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When did Sandy become a tropical storm?

Sandy first became a tropical storm a few hours after forming on October 22, 2012. After becoming a hurricane on October 24, Sand briefly weakened back to a tropical storm on October 27 before restrengthening.


What was the storm sandy classified as hurricane or a tropical 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.


What did hurricane sandy hit on oct 22?

Sandy formed on October 22 as Tropical Depression Eighteen and became Tropical Storm Sandy a few hours later. The storm did not hit land until October 24, when it struck Jamaica as a category 1 hurricane.


Why was hurricane sandy a super storm?

At landfall in the U.S. Sandy was not truly a hurricane any more as the storm had lost its tropical characteristics. For much of the time that it was active Sandy combined traits of a tropical and an extratropical cyclone, becoming a sort of extremely large and powerful hybrid cyclone.


What is a another name for a typhoon?

Sandy cheeksBecause in sponge square pants their is a squirrel name sandy and here last name is cheeks and so you get...Sandy Cheeksthanks a lot sandy cheeks


How did they name the Hurricane Sandy?

Hurricane names are chosen from a pre-selected list for each year. Names are in alphabetical order. Each new tropical storm that forms gets the next name on the list. The storm we know as Sandy was the eighteenth tropical storm of 2012, so it got the eighteenth name on the list.


Why is Hurricane Sandy being called a 'rare freak of nature'?

Hurricane Sandy is an usually large and intense storm that has combined traits of a tropical and an extratropical cyclone in a manner similar to the Perfect Storm of 1991.


Why is hurricane sandy considered a super storm?

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.


How did the tropical storm turn into hurricane sandy?

Tropical Storm Sandy became a hurricane in the same way as any other. The storm drew in moist air that was present due to warm ocean water. This moist air provided energy that strengthened the convection within the storm, causing the pressure to drop and pull air in with even grater force, which increased wind speeds. When those speeds reached 74 mph Sandy became a hurricane.


Where did hurricane sandy come from?

Hurricane Sandy started as a small cluster of thunderstorms over the Caribbean Sea that organized and strengthened into a tropical depression, then to a tropical storm, and finally to a hurricane. The storm headed north striking Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, paralleling and eventually striking the U.S. east coast.


Why did you skip from Hurricane Nadine to Hurricane Sandy?

There was no skip from Hurricane Nadine to Hurricane Sandy. In between there were Tropical Storm Oscar, Tropical Storm Patty, and Hurricane Rafael. However, these storms stayed at sea without having any significant impacts and so did not attract much media attention.


What are the names of all the hurricanes that happened in 2012?

The names of tropical storms are also included here, as they need not become hurricanes to be named.Atlantic:Tropical Storm AlbertoTropical Storm DebbyHurricane ChrisTropical Storm DebbyHurricane ErnestoTropical Storm FlorenceHurricane GordonTropical Storm HeleneHurricane IsaacTropical Storm JoyceHurricane KirkHurricane LeslieHurricane MichealHurricane NadineTropical Storm OscarTropical Storm PattyHurricane RafaelHurricane SandyTropical Storm TonyEastern PacificTropical Storm AlettaHurricane BudHurricane CarlottaHurricane DanielHurricane EmiliaHurricane FabioHurricane GilmaTropical Storm HectorHurricane IleanaTropical Storm JohnTropical Storm KristyHurricane LaneHurricane MiriamTropical Storm NormanTropical Storm OliviaHurricane PaulTropical Storm RosaWestern Pacific (here hurricanes are called typhoons)Tropical Storm PakharTropical Storm SanvuTyphoon MawarTyphoon GucholSevere Tropical Storm KalimTropical Storm DoksuriSevere Tropical Storm KhanunTyphoon VicenteTyphoon SaolaTyphoon DamreyTyphoon HaikuiSevere Tropical Storm KirogiTyphoon Kai-takTyphoon TembinTyphoon BolavenTyphoon SanbaTyphoon JelawatSevere Tropical Storm EwiniarSevere Tropical Storm MaliksiSevere Tropical Storm GaemiTyphoon PrapiroonSevere Tropical Storm MariaTyphoon Son-TinhIndian Ocean (where hurricanes are called cyclonic storms or tropical cyclones)Cyclonic Storm MurjanCyclonic Storm NilamTropical Cyclone BenildeModerate Tropical Storm ChandaSevere Tropical Storm EthelIntense Tropical Cyclone FunsoIntense Tropical Cyclone GiovannaModerate Tropical Storm HilwaSevere Tropical Storm IrinaSevere Tropical Storm Koji-JoniSevere Tropical Storm KuenaIntense Tropical Cyclone AnaisAustralia region (where hurricanes are called cyclones)Cyclone HeidiCyclone IggyCyclone JasmineCyclone LuaSouth Pacific (where hurricanes are called tropical cyclones)Tropical Cyclone CyrilTropical Cyclone Daphne