Sandy caused many problems during its life. Here are some of the most impressive statistics from the storm.
SANDY DEBUNKED: Sandy is not the strongest hurricane north of Cape Hatteras.
A near-record low barometric pressure occurred with Sandy offshore Monday afternoon. The pressure bottomed at 27.76 inches. For a storm north of Cape Hatteras, N.C., Hurricane Gladys of 1977 holds the record at 27.73 inches. Gladys was a Category 4 hurricane which remained off the coast of the U.S.
HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS BY STATE: Andrews AFB, Md.: 15.3" (unconfirmed) Easton, Md.: 12.55" Wildwood Crest, N.J.: 11.67" Virginia Beach, Va.: 9.57" Milford, Del.: 9.55" Maysville, W.Va.: 7.75" Hanover, Pa.: 7.61" Washington, D.C.: 5.44" Lorain, Ohio: 4.29" East Milton, Mass.: 3.03" Jaffrey, N.H.: 3.83" Niagara Falls, N.Y.: 3.02"
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS BY STATE (>74 mph): Eatons Neck, N.Y.: 94 mph Montclair, N.J.: 88 mph Westerly, R.I.: 86 mph Madison, Conn.: 85 mph Cuttyhunk, Mass.: 83 mph Allentown, Pa.: 81 mph Highland Beach, Md.: 79 mph Chester Gap, Va.: 79 mph
HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS BY STATE: Redhouse, Md.: 26" Bowden, W.Va.: 24" Champion, Pa.: 13" Newfound Gap, N.C.: 22" Wise, Va.: 24" Mt. Leconte, Tenn.: 20" Payne Gap, Ky.: 14" Bellefontaine, Ohio: 3.5"
POWER OUTAGES: CNN reported more than 7.5 million By comparison, Hurricane Ike had 7.5 million over his entire path.
TOP WAVES: 39.67 feet (Buoy #41048)
TOP STORM SURGES: The Battery, N.Y.: ~9 feet above normal Kings Point, N.Y.: ~12.5 feet above normal New Haven, Conn.: ~9 feet above normal
RECORD LOWEST PRESSURE (ON LAND): Atlantic City, N.J.: 948.3 mb (28.00" Hg) Philadelphia, Pa.: 953mb (28.23" Hg) Harrisburg, Pa.: 963mb (28.46" Hg) Scranton, Pa.: 971mb (28.69" Hg) Trenton, N.J.: 958mb (28.31" Hg) Baltimore, Md.: 965mb (28.49" Hg) Harrisburg, Pa.: 964mb (28.46" Hb)
Reprinted with permission from AccuWeather.com. The original story was published on October 30, 2012.
SANDY DEBUNKED: Sandy is not the strongest hurricane north of Cape Hatteras.
A near-record low barometric pressure occurred with Sandy offshore Monday afternoon. The pressure bottomed at 27.76 inches. For a storm north of Cape Hatteras, N.C., Hurricane Gladys of 1977 holds the record at 27.73 inches. Gladys was a Category 4 hurricane which remained off the coast of the U.S.
HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS BY STATE: Andrews AFB, Md.: 15.3" (unconfirmed) Easton, Md.: 12.55" Wildwood Crest, N.J.: 11.67" Virginia Beach, Va.: 9.57" Milford, Del.: 9.55" Maysville, W.Va.: 7.75" Hanover, Pa.: 7.61" Washington, D.C.: 5.44" Lorain, Ohio: 4.29" East Milton, Mass.: 3.03" Jaffrey, N.H.: 3.83" Niagara Falls, N.Y.: 3.02"
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS BY STATE (>74 mph): Eatons Neck, N.Y.: 94 mph Montclair, N.J.: 88 mph Westerly, R.I.: 86 mph Madison, Conn.: 85 mph Cuttyhunk, Mass.: 83 mph Allentown, Pa.: 81 mph Highland Beach, Md.: 79 mph Chester Gap, Va.: 79 mph
HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS BY STATE: Redhouse, Md.: 26" Bowden, W.Va.: 24" Champion, Pa.: 13" Newfound Gap, N.C.: 22" Wise, Va.: 24" Mt. Leconte, Tenn.: 20" Payne Gap, Ky.: 14" Bellefontaine, Ohio: 3.5"
POWER OUTAGES: CNN reported more than 7.5 million By comparison, Hurricane Ike had 7.5 million over his entire path.
TOP WAVES: 39.67 feet (Buoy #41048)
TOP STORM SURGES: The Battery, N.Y.: ~9 feet above normal Kings Point, N.Y.: ~12.5 feet above normal New Haven, Conn.: ~9 feet above normal
RECORD LOWEST PRESSURE (ON LAND): Atlantic City, N.J.: 948.3 mb (28.00" Hg) Philadelphia, Pa.: 953mb (28.23" Hg) Harrisburg, Pa.: 963mb (28.46" Hg) Scranton, Pa.: 971mb (28.69" Hg) Trenton, N.J.: 958mb (28.31" Hg) Baltimore, Md.: 965mb (28.49" Hg) Harrisburg, Pa.: 964mb (28.46" Hb)
SANDY DEBUNKED: Sandy is not the strongest hurricane north of Cape Hatteras.
