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Hurricane Sandy is sure to go
down as one of the most intense storms ever experienced by the
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, if not the worst storm ever for that
region. Let's take a look at some of the impacts that came
associated with this storm:
- Storm officially made landfall as a 946mb low in Ocean City, NJ at
8pm EDT on Monday night
- Sandy broke the record for the largest hurricane ever in the Atlantic
Basin. It had tropical storm force winds extending up to 900
miles at times.
- Record storm surges all along the east coast, particularly along the
NJ coast, New York City, and Long Island
- Wind gusts topped 90mph in places, including 90mph in Islip, NY
- Lowest pressure ever recorded in Atlantic City, Philadelphia,
Harrisburg, Scranton, Trenton, and Baltimore
- Peak wind gust recorded here in Oneonta was 51 mph around 8:30 Monday
night
- Snow totals of 2-3 feet of snow expected in West Virginia
- Storm totals are likely to be over 10 billion dollars, which would
make it a top 5 most expensive disaster in the United States
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