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On October 24, Sandy became a hurricane, made landfall near Kingston, Jamaica, re-emerged a few hours later into the Caribbean Sea and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane. On October 25, Sandy hit Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane, then weakened to a Category 1 hurricane.
3 days ago · Superstorm Sandy, massive storm that brought significant wind and flooding damage to the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern U.S. in late October 2012. Flash flooding and coastal surges killed 147 people. It was among the most costly natural disasters in U.S. history.
Oct 24, 2022 · Superstorm Sandy didn't technically make landfall as a hurricane or tropical storm, but when it finally came ashore near Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the evening of Oct. 29, 2012, it did...
Jul 13, 2013 · 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 and the Caribbean.
Feb 11, 2019 · On October 22, 2012, a tropical depression formed off the northeast coast of Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea. Two days later, it strengthened and officially became a Category 1 hurricane as...
Hurricane Sandy was the 18th named tropical cyclone of the busy 2012 Atlantic hurricane season that produced a total of 19 named storms. Sandy’s path took it across the central Caribbean before it tracked northward across Jamaica, eastern Cuba, and the Bahamas.
Sep 27, 2023 · Hurricane Sandy first made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 1 hurricane on October 24, 2012. The following day, it raked a path of destruction across Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas.
Oct 28, 2022 · Oct. 11-26, 2012. Sandy’s Beginning. A tropical wave leaves the west coast of Africa and within a week reaches the Caribbean Sea, where it develops into a hurricane by Oct. 24. It...
Dec 12, 2013 · The Northeast region recovers from the massive storm, which blew through coastal regions late Oct. 29, killed more than 100 people, and destroyed homes and businesses.
Oct 28, 2012 · A 13-day chronicle of the devastating East Coast storm and its aftermath that killed more than 100 people, left tens of thousands homeless, crippled mass transit, triggered paralyzing gas...