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At peak strength Sandy was a Category 3 when it made its second landfall in Cuba. At landfall in the U.S. Sandy was a category 1.

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what category was hurricane sandy at its strongest?

Hurricane Sandy briefly peaked as a category 3 hurricane.


What category did hurricane Sandy fall under?

Hurricane Sandy was only a Category 2 hurricane a peak strength and a category 1 at landfall in the U.S.


What was the power of hurricane sandy?

At peaks strength Sandy was a category 2 hurricane. At landfall in the U.S. Sandy was a post tropical cyclone equivalent to a category 1 hurricane.


What is the rating for hurricane sandy?

Sandy was a category 3 hurricane at peak intensity.


What was superstorm sandy on the hurricane scale?

Hurricane Sandy peaked as a category 3 hurricane shortly before hitting Cuba. Sandy was at category 1 intensity at landfall in the United States.


How large was hurricane sandy on the saffir-Simpson scale?

Hurricane Sandy was a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall. When Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, the intensity was similar to a Category 1.


What number is hurricane sandy rated?

At peak strength Sandy was a category 2 hurricane but had weaken to category 1 strenth at landfall in the U.S.


What category was hurricane sandy when it hit the east coast?

sandy was a category 1 at landfall in the U.S.


What category stage was Hurricane Sandy when it made landfall?

Hurricane Sandy was a category 1 hurricane at landfall in Jamaica, and a category 3 storm at landfall in Cuba and the Bahamas. It hit the U.S. east coast with category 1 winds.


What rating was Hurricane Sandy on the Saffir-Simpson scale?

Hurricane Sandy peaked as a category 3 hurricane just before making landfall in Cuba. When Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, it was a Category 1.


Is hurricane sandy a category 1?

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What was the strongest category of Hurricane Sandy?

Hurricane Sandy briefly reached category 3 intensity before hitting Cuba. It had weakened to a category 1 before hitting the U.S.