Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22, quickly strengthened, and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Sandy six hours later.

Oct 12, 2025 · Superstorm Sandy was a massive storm that brought significant wind and flooding damage to the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern U.S. in late October 2012. …

Oct 15, 2025 · Read CNN’s Fast Facts on Hurricane Sandy. As a hurricane and post-tropical cyclone, Sandy was responsible for 147 deaths in the United States and 69 more in Canada …

An unusual combination of hurricane conditions and cold fronts made Sandy particularly potent. In the nine days that Sandy raged, it killed 70 people in the Caribbean and almost 150 people in...

Oct 24, 2022 · Superstorm Sandy: A Meteorological Wonder Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari looks back at what made Superstorm Sandy so unique and what was learned from it.

Apr 24, 2025 · Hurricane Sandy (2012), nicknamed Superstorm Sandy, became the second-costliest hurricane in U.S. history, with damages exceeding $50 billion unadjusted for inflation, …

By Monday October 22, 2012, this area of convection eventually developed into Tropical Storm Sandy, becoming the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. From this point, …

Aug 25, 2023 · Explore the impact of Hurricane Sandy. Understand its destruction and aftermath. Learn about the history of Hurricane Sandy today.

Oct 28, 2022 · Hurricane Sandy makes landfall near Atlantic City, N.J., in the evening. The size of the storm, which arrives near high tide, results in extensive and severe flooding in New Jersey …

Rivers and Lakes Climate and Past Weather Local Programs October 29, 2012 – Hurricane Sandy Event Overview Hurricane Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, as well …