What did Hurricane Sandy do?

After you learn something, Do Something! Find out how to take action here. intro_image. Hurricane Sandy was a post-tropical cyclone that swept through the Caribbean and up the East Coast of the United States in October of 2012. read more

Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 storm that hit Florida in 1992. It destroyed $26.5 billion in property. The worst storm to hit New York before Sandy was Hurricane Floyd in 1999. The Category 2 storm caused $4.5 billion in damage. The most recent storm that hit New York before Sandy was Hurricane Isabel in 2003. read more

Hurricane Sandy was a post-tropical cyclone that swept through the Caribbean and up the East Coast of the United States in October of 2012. The hurricane began as a tropical wave in the Caribbean and quickly turned into a tropical storm in just 6 hours. read more

Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as Superstorm Sandy) was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. Inflicting nearly $70 billion (2012 USD) in damage, it was the second-costliest hurricane on record in the United States until surpassed by hurricanes Harvey and Maria in 2017. read more

Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the United States about 8 p.m. EDT Oct. 29, striking near Atlantic City, N.J., with winds of 80 mph. A full moon made high tides 20 percent higher than normal and amplified Sandy's storm surge. read more