Ongoing Coverage of Historic Hurricane Sandy

• Published: October 29th, 2012

By Climate Central

As Hurricane Sandy — part hurricane, part fearsome nor’easter, the result of a bizarre confluence of events — batters the Eastern U.S., its damage threatens to rival the biggest storms on record in the region. As its powerful surface winds and torrential rains along with a record storm surge imperil a wide swath of the Atlantic coastline, it may also dump up to 3 feet of snow in Appalachia.

The storm has proven to be unprecedented in places like New York, coastal Connecticut, and the New Jersey shore, especially in terms of coastal flooding, from the combination of astronomical high tides and wind-driven storm surge. The storm also flooded parts of New York City, and damaged homes all the way north to Rhode Island.

Here's an archive for our coverage of Hurricane Sandy, which we'll continue to update:

2013:

April 30: Hurricane Sandy’s Untold Filthy Legacy: Sewage (Interactive)

April 30: Heeding Sandy’s Lessons, Before the Next Big Storm

April 4: In Wake of Sandy, NOAA Alters Hurricane Warning Policy

April 1: U.S. Dominated Global Disaster Losses in 2012: Swiss Re

Jan.31: Research Spawns Stunning Hurricane Sandy Animations

2012:

Dec. 31: Sandy Tops List of 2012 Extreme Weather & Climate Events

Dec. 20: NOAA: 2012 To Rank as Second Costliest Year Since 1980

Dec. 12: Sans Polar Satellites, Sandy Forecasts Would’ve Suffered

Dec. 11: NOAA Forms Hurricane Sandy Review Team, Again

Dec. 11: Warming May Bring More ‘Black Swan’ Storm Surges

Nov. 30: Hurricane Season Ends; Sandy Will Long be Remembered

Nov. 25: New York Times Op-Ed: Rising Seas, Vanishing Coastlines

Nov. 21: Ben Strauss on Rising Seas & the Fate of New York on PBS

Nov. 16: Weather Service Halts Review of Its Work During Sandy

Nov. 14: 32-Foot-Plus Waves From Hurricane Sandy Topple Records

Nov. 13: Senator Urges NOAA Not To Change Sandy Classification

Nov. 12: Post Sandy, Wetlands Could Help Shore Up NYC’s Defense

Nov. 9: Aerial Pictures Show Hurricane Sandy’s Destruction

Nov. 9: Sandy & Other Disasters Could Hurt Climate Change Cause

Nov. 6: Stunning NASA Visualizations: Sandy vs. Katrina

Nov. 5: New Storm Threatens Areas Hit Hard By Hurricane Sandy

Nov. 2: Will Sandy Be the Climate Change Wakeup Call We Need?

Nov. 2: Lack of Hurricane Warnings May Help Homeowners

Nov. 1: Sandy Brings Flurry of Attention to Climate Change

Nov. 1: Statistics Show Hurricane Sandy’s Extraordinary Intensity

Nov. 1: Downpours From Sandy Fail to Ease Drought in U.S.

Nov. 1: Ben Strauss Talks Hurricane Sandy and Flood Risks

Oct. 31: How Global Warming Made Hurricane Sandy Worse

Oct. 31: A Roundup of Hurricane Sandy News Reports

Oct. 30: Hurricane Sandy Paralyzes New York, New Jersey

Oct. 29: Hurricane Sandy Walloping East Coast With Surge, Winds

Oct. 29: Hurricane Sandy Roars Ashore, Threatening Record Surge

Oct. 29: Sandy's Storm Surge Explained and Why It Matters

Oct. 29: Eyeballing Hurricane Sandy From Space to the Sea

Oct. 28: From Storm Surge to Snow, Hurricane Sandy Has It All

Oct. 28: Hurricane Sandy Set To Deliver Massive Blow to East Coast

Oct. 27: Hurricane Sandy’s Five-Fold Flood Threat, with Local Maps

Oct. 27: How Fujiwhara Effect Will Toss Hurricane Sandy Into U.S.

Oct. 26: Officials Warn of Hurricane Sandy’s Rare Damage Potential

Oct 26: Historic Sandy Poised to Blast Mid-Atlantic, Northeast

Oct. 26: How Hurricane Sandy Can Become a ‘Frankenstorm’

Oct. 26: Sandy Is a Truly Unusual Event, Worthy of Our Attention

Oct. 25: East Coast Facing Major Threat From Hurricane Sandy

Oct. 25: Hurricane Sandy Aims For East Coast As a ‘Frankenstorm’

Oct. 24: Hurricane Sandy Looks More Likely to Slam Eastern U.S.

Oct. 24: Hurricane Sandy Poses Growing Threat To East Coast

Oct. 23: Will Tropical Storm Sandy Threaten U.S. East Coast?

Oct. 22: Grim Storm Scenarios Loom for Mid-Atlantic, Northeast

Helpful links for following the storm: 
National Weather Service Storm Central  
Climate Central Surging Seas Mapping Tool 
New York Times Live Blog 
Capital Weather Gang blog

Twitter accounts to follow:
@ClimateCentral
@afreedma
@HeidiCullen
@TWC_Hurricane
@NotifyNYC
@Capitalweather
@wxbrad
@BobRyanABC7 
@WSJWeather
@JesseRodriguez
@AntDeRosa
@nymetrowx
@TWCShawn

• Posted in Climate, Extremes, Flooding, Hurricanes, Oceans & Coasts, Sea Level, Weather, Extreme Weather, United States, New England, Mid-Atlantic