Super Storm Sandy: Hurricane Katrina
Super Storm Sandy
Many hurricane's has occurred all across the United States, some worse than others. Hurricane Sandy is one that we will never forget about. Super Storm Sandy, a Category 3 storm, as known as Hurricane Sandy was a dramatic event that happened in October 2012. Sandy was a post-tropical cyclone that swept through the Caribbean and up the East Coast of the United States. Hurricane Sandy begun as a tropical wave but it quickly aroused into a tropical storm in just 6 hours. It upgraded to a hurricane when the winds arose 74mph. Many States prepared themselves for the storm in advance. Air force and National Guard members was on standby, many flights was cancelled and many school were closed. ("Primary sandy facts" web) Sandys pure kinetic energy for storm and surge and wave destruction potential reached a 5.8 out of 6. …show more content…
Sandy left dozens dead, thousands homeless and millions without power. Sandy was the nation's most expensive storm since Hurricane Katrina, which caused about $128 billion in damage. Hurricane Sandy killed over 285 people. ("11 facts about sandy" web). Because Hurricane Sandy was so large and powerful, it was nicknamed a Frankenstorm. ("Hurricane sandy fast facts" web). At the height of the storm, over 7.5 million people were without power. Over a million people in the storm was ordered to evacuate. Hurricane sandy took longer than any other hurricane to recover from. Hurricane Sandy hit many areas demolishing people's homes, vehicles, and public buildings. People lost everything including their loved
Many hurricane's has occurred all across the United States, some worse than others. Hurricane Sandy is one that we will never forget about. Super Storm Sandy, a Category 3 storm, as known as Hurricane Sandy was a dramatic event that happened in October 2012. Sandy was a post-tropical cyclone that swept through the Caribbean and up the East Coast of the United States. Hurricane Sandy begun as a tropical wave but it quickly aroused into a tropical storm in just 6 hours. It upgraded to a hurricane when the winds arose 74mph. Many States prepared themselves for the storm in advance. Air force and National Guard members was on standby, many flights was cancelled and many school were closed. ("Primary sandy facts" web) Sandys pure kinetic energy for storm and surge and wave destruction potential reached a 5.8 out of 6. …show more content…
Sandy left dozens dead, thousands homeless and millions without power. Sandy was the nation's most expensive storm since Hurricane Katrina, which caused about $128 billion in damage. Hurricane Sandy killed over 285 people. ("11 facts about sandy" web). Because Hurricane Sandy was so large and powerful, it was nicknamed a Frankenstorm. ("Hurricane sandy fast facts" web). At the height of the storm, over 7.5 million people were without power. Over a million people in the storm was ordered to evacuate. Hurricane sandy took longer than any other hurricane to recover from. Hurricane Sandy hit many areas demolishing people's homes, vehicles, and public buildings. People lost everything including their loved