14 Facts About Superstorm Sandy

The eighteenth named storm, tenth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Superstorm Sandy was a Category 3 storm at its peak intensity when it made landfall in Cuba, though most of the damage it caused was after it became a Category 2 hurricane off the coast of the Northeastern United States.

Superstorm Sandy moved slowly northward toward the Greater Antilles and gradually intensified.

Jim Cisco of the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center coined the term "Frankenstorm", as Superstorm Sandy was expected to merge with a storm front a few days before Halloween.

Jamaica was the first country directly affected by Superstorm Sandy, which was the first hurricane to make landfall on the island since Hurricane Gilbert, which struck the island in 1988.

Direct Relief provided medical supplies to community clinics, non-profit health centers, and other groups in areas affected by Hurricane Superstorm Sandy, and mapped pharmacies, gas stations, and other facilities that remained in the New York City area despite power outages.

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Scientists at the University of Utah reported the energy generated by Superstorm Sandy was equivalent to "small earthquakes between magnitudes 2 and 3".

In South Florida, Superstorm Sandy lashed the area with rough surf, strong winds, and brief squalls.

Superstorm Sandy caused closures and cancellations of some activities at schools in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

Storm surge from Superstorm Sandy caused flooding and beach erosion along coastal areas in South Florida.

Superstorm Sandy's rain became snow in the Appalachian mountains, leading to blizzard conditions in some areas, especially West Virginia, when a tongue of dense and heavy Arctic air pushed south through the region.

Intense flooding caused by Hurricane Superstorm Sandy proved to be too much for water treatment infrastructure on the East Coast of the United States.

Superstorm Sandy aimed to address communities' most urgent needs, and to identify innovative and enduring solutions to strengthen the State's infrastructure and critical systems.

Destruction of physical infrastructure as a result of Superstorm Sandy cost impacted states, including New York and New Jersey, tens of billions of dollars.

New Jersey hospitals saw a spike in births nine months after Superstorm Sandy, causing some to believe that there was a post-Superstorm Sandy baby boom.