Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy made landfall near Ocean City, NJ at 8 pm EDT on Monday, October 29th. Sandy was a hybrid storm that allowed for some mid-latitude characteristics, including a large wind field that stretched some 500 miles from the center.
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The episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.
Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy made landfall near Ocean City, NJ at 8 pm EDT on Monday, October 29th. Sandy was a hybrid storm that allowed for some mid-latitude characteristics, including a large wind field that stretched some 500 miles from the center. This was largely attributed to a 90 mb pressure difference between Sandy's center (945mb) and High pressure (1036mb) in northern Ontario.
In northern New York, a predominant east-northeast wind blew across the region with the strongest winds in the St. Lawrence River Valley, where 20 to 35 mph sustained and wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were experienced. Elsewhere in northern New York, wind gusts were generally in the 35-45mph range with isolated tree damage and power outages.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sustained winds of 25 to 30 mph with frequent gusts 35-40+ mph caused some downed twigs, branches as well as isolated power outages.
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with frequent gusts in excess of 40 mph caused some downed twigs, branches and small trees that produced isolated to scattered power outages.
Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph with frequent gusts 35+ mph caused some downed twigs, branches as well as isolated power outages.
Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph with frequent gusts 35+ mph caused some downed twigs, branches as well as isolated power outages.
Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph with frequent gusts 35+ mph caused some downed twigs, branches as well as isolated power outages.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 413706, 415672, 415673, 415674, 415675.