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Sandy can have winds up to 85 mph

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Who named hurricane sandy?

Hurricane Sandy was named by the National Hurricane Center.


What year was Sandy the hurricane?

Hurricane Sandy happened in the fall of 2012.


What happened after hurricane sandy?

after hurricane sandy people were in the hospital


What year did hurricane sandy happen?

Hurricane Sandy was in 2012.


What characteristics made hurricane sandy a hurricane?

Hurricane Sandy was a hurricane because it was a large scale tropical system with a closed circulation, a defined center of rotation, organized convection, a warm core, and sustained winds in excess of 74 mph. All these are needed to qualify as a hurricane. However, at landfall in the U.S. Sandy had lost tropical characteristics, and so was technically no longer a hurricane but a very powerful post-tropical cyclone.


When did hurricane sandy end?

Hurricane Sandy ended on November 1, 2012.


what category was hurricane sandy at its strongest?

Hurricane Sandy briefly peaked as a category 3 hurricane.


What year was hurricane sandy?

Hurricane Sandy happened in the fall of 2012.


Why was hurricane sandy a super storm?

At landfall in the U.S. Sandy was not truly a hurricane any more as the storm had lost its tropical characteristics. For much of the time that it was active Sandy combined traits of a tropical and an extratropical cyclone, becoming a sort of extremely large and powerful hybrid cyclone.


Why is hurricane sandy considered a super storm?

Hurricane Sandy was an unusually large and powerful storm and its great destructive potential was recognized days before its final landfall. Sandy merged with a non-tropical storm system in a manner similar to the Perfect Storm of 1991 and it technically was no longer a hurricane when it made landfall in New Jersey.


Is hurricane Isaac bigger than sandy?

No. Hurricane Sandy was far larger than Hurricane Isaac.


When did the hurricane sandy happen?

Hurricane Sandy occurred in late October 2012