 Satellite image of Sandy shortly before landfall in New Jersey on October 29 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Duration | October 28–29, 2012 |
| Category 1 hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 80 mph (130 km/h) |
| Highest gusts | 100 mph (155 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 945 mbar (hPa); 27.91 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 38 total (12 direct) |
| Economic losses | $30 billion (2012 USD) |
| Areas affected | New Jersey, particularly along the Jersey Shore in Ocean, Monmouth, |
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Part of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season | |
| History
Effects Other wikis | |
Hurricane Sandy was the costliest natural disaster in the history of New Jersey, with economic losses to businesses of up to $30 billion. The most intense storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Sandy formed in the Caribbean Sea on October 22. For days ahead of its eventual landfall, the hurricane was expected to turn toward New Jersey, as anticipated by tropical cyclone forecast models and the National Hurricane Center (NHC). On October 29, Sandy lost its characteristics of a tropical cyclone and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone while approaching the New Jersey coast. About two and a half hours later, the former hurricane moved ashore New Jersey near Brigantine in Atlantic County, just north of Atlantic City, producing wind gusts as strong as 91 mph (146 km/h).
Over two million households in the state lost power in the storm, 346,000 homes were damaged or destroyed,[2] and 38 people were killed. Storm surge and flooding affected a large swath of the state. Governor Chris Christie said the losses caused by Sandy were "going to be almost incalculable...The devastation on the Jersey Shore is probably going to be the worst we've ever seen."[3]
- ^ Ed Beeson and Tom De Poto (November 1, 2012). "Price tag of Sandy's damage to N.J. businesses could reach $30B". The Star-Ledger. New Jersey On-Line. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ Chris Smith (New Jersey politician) (January 2, 2013). "Floor statement on Sandy supplemental" (PDF). United States House of Representatives.
- ^ "Christie: Damage costs 'almost incalculable' but 'New Jersey's a tough place'". The Bergen Record. Retrieved October 30, 2012.