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.
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.
By reading about Hurricane Sandy you become informed about a very unusual and devastating storm.
No. Hurricane Katrina dissipated in 2005 and will never return. Hurricane Sandy occurred seven years after Katrina and is a completely different storm.
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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.
Hurricane Hunters - 2012 Super-Storm Sandy Strikes - 2.9 was released on: USA: 29 July 2013
Hurricane Hunters - 2012 Super-Storm Sandy Strikes 2-9 was released on: USA: 29 July 2013
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.
At least 19 States plus Washington DC will be affected by the 'super storm' created by Hurricane Sandy, or from the convergence of Hurricane Sandy and the Canadian cold front.
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy are similar in that they were very large, very destructive Atlantic hurricanes that hit the U.S. However, there is no real link between the storms.
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.
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.
No. Hurricane Katrina dissipated in 2005 and will never return. Hurricane Sandy occurred seven years after Katrina and is a completely different storm.
They chased the storm. The wind was strong but they fought it.
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy is referred to as "Frankenstorm" by some media outlets because it is an unusual system not unlike the Perfect Storm of 1991 that involves a combination of a hurricane with another type of storm. On top of that the storm is occurring around Halloween.