Satellite images of the deadliest hurricanes since 2001
Photo courtesy of: NASA via wikimedia.org
Oct. 25, 2012, Hurricane Sandy captured after it made landfall over Cuba and Jamaica.
Peak diameter: 943 miles (as of October 29) according to The Weather Channel.
Duration: First spotted October 22 to ongoing
Deaths: 30 as of Oct. 30, according to The Baltimore Sun
Strongest winds: 94 mph in Eatons Neck, NY
Highest surge height: about 12.5 feet above normal in Kings Point, NY
Highest rain fall: 15.3" in Andrews, Air Force Base, MD (unconfirmed)
according to AccuWeather.com as of October 30.
Peak diameter: 943 miles (as of October 29) according to The Weather Channel.
Duration: First spotted October 22 to ongoing
Deaths: 30 as of Oct. 30, according to The Baltimore Sun
Strongest winds: 94 mph in Eatons Neck, NY
Highest surge height: about 12.5 feet above normal in Kings Point, NY
Highest rain fall: 15.3" in Andrews, Air Force Base, MD (unconfirmed)
according to AccuWeather.com as of October 30.
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