![]() ![]() On October 28, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for every county in the state. ![]() As early as October 27, the NHC forecast a 4 to 8 ft (1.2 to 2.4 m) storm surge inundation, which they later increased to 6 to 11 ft (1.8 to 3.4 m). To avoid potential confusion, the agency did not issue hurricane and tropical cyclone warnings instead, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in New York City issued high wind warnings, reflecting the expectation of wind gusts over 58 mph (93 km/h). The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expected that Sandy would become extratropical at some point before hitting the New Jersey coast, but there was uncertainty in the timing. Early on October 25, Hurricane Sandy moved across eastern Cuba as a major hurricane and emerged into the western Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Sandy originated in the Caribbean Sea on October 22. Background and preparations Shelves at a Montgomery, New York, ShopRite supermarket emptied of bottled water on eve of storm Times Square subway station shut down during Hurricane Sandy Thousands of homes and an estimated 250,000 vehicles were destroyed during the storm, and the economic losses in New York City were estimated to be roughly $19 billion with an estimated $32.8 billion required for restoration across the state. Īt least 43 people died in New York City as a result of the storm, and 53 in the state. Flooding at 140 West Street and another exchange disrupted voice and data communication in lower Manhattan. Bellevue Hospital Center and a few other large hospitals were closed and evacuated. Several thousand people in midtown Manhattan were evacuated for six days due to a crane collapse at Extell's One57. Large parts of the city and surrounding areas lost electricity for several days. Numerous homes and businesses were destroyed by fire, including over 100 homes in Breezy Point, Queens. The New York Stock Exchange closed for two consecutive days. Sandy's impacts included the flooding of the New York City Subway system, of many suburban communities, and of all road tunnels entering Manhattan except the Lincoln Tunnel. New York was severely affected by Hurricane Sandy on October 29–30, 2012, particularly New York City, its suburbs, and Long Island. Part of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season New York, especially the New York metropolitan area Novem(Dissipated as extratropical cyclone) Octo(First rainbands begin to affect New Jersey) EDT on October 29 as it was about to make landfall on the Jersey Shore ![]()
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