Hurricane Sandy

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Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3 Hurricane at landfall so it devastated the entire city of New Orleans and caused destruction across the entire Mississippi coast. People were boating out of the city and stuck on the roofs of there homes. It caused $105 billion in damage and killed more than 1,800 people. Even though it happened 7 years ago, the people of New Orleans are still cleaning up after Hurricane Katrina. ...

There are different ways to define the "worst hurricane". Hurricane Katrina, which hit the USA in 2005, caused the largest amount of damage in monetary terms, with the cost amounting to $81.2 billion in 2005 figures. The most intense hurricane in terms of pressure was Hurricane Wilma, in 2005. Wilma reached wind speeds of 175 mph, or 295 kph, and caused $29.1 billion USD in 2005 figures. The minimum pressure pressure was 882 millibars at one point. The strongest hurricane in terms of...

Hurricane Galveston of 1900

According to a report given at Building Online (see related links), The American Redcross estimated approximately 275,000 were destroyed in Louisiana, 65,000 in Mississippi and Alabama during Hurricaine Katrina. ...

It affected the us by affected people in the us and it destroyed many homes. It also made the insurance go higher so people pay more than what they are suppose to. ...

Pecan Sandies INGREDIENTS * 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened * 1/3 cup shortening * 1/2 cup sugar * 1/2 cup packed brown sugar * 1 egg * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour* * 1/2 cup chopped pecans DIRECTIONS # In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour. Stir in pecans. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F...

Force 12 is hurricane force.

There are two types of flooding associated with Hurricanes/typhoons. The first type is the coastal flooding called storm surge. The second type is caused by excesive rainfall, and is called flash flooding. Storm surge is a huge dome of water pushed to the coast by the incoming hurricane/typhoon. This high wave of water can sometimes be added to by the natural high tide. Flash flooding is caused by the rainfall the storm brings with it. Flash flooding happens when water rapidly accumulates...

The maximum storm surge occurs on the side of the storm where winds blow towards the shore. Soon afterwards the storm weakens rapidly. ...

Hurricane Sandy killed at least 147 people directly with another 138 dying from indirect effects of the storm. ...

They are not named after any specific person. There are also male names too. Ex. (Andrew) Names alternate in gender, of if the last storm in a the same year had a female name the next will have a male name and vice versa. Additionally, they are named in alphabetical order, each year with the beginning letter starting at "A". For example: Andrew, Bonnie, Charley, Danielle, Earl and Frances were the storms of the 1992...

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No. A tornado has the highest recorded wind speed. In excess of 300 mph.

Hurricane Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ on Monday evening, October 29, 2012. A 900-mile wide storm, Sandy affected the entire northeastern US with devastating winds, rain and floods. New Jersey and New York suffered the worst from the superstorm. Prior to this, Hurricane Sandy made landfalls in Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas and had significant effects in Haiti. ...

Hurricanes are made up of rain and very strong winds combining in a spiral form. ...

Warm seas with a warm air updraft.

Hurricane Sandy made three landfalls. The first landfall was in Jamaica, near Kingston on October 24, 2012. The second was in Cuba near Santiago de Cuba on October 25. The final and most destructive landfall was in New Jersey near Atlantic City on October on October 29. The storm was so wide at this time that most of the U.S. East Coast suffered some form of damage. ...

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 conditions that have led scientists to caution New Yorkers that a major hurricane was coming to the New York area were that the major climates that went down, the major rain falls, and the wind that blew. this thing is mad gay dont ask why i made a wiki answer ...

At peak strength Sandy was a Category 3 when it made its second landfall in Cuba. At landfall in the U.S. Sandy was a category 1. See the related link listed below for constantly updated information: ...

In a word, rapidly. The moist air flowing westward across the North Atlantic Ocean met with the warm waters of the western Caribbean Sea. The perceived tropical wave intensified rapidly, first up to tropical storm forces, then hurricane strength, within six hours' time. ...

Hurricanes are classed by categories. These categories are determined by the wind speed of the storm. The most powerful hurricanes are a Category 5. This was the category of Hurricane Katrina that decimated New Orleans in August of 2005. In order to be classified as a Category 5, the wind speeds must reach an excess of 156 mph or 251 KM/hr. These storms are so powerful, it will be mandatory for homes all the way up to 10 miles from the...

You can find the form for assistance on the FEMA website at DisasterAssistance.gov If you are in an area with an internet outage, you can call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). You are going to need some basic information: Social Security number Pre disaster and present address Bank routing number Insurance information Annual income amount A phone number you can be reached at ...

When Hurricane Katrina came ashore on August 28, 2005, it caused $105 billion in damage and killed more than 1,800 people. Hurricane Katrina was devastating and greatly impacted Louisiana as well as other surrounding areas. New Orleans was flooded. People lost their homes and everything they owned. ...