter over which it produces gale force winds.
The size of a hurricane is how big it is, usually measured by the size of the area that has gale for winds or stronger winds, called the gale diameter. The strength of a hurricane is independent of size and is usually measured in terms of maximum sustained wind speed.
By some estimates it is the largest recorded Atlantic hurricane with a gale diameter of nearly 950 miles.
why yes there is a hurricane named Nicholas. it is a tropical storm :)
Not in hurricane form. However - we DID experience gale-force winds, as the remnants of Mitch crossed the Atlantic.
No it was not.
There is no record of a hurricane named Tricia in recent years. Hurricane names are predetermined and reused every few years, but there is no recent or notable hurricane named Tricia that comes to mind.
Hurricane Sandy did have the wides gale diameter of any Atlantic hurricane, though a few Pacific typhoons have been bigger. Note that largest is not the same thing as strongest.