Ten years ago this week, the U.S. was slammed by post-tropical cyclone Sandy, one of the most destructive storms in our history. Since Sandy, there have been many advancements in how NOAA monitors and predicts tropical cyclones. Look back & learn more:
to hit the U.S. on record as of August 2022, behind Hurricanes Katrina , Harvey and Maria . There were at least 147 direct deaths recorded across the Atlantic basin due to Sandy, with 72 of these fatalities occurring in the mid-Atlantic and northeastern U.S.kept close watch on the storm, providing forecasters with critical information on its size, intensity, and predicted track. Below is a look back at Sandy as seen from NOAA’s eyes in the sky.
Visible animation from NOAA’s GOES-13 of Hurricane Sandy making landfall in eastern Jamaica on October 24, 2012.
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