Hurricane Sandy....

We were almost out of the hurricane season with only one storm that hit the United States earlier this year.......and then, Sandy came knocking on the door.  Over the past week, Sandy has been given several other names from "Superstorm" to "The Perfect Storm."  With just over 100 lives claimed and up to $30 BILLION in damage, this one goes down in the record books. 


Facts on Hurricane Sandy:

• Storm was 900 miles wide which was roughly twice the size of Texas
• The lowest barometric reading ever recorded for an Atlantic storm north of Cape Hatteras NC
• The storm surge in New York City was 13.88 breaking the old record from 1960 at 10.02 feet
• At least 8 million people without power.  The biggest loss of electricity at one time

         Photo Courtesy of Andrew Burton.  Damage in New York City.

       Jessica Hill/Associated Press. Damage from Brant Beach, NJ


Eric Szos
Chief Meteorologist