Like most hurricanes, Sandy started as a disorganized cluster of thunderstorms called a tropical disturbance, in this case over the Caribbean Sea. By feeding on the moisture evaporated from warm ocean water this disturbance strengthened and organized into a tropical cyclone. This storm then traveled northward. As Sandy moved parallel to the U.S. east coast it interacted with cooler air and an extratropical weather system and began to lose tropical characteristics. Eventually, a powerful high pressure system over Greenland produced a blocking pattern, the weather equivalent of a traffic jam, and prevented Sandy from continuing northward or turning eastward as other east coast hurricanes do. Instead, Sandy made an unprecedented turn westward, slamming into the east coast as a hybrid cyclone.
Hurricane Sandy hit Jamaica on October 24, 2012.
Hurricane Sandy hit Atlantic City on October 29, 2012.
Hurricane Sandy occurred in October 2012.
Yes. Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit New Jersey head on.
No. Hurricane Sandy did not have a particularly significant impact in Florida. Most of Sandy's impact was in New York and New Jersey. The worst hurricane to hit Florida was probably the Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928.
Hurricane Sandy hit NYCpretty hard.
Hurricane Sandy hit Jamaica on October 24, 2012.
Hurricane Sandy hit New York and New Jersey on October 29, 2011.
Hurricane Sandy hit Atlantic City on October 29, 2012.
Hurricane Sandy occurred in October 2012.
None, Hurricane Sandy only lasted in 2012.
The second place Hurricane Sandy hit was Cuba, on October 25, 2012.
Hurricane Sandy hit New York and New Jersey on October 29, 2011.
Yes. Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit New Jersey head on.
No. Hurricane Sandy did not have a particularly significant impact in Florida. Most of Sandy's impact was in New York and New Jersey. The worst hurricane to hit Florida was probably the Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928.
Hurricane Sandy is not going to make a direct hit on Connecticut, but the state will experience some hazardous conditions.
Hurricane Sandy did not land a direct hit on the Dominican Republic, but there was some damage there and 2 people were killed.