Battery Park (on Manhatten Island, New York) reported 13.88 feet of surge.
Hurricane Sandy was an unusually large and powerful storm and its great destructive potential was recognized days before its final landfall. Sandy merged with a non-tropical storm system in a manner similar to the Perfect Storm of 1991 and it technically was no longer a hurricane when it made landfall in New Jersey.
Hurricane Sandy is going to make a direct hit on New Jersey, however, Massachusetts will still feel significant affects from this very large storm.
Not directly. Hurrcane Sandy's landfall (where the center of the storm hit), was in new Jersey. However, the storm was large enough that Maine was impacted by rain and high winds.
An almost full moon increased the height of the tide during Hurricane Sandy's storm surge. Homes were flooded with more than 4 feet of water in mere seconds.
Hurricane Sandy, which struck in late October 2012, resulted in the deaths of 37 people in New Jersey. The storm caused significant damage and flooding throughout the state, leading to widespread devastation and loss of life. In addition to the fatalities, thousands were displaced from their homes due to the storm's impact.
Hurricane Sandy was an unusually large and powerful storm and its great destructive potential was recognized days before its final landfall. Sandy merged with a non-tropical storm system in a manner similar to the Perfect Storm of 1991 and it technically was no longer a hurricane when it made landfall in New Jersey.
They chased the storm. The wind was strong but they fought it.
Hurricane Sandy is going to make a direct hit on New Jersey, however, Massachusetts will still feel significant affects from this very large storm.
Hurricane Sandy won't hit Georgia. The storm has already passed, striking New Jersey on October 29, 2012. Georgia has some rain from Sandy on October 27.
Not directly. Hurrcane Sandy's landfall (where the center of the storm hit), was in new Jersey. However, the storm was large enough that Maine was impacted by rain and high winds.
As of October 29, 2012 Hurricane Sandy has made landfalls in Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas and is expected to make landfall in New Jersey. The entire northeast US will feel the effects of the storm.
Sandy was a hurricane for most of its time, peaking as a category 2 hurricane before striking Cuba. At landfall in the U.S. Sandy was still at hurricane intensity but had transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone.
An almost full moon increased the height of the tide during Hurricane Sandy's storm surge. Homes were flooded with more than 4 feet of water in mere seconds.
Hurricane Sandy, which struck in late October 2012, resulted in the deaths of 37 people in New Jersey. The storm caused significant damage and flooding throughout the state, leading to widespread devastation and loss of life. In addition to the fatalities, thousands were displaced from their homes due to the storm's impact.
By reading about Hurricane Sandy you become informed about a very unusual and devastating storm.
Hurricane Sandy is expected to cause 6 to 11 feet storm surge.
It did not "hit" State Island per se, as the storm actually struck New Jersey. However, the fringes of Hurricane Sandy likely reached Staten Island on either October 28 or 29, 2012.