11th Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, 12 Years Since “Snowtober”
Eleven years ago today, Superstorm Sandy severely damaged parts of New Jersey, New York and New England.
The mammoth storm is the fifth costliest hurricane on record in the United States ($86.5 billion in 2023 dollars). Hurricanes Katrina (2005), Harvey (2017), Ian (2022) and Maria (2017) are the top four, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.
“Sandy’s impact on major population centers caused widespread interruption to critical water / electrical services and also caused 159 deaths (72 direct, 87 indirect),” according to the centers.
For a comprehensive look at Sandy — before, during and after the storm made landfall in New Jersey — read my post from a year ago: Superstorm Sandy: 10th Anniversary Memories and Images. It has lots of info and images.
The National Hurricane Center also as a detailed 157-page report on Hurricane Sandy.
And some of the Sandy-related stories that I wrote or contributed to at the Asbury Park Press, where I covered the environment for 30 years (1985 to 2015), remain on the web, including on the USA Today website. They include: Pollutants, debris still plague coastal lakes after Sandy, N.J.’s coastal lakes hammered by Sandy (a video), Sandy left N.J. shore with massive mold problem and 2 years later, Sandy improvements slow but steady.
1821 Hurricane Slammed U.S. East Coast
Today also marks the 12th anniversary of the “Snowobter” storm, aka “White Halloween.” Some wintry stuff fell today where I live near Newfound Lake in central New Hampshire. In parts of Maine, 3 to 6 inches of snow was expected by tomorrow night, “with locally higher amounts possible across the higher terrain,” the National Weather Service office in Caribou says.
Winter Weather Preparedness Week in New England runs from tomorrow through Nov. 4, the Gray/Portland, Maine, weather service office noted.
Snowfall Totals for the 2022–23 Season in the Eastern U.S.
More images, including three of my fall foliage photos today near Newfound Lake:
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More of my blog posts, aka stories, and some have many photos taken in New Hampshire:
— Philippe May Approach New England Following Record High Temperatures— Photos of Scenic Rainbow Falls in Plymouth, New Hampshire
— Photos on a Beautiful Day at Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire
— Flash Flooding, Record Rainfall in New England and the Northeast
— “Flash Flooding Threat for New England”
— Smoke from Wildfires in Nova Scotia is Over New England, and More Record Heat is Possible
— Hurricanes and Tropical Storms in New England, With the Chances of Them Coming Within 50 Miles
— Hurricane Ian Stats and Images, New England Cold and Drought Update in the Northeast
— Hebron Town Forest: Photos on a Beautiful Day in New Hampshire
— New England Weather and Climate Update, With Snowfall Totals and Spring Outlook
— Record Warmth in Much of New England (and Some Record Cold) in January-February 2023
— Guide to Snowfall Forecast Maps for New England, With Other Snow Information and Photos
— Snow Forecast Maps for This Week’s “Major Nor’easter” Off New England
— Extreme Snowfall in New England Led by Mount Washington in N.H.
— Snowfall Maps Show Major Shortfalls in Northeast and Great Lakes States in Recent Winters
— Memories of the “Crippling” Blizzard of February 1978 in the Northeast
— New England Spring Climate Highlights and 2021–22 Seasonal Snowfall Totals
— New England Average Snowfall Map: Are You Ready for Winter?
— Newfound Lake Photos After Rainfall and Another Winter Storm This Week
— Colorful Sunrise and Sunset Photos at Newfound Lake in New Hampshire
— Photos of Peaking Fall Foliage in New Hampshire (Part One)
— Photos of Peak Fall Foliage in New Hampshire (Part Two)
— Fall Foliage Photos in New Hampshire (Part Three)
— New Hampshire Fall Foliage Photos (Part Four)
— Photos of Emerging Fall Foliage in New Hampshire, September 2022
— Photos of Serene, Remote Cranberry Lake in Adirondack Park, New York
— Photos at Serene, Colorful Lees Pond in Moultonborough, New Hampshire
— Photos: Autumn Colors and Water Scenery in New Hampshire
— Photos on the Trail: Colorful Fall Foliage in New Hampshire
— Snow Shortage Persists in Much of the East
— Third Warmest Winter on Record in the Contiguous U.S.
— Scenic New Hampshire Photos This Winter
— Three Historic October Storms in the Northeast, This Month’s Climate Outlook and September Recap
— Nor’easter Winds Gust to 94 mph in Massachusetts, Higher than Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey
