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. Sandy moved slowly …

Nov 20, 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. Flash …

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 and the Caribbean.

Oct 29, 2012 · Hurricane Sandy was the 18th named tropical cyclone of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 - November 30). Sandy formed in the central Caribbean on October 22, 2012 and …

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, Tropical Storm …

In light of the Sandy’s significance, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) formed a Service Assessment Team to document and evaluate the agency’s performance and …

2 days ago · Survivors of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, families and lawmakers gathered in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to honor the lives lost and continue calls for action to end gun violence.

Sandy weakened somewhat and then made landfall as a post-tropical cyclone near Brigantine, New Jersey with 70-kt maximum sustained winds. Because of its tremendous size, however, Sandy drove …

Apr 24, 2025 · Winds of tropical storm force extended from Maine to North Carolina, making Sandy one of the largest Atlantic storms ever recorded.

At the peak, over 1,500 Interior employees from 47 states supported response and recovery missions for Hurricane Sandy. Nearly 70 national parks and dozens of wildlife refuges sustained damage from the …