A near-record low barometric pressure occurred with Sandy offshore Monday afternoon. The pressure bottomed at 27.76 inches. For a storm north of Cape Hatteras, N.C., Hurricane Gladys of 1977 holds the record at 27.73 inches. Gladys was a Category 4 hurricane which remained off the coast of the U.S.
HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS BY STATE: Andrews AFB, Md.: 15.3" (unconfirmed) Easton, Md.: 12.55" Wildwood Crest, N.J.: 11.67" Virginia Beach, Va.: 9.57" Milford, Del.: 9.55" Maysville, W.Va.: 7.75" Hanover, Pa.: 7.61" Washington, D.C.: 5.44" Lorain, Ohio: 4.29" East Milton, Mass.: 3.03" Jaffrey, N.H.: 3.83" Niagara Falls, N.Y.: 3.02"
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS BY STATE (>74 mph): Eatons Neck, N.Y.: 94 mph Montclair, N.J.: 88 mph Westerly, R.I.: 86 mph Madison, Conn.: 85 mph Cuttyhunk, Mass.: 83 mph Allentown, Pa.: 81 mph Highland Beach, Md.: 79 mph Chester Gap, Va.: 79 mph
HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS BY STATE: Redhouse, Md.: 26" Bowden, W.Va.: 24" Champion, Pa.: 13" Newfound Gap, N.C.: 22" Wise, Va.: 24" Mt. Leconte, Tenn.: 20" Payne Gap, Ky.: 14" Bellefontaine, Ohio: 3.5"
POWER OUTAGES: CNN reported more than 7.5 million By comparison, Hurricane Ike had 7.5 million over his entire path.
TOP WAVES: 39.67 feet (Buoy #41048)
TOP STORM SURGES: The Battery, N.Y.: ~9 feet above normal Kings Point, N.Y.: ~12.5 feet above normal New Haven, Conn.: ~9 feet above normal
RECORD LOWEST PRESSURE (ON LAND): Atlantic City, N.J.: 948.3 mb (28.00" Hg) Philadelphia, Pa.: 953mb (28.23" Hg) Harrisburg, Pa.: 963mb (28.46" Hg) Scranton, Pa.: 971mb (28.69" Hg) Trenton, N.J.: 958mb (28.31" Hg) Baltimore, Md.: 965mb (28.49" Hg) Harrisburg, Pa.: 964mb (28.46" Hb)
SANDY DEBUNKED: Sandy is not the strongest hurricane north of Cape Hatteras.
A near-record low barometric pressure occurred with Sandy offshore Monday afternoon. The pressure bottomed at 27.76 inches. For a storm north of Cape Hatteras, N.C., Hurricane Gladys of 1977 holds the record at 27.73 inches. Gladys was a Category 4 hurricane which remained off the coast of the U.S.
HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS BY STATE: Andrews AFB, Md.: 15.3" (unconfirmed) Easton, Md.: 12.55" Wildwood Crest, N.J.: 11.67" Virginia Beach, Va.: 9.57" Milford, Del.: 9.55" Maysville, W.Va.: 7.75" Hanover, Pa.: 7.61" Washington, D.C.: 5.44" Lorain, Ohio: 4.29" East Milton, Mass.: 3.03" Jaffrey, N.H.: 3.83" Niagara Falls, N.Y.: 3.02"
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS BY STATE (>74 mph): Eatons Neck, N.Y.: 94 mph Montclair, N.J.: 88 mph Westerly, R.I.: 86 mph Madison, Conn.: 85 mph Cuttyhunk, Mass.: 83 mph Allentown, Pa.: 81 mph Highland Beach, Md.: 79 mph Chester Gap, Va.: 79 mph
HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS BY STATE: Redhouse, Md.: 26" Bowden, W.Va.: 24" Champion, Pa.: 13" Newfound Gap, N.C.: 22" Wise, Va.: 24" Mt. Leconte, Tenn.: 20" Payne Gap, Ky.: 14" Bellefontaine, Ohio: 3.5"
POWER OUTAGES: CNN reported more than 7.5 million By comparison, Hurricane Ike had 7.5 million over his entire path.
TOP WAVES: 39.67 feet (Buoy #41048)
TOP STORM SURGES: The Battery, N.Y.: ~9 feet above normal Kings Point, N.Y.: ~12.5 feet above normal New Haven, Conn.: ~9 feet above normal
RECORD LOWEST PRESSURE (ON LAND): Atlantic City, N.J.: 948.3 mb (28.00" Hg) Philadelphia, Pa.: 953mb (28.23" Hg) Harrisburg, Pa.: 963mb (28.46" Hg) Scranton, Pa.: 971mb (28.69" Hg) Trenton, N.J.: 958mb (28.31" Hg) Baltimore, Md.: 965mb (28.49" Hg) Harrisburg, Pa.: 964mb (28.46" Hb)
Reprinted with permission from AccuWeather.com. The original story was published on October 30, 2012.
