Hurricane Sandy made landfall yesterday and greeted the upper east coast with punch in the eye. This “Frankenstorm” had relatively little impact on Baltimore leaving a meager 200,000 people without power.
New York was hit hardest. An estimate 6 million people lost power as New Yorkers woke up this morning to Sandy’s aftermath.
A wind-tossed construction crane atop one of the tallest buildings in New York City still dangled 80 stories over West 57th Street, across the street from Carnegie Hall, after coming loose during the storm.
Sandy caused devastation in its wake bringing 80+ mph wind to bear. Tragically, the storm has claimed at least 16 lives. Many others remain stranded, flooded, or stuck without power.
Sandy wasn’t technically a hurricane when it made landfall, it was a tropical cyclone. People termed Sandy “Frankenstorm” because the she met with the cold air of a nor’easter. This created an 800 mile wide storm that produced wind, rain and snow.
Yes “Frankenstorm” not only pummeled the coast with hurricane weather it also brought snow.
Locust must be next. Do any of you have an interesting hurricane story to share?
