Hurricane Sandy
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,[1] and that tragic casualty toll rose to at least 55. The storm caused more than 2.8 million power outages across the Northeast,[1] and billions of dollars in damage. By Tuesday night, it had crossed to western Pennsylvania.
The storm had already killed 70 people in Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.
The Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Corbett declared a State of Emergency Saturday night. Other emergencies have been declared in Maryland, New York, Virginia and Washington D.C., with widespread power outages expected. The New York City subway system began shutting down at 7:00 Sunday night, and the mayor announced that public schools would not open Monday.
Politicians were concerned that Hurricane Sandy may affect early voting in eastern states.[2] On October 28, 2012, Virginia's Republican Governor Robert McDonnell announced that he was requesting the State Board of Elections to expand the number of in-person absentee voting hours between the end of the storm and the election day.[3]
Nickname
It was dubbed the "Frankenstorm" (a reference to the Mary Shelley novel) after weather forecasters said that a merger between Sandy, a cold front and a jetstream would turn the hurricane into a composite storm of monstrous proportions.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith, Matt. "Sandy wreaks havoc across Northeast; at least 11 dead", CNN, October 30, 2012. Retrieved on October 30, 2012.
- ↑ "How Sandy Affects Early Voting in Swing States", ABC News, October 29, 2012. Retrieved on October 30, 2012.
- ↑ Wilson, Todd. "McDonnell urges caution and preparation; will expand hours for absentee voting", Hampton Roads Daily Press, October 28, 2012. Retrieved on October 30, 2012.
