Superstorm Sandy Stats: 95 MPH Wind, 40-Foot Waves
UPDATE 10/31: The snow stats have been updated in our article and my Google Doc, and I have created a new graphic with them.
ORIGINAL POST 10/30: The "Storm of the Century," "Frankenstorm," "Superstorm Sandy," or just simply "Hurricane Sandy." She came by many names but is now a shadow of her former self. Here's a 24-hour radar loop (larger on YouTube; download high-res) and also check out this surface map and satellite animation as well:
She left 7.5 million (or 8.5 million or 60 million) customers without power -- the most from any weather disaster in modern history (certainly in the 12 years since I've been blogging -- Hurricane Ike formerly held the record). Multiply "customers" by three to get the number of people without power. The death toll has been increasing throughout the day; currently 29 per CNN. The following animation (download high-res) shows pressure and winds as the storm approached the coast, courtesy CoolWx.com:
Winds to 95 mph were recorded on the coast, with nearly 40-foot waves offshore. More than a foot of rain and over two feet of snow has fallen from the second-largest East Coast hurricane since 1988. Low pressure records were smashed in the mid-Atlantic (we fell to about 28.72" here - something I'm not sure I've ever experienced, certainly not since I lived in North Carolina during Hurricane Fran in 1996. We have summarized the top stats that I researched in this article; you can download my entire braindump for more information. Sandy made the news -- big time. Here are examples of today's newspaper front pages from Newseum.com:
She was severe enough to make headlines worldwide!
A sampling of the NWS Spotter reports follows:
You want photos and videos? We got 'em, broken down for each state.
On Sunday night, I participated in a Google Hangout with Henry Margusity and Amy Freeze, taking questions about the storm; you can see that replay below.
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