Sandy can have winds up to 85 mph
Hurricane Sandy had peak sustained winds of 110 mph.
Hurricane Sandy's winds formed by the Sun heating air and that air convecting.
At peak strength Hurricane Sandy had winds of 110 mph, making it a strong category 2. At landfall in the U.S. Sandy had weakened to an 80 mph category 1.
At peak intensity Hurricane Sandy struck Cuba with sustained winds of 110 mph. By the time Sandy hi the U.S. winds had weakened to 80 mph with some stronger gusts.
Sandy can have winds up to 85 mph
Hurricane Sandy had peak sustained winds of 110 mph.
Hurricane Sandy's winds formed by the Sun heating air and that air convecting.
At peak strength Hurricane Sandy had winds of 110 mph, making it a strong category 2. At landfall in the U.S. Sandy had weakened to an 80 mph category 1.
At peak intensity Hurricane Sandy struck Cuba with sustained winds of 110 mph. By the time Sandy hi the U.S. winds had weakened to 80 mph with some stronger gusts.
Hurricane Sandy had peak sustained winds of 115 mph just before hitting Cuba, making it a category 3 hurricane.
Andrew was the strongest hurricane to hit Florida in 30 years. It landed a record as being the third strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in the 20th century.
It varied at different points during the storm. At peak intensity Hurricane Sandy had sustained winds of 110 mph when it struck Cuba. At landfall in the United States Sandy had sustained winds of 80 mph with stronger gusts.
Hurricane sandy did not impact Washington D.C. directly, but the city felt some effects of the storm, including strong winds and rain. Sandy never went anywhere near the state of Washington.
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.
The worst risk from Hurricane Sandy if you live in New York City is high winds against high rise buildings, and high winds against high rises with all glass.
Hurricane Sandy made three landfalls. The first was in Jamaica on October 24, 2012 with sustained winds of 75 mph. The second landfall was in Cuba on October 25 with 110 mph winds. The third and final landfall was in New Jersey on October 29 with 80 mph winds.