Superstorm Sandy

Superstorm Sandy was formed in the Caribbean Sea on October 22, 2012. It was first formed as a Category 1 hurricane that made its first landfall in Kingston, Jamaica.Then it went on and gained force and hit Cuba and Haiti as a Category 2 hurricane. After it traveled along the east coast of the United States where it made its first landfall in Atlantic City, NJ. Right before it hit New Jersey the  hurricane weakened and became a post-tropical storm. It was still very strong when it hit the New Jersey and New York Area. Both states including a few more were under states of emergency. All forms of public transportations were suspended during the hurricane. During the hurricane there was a lot of help for victims of the storm, such as The Red Cross which was providing shelter for over 9,000 people. The estimated value of damage was 36.8 billion dollars. There was over 100 deaths 43 in New York and 37 in New Jersey. There was also a 5 billion dollar damage to the New York subway system. Over  100 miles of beaches were destroyed and eroded. 7.9 million businesses and homes were powerless because of the storm. The storm broke three record, the first being the highest wave measure in the New York Harbor which was 32.5 feet. The second record was the lowest barometric reading to ever be recorded in and Atlantic storm in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The last, the highest storm surge ever in Battery Park was recorded at 13.88 feet. There is still areas that are recovering from Superstorm Sandy such as coastlines.