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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Sandy (2012)
21 October 2012 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Sandy formed in the North Atlantic basin on 21 October 2012 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 940 hPa. It made landfall in Cuba, Jamaica and the United States of America. It killed at least 254 people.
- Formed
- 21 October 2012
- Dissipated
- 31 October 2012
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 940 hPa
- Deaths
- 254
- Estimated Damage
- 68.7 billion US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Cuba185 km/h
- Cat. 1Jamaica139 km/h
- Cat. 1United States of America130 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 3Hurricane Michael185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Ernesto157 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nadine148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Rafael148 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Isaac130 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Leslie130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Beryl111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Debby102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth