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Hurricane Sandy (2012)

Hurricane Sandy was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 115 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 940 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 39 of the cities we track; the strongest was Philadelphia, PA, with a modeled peak gust of 76 mph.

Peak strength115 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
39
LandfallsFirst October 24, 2012
3
Lowest pressure
940 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane Sandy’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. October 24, 2012, Category 1 at 86 mph, in Jamaica
  2. October 25, 2012, Category 3 at 115 mph, in Cuba
  3. October 29, 2012, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 3 miles from Atlantic City, NJ

Modeled winds at cities (39)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Philadelphia, PA76 mph62 mph24 milesOct 29, 2012, 10:45 PM EDT
Trenton, NJ72 mph59 mph44 milesOct 29, 2012, 10:15 PM EDT
Atlantic City, NJ71 mph58 mph3 milesOct 29, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
New York, NY70 mph57 mph86 milesOct 29, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
Bridgeport, CT66 mph54 mph135 milesOct 29, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
New Haven, CT65 mph53 mph150 milesOct 29, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
Virginia Beach, VA65 mph53 mph178 milesOct 29, 2012, 4:00 PM EDT
Reading, PA63 mph51 mph33 milesOct 30, 2012, 1:15 AM EDT
Allentown, PA63 mph51 mph57 milesOct 30, 2012, 12:30 AM EDT
Norwich, CT61 mph50 mph190 milesOct 29, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
Waterbury, CT61 mph50 mph162 milesOct 29, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
Lancaster, PA60 mph49 mph9 milesOct 30, 2012, 1:45 AM EDT
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Best track (45 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 21, 18:00 UTCLow29 mph1006 mb14.3°N, 77.4°W
Oct 22, 00:00 UTCLow29 mph1005 mb13.9°N, 77.8°W
Oct 22, 06:00 UTCLow29 mph1003 mb13.5°N, 78.2°W
Oct 22, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1002 mb13.1°N, 78.6°W
Oct 22, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1000 mb12.7°N, 78.7°W
Oct 23, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph998 mb12.6°N, 78.4°W
Oct 23, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph998 mb12.9°N, 78.1°W
Oct 23, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph995 mb13.4°N, 77.9°W
Oct 23, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph993 mb14.0°N, 77.6°W
Oct 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph990 mb14.7°N, 77.3°W
Oct 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph987 mb15.6°N, 77.1°W
Oct 24, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph981 mb16.6°N, 76.9°W
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