| | '''Hurricane Sandy''' was a tropical storm combined with a land-based weather system (on October 29-30, 2012) that hit the [[New Jersey]] Shore at about 5pm on Monday, October 29, 2012, destroying substantial parts of it. It initially killed at least 11 people,<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/29/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html|title=Sandy wreaks havoc across Northeast; at least 11 dead|first=Matt|last=Smith|work=CNN|date=October 30, 2012|accessdate=October 30,2012}}</ref> and that tragic casualty toll rose to at least 55. The storm caused more than 2.8 million power outages across the Northeast,<ref name=cnn/> and billions of dollars in damage. By Tuesday night, it had crossed to western Pennsylvania. | | '''Hurricane Sandy''' was a tropical storm combined with a land-based weather system (on October 29-30, 2012) that hit the [[New Jersey]] Shore at about 5pm on Monday, October 29, 2012, destroying substantial parts of it. It initially killed at least 11 people,<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/29/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html|title=Sandy wreaks havoc across Northeast; at least 11 dead|first=Matt|last=Smith|work=CNN|date=October 30, 2012|accessdate=October 30,2012}}</ref> and that tragic casualty toll rose to at least 55. The storm caused more than 2.8 million power outages across the Northeast,<ref name=cnn/> and billions of dollars in damage. By Tuesday night, it had crossed to western Pennsylvania. |