Sandy moved slowly northward toward the greater antilles and gradually intensified. Flash flooding and coastal surges killed 147 people It was among the most costly natural disasters in u.s Read cnn’s fast facts on hurricane sandy Hurricane sandy was the most devastating storm of the 2012 atlantic hurricane season Explore the timeline and effects of this historic superstorm.
Sandy formed in the central caribbean on october 22, 2012 and intensified into a hurricane as it tracked north across jamaica, eastern cuba and the bahamas. An unusual combination of hurricane conditions and cold fronts made sandy particularly potent In the nine days that sandy raged, it killed 70 people in the caribbean and almost 150 people in. Because of its tremendous size, however, sandy drove a catastrophic storm surge into the new jersey and new york coastlines. Despite being far out to sea, sandy had a number of impacts on eastern north carolina Ocracoke and highway 12 on hatteras island were flooded with up to 2 feet of water, closing part of the highway, while 20 people on a fishing trip were stranded on portsmouth island.
From this point, tropical storm sandy turned and moved northward, making landfall in jamaica as a category 1 hurricane on october 24th.
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