Hurricane Sandy

Over the warm ocean water, the disturbance was strengthened by moisture that evaporated off the ocean surface and began to strengthen and organize.

In a sense, yes. The storm officially started when it became a a tropical depression over the Caribbean, but the precursor to that was a tropical disturbance that came off the coast of Africa.

Hurricane Sandy is also being referred to as Frankenstorm because it will make landfall at high tide under a full moon right as Halloween is approaching.

The coastal flooding was the result of something called a storm surge. This occurs when the winds of a hurricane drive ocean water onto land.

Each year has a predetermine list of names for tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic. The storm we call Sandy was the 18th tropical storm to form in the Atlantic in 2012, and so got the 18th name on the list.

Hurricane Sandy formed from a tropical disturbance over the Caribbean that organized and intensified as it was fueled by moisture that evaporated from the warm water. This is how nearly all hurricanes develop. Sandy traveled northward and began to transition into an extratropical cyclone as it entered a colder environment. Partially through interaction with another system, Sandy grew to an enormous size. Finally, a high pressure system centered over Greenland forced Sandy to make an unprecedented turn west, directly into the U.S. east coast.

Hurricane Sandy was a category 1 hurricane at landfall in Jamaica, and a category 3 storm at landfall in Cuba and the Bahamas. It hit the U.S. east coast with category 1 winds.

Anything above the second floor should be safe. Stay away from windows no matter what floor you are on.

Hurricane Sandy made several landfalls: in Jamaica on October 24, 2012, in Cuba on October 25, and in New Jersey on October 29.

Yes. The moon is the primary factor in the tides. High tides are highest and low tides are lowest during a full moon and a new moon. Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the U.S. at high tide during a full moon. As a result, the already large storm surge cam in on top of an already high water level from the tide.

Many people did not think Sandy would be as bad as experts said it would, especially those who had made it through Hurricane Irene the previous year without suffering serious affects. Many people are convinced that is is better to ride out the storm than go through the trouble of evacuating.

Today, November First, 2012, subways from 37th Street through Battery Park are still not running.

New York, lower manhattan, Washington, Washington dc, Jacksonville

At least 24 eastern states were affected by Sandy's wrath.

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None. Hurricane Sandy was in 2012, not in the 1900s. In 2012, Sandy cost at least $65 billion from the damage it caused.

Hurricane Sandy was in 2012.

Yes, the governor had declared a state of emergency.

after hurricane sandy people were in the hospital

No one knows for certain, but as of now, Hurricane Sandy is quite a ways from shore and is still causing significant damage to the shorelines. It would be recommended to follow all safety precautions given to you because any hurricane especially Sandy can be very dangerous.

Hurricane Sandy was not rated on the Richter scale. That scale is for earthquakes, not hurricanes. Hurricane Sandy was a category 3 in the Saffir-Simpson scale, but had weakened to a category 1 by the time it reached the United States..

Hurricane Sandy began as Tropical Depression Eighteen on October 22, 2012.

Hurricane Sandy was a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall. When Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, the intensity was similar to a Category 1.

Six months after the storm some areas are still rebuilding.