November 1, — 4. November 2, — Areas hit by Sandy are still experiencing gas shortage problems due to gas stations without electrical power. November 3, — Gas rationing begins in 12 New Jersey counties. November 4, — New York City Public Schools announce via their official feed that schools will begin to open on November 5.
More than 80 of the schools in the district have experienced severe damage and cannot be opened that day. November 6, — Residents in some of the affected areas are allowed to vote in the presidential election via email or fax, and some states allow voters to vote at any polling station. November 7, — More than , people are still without power.
February 12, — According to a report released by the National Hurricane Center, Sandy is expected to rank as the second-costliest tropical cyclone on record, after Hurricane Katrina of , and will probably be the sixth-costliest cyclone when adjusting for inflation, population and wealth normalization factors.
All rights reserved. The disturbance that would eventually spin up into Sandy first appeared off the west coast of Africa around Oct. Six hours later, the low pressure strengthened into tropical storm Sandy.
On the morning of Oct. It made landfall near Kingston that afternoon. By that evening, Sandy moved back over open waters and intensified into a Category 3 major hurricane. Shortly after midnight on Oct. Sandy regained Category 1 hurricane strength around daybreak on Oct. For the next two days, Sandy tracked northeastward over the open waters of the North Atlantic, parallel to the U. Midday on Oct. However, despite being post-tropical, Sandy still exhibited hurricane-force winds and a minimum central pressure of mb.
As a result of being downgraded to post-tropical, the NHC stopped issuing advisories for Sandy on Oct. By Halloween, the storm's center had moved over northeastern Ohio. Sandy also began impacting eastern Canada on Oct. Its high winds, which reached nearly 50 mph and gusted up to 65 mph, triggered thousands of power outages throughout Ontario and Quebec.
On Oct. By the first few days of November, Sandy's remnants had merged with a low-pressure system over eastern Canada. Sandy dumped its heaviest rains across parts of Jamaica, including over 28 inches reported in Mill Bank, Jamaica. It was also one of the costliest hurricanes in the history of Cuba, with the storm damage and restrictions to food or water affecting 1. However, it was the U. As a result of its monstrous size, Sandy drove catastrophic storm surges of over 12 feet into the New York coastline.
In New Jersey, the storm's wind-driven waves inundated the Jersey Shore, destroying the Casino Pier amusement park in Seaside Heights which partially reopened in and then was expanded in as well as a devastating number of houses, businesses, and community spots along the shore. Sandy even led the New York Stock Exchange to close for two days — something that hadn't happened since Sandy also did something very few storms do: alter the criteria for issuing hurricane watches and warnings.
On October 29, Hurricane Sandy expanded and had a wind diameter of more than 1, miles, and it intensified into a Category 2 storm. The storm made landfall in New Jersey later that day with 80 mph winds.
Over the next few days, the storm moved inland, slowly dissipating before being taken over by another low-pressure system in Ontario, Canada. As Hurricane Sandy began to threaten the U. Up and down the East Coast, communities prepared for heavy rain, snow, flooding, and gale force winds. The impending storms also caused the cancellation of more than 5, commercial flights and Amtrak suspended services in the area. Evacuations of the barrier islands of New Jersey began on October 26 as Governor Chris Christie ordered mandatory evacuations.
Voluntary evacuations began in many areas, the casinos in Atlantic City were closed, and tollways were suspended. Cities and townships including Hoboken and Logan Township were given mandatory evacuations and many schools across the state were closed.
New Jersey was one of the states that got an emergency declaration from President Obama and was able to get federal assistance while preparing for the storm. The MTA subways were flooded the previous year by Hurricane Irene, so city officials took action to prevent flooding of the subways.
Medical centers in the area also cancelled surgeries and medical procedures except in emergency situations. Many areas of Long Island were evacuated as well as coastal areas that were impacted by Hurricane Irene. Hurricane Sandy directly and indirectly impacted 24 states in the U.
Nearly 20, flights were cancelled, and many regional railroads suspended service. Of the states affected, New Jersey and New York felt the biggest impact. Hurricane Sandy hit near Atlantic City, NJ with 80 mph winds and the tides were higher than normal at the time it made landfall because of a full moon. This increased the storm surges which led to major flooding, downed trees and powerlines, and widespread property damage along the Jersey Shore.
Many homes and buildings along the shore were destroyed and a foot piece of the boardwalk in Atlantic City was broken off.
Major flooding in Hoboken and the communities of Bergen County forced tens of thousands to evacuate. Some were left stranded in their homes and had to be rescued by boat. New York was the hardest hit state and experienced more fatalities than any other state hit by the storm. While areas of upstate New York did experience some flooding, property damage, and downed trees and powerlines, the damage in New York City was much worse.
Much of the damage in New York city was due to the flooding of the East River. The overflowing of the East River flooded many areas in Lower Manhattan, including the Ground Zero construction site and subway tunnels that were under the river.
The storm also caused billions of gallons of sewage to spill into the water surrounding New York and New Jersey.
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