Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22. Early on October 24, an eye began developing, and it was moving steadily northward. At about 1900 UTC that day, Sandy made landfall near Kingston with winds of about 80 mph (130 km/h). Just offshore Cuba, Sandy rapidly intensified to winds of 110 mph (175 km/h), and at that intensity it made landfall just west of Santiago de Cuba at 0525 UTC on October 25. After Sandy exited Cuba, the structure became disorganized, and it turned to the north-northwest over the Bahamas. After briefly weakening to a tropical storm, Sandy re-intensified into a hurricane, and on October 28 an eye began redeveloping. The storm moved around an upper-level low over the eastern United States and also to the southwest of a ridge over Atlantic Canada, turning it to the northwest. Sandy reached a secondary peak of 90 mph (150 km/h) on October 29, around which time it had a wind diameter of over 1,000 nautical miles. East Coast would be impacted by the storm, some media outlets began referring to the expected combination of the tropical system and cold storm front under the nickname "Frankenstorm". This will be remembered for a long time to come and being the Perfect Storm that hit the U.S. around Halloween, she sure was a monster. The last time New York was shut down was in 1888, The Great Blizzard, snow fall was up to 40 and 50 inches with winds blowing 45 mph creating drifts up to 50 feet! R.I.P. To Those Who Lost Their Life Post: http://msb1959.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/sandy-was-oct-monster/

• published: 02 Nov 2012
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