Superstorm Sandy: By the Numbers

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Weather.com - 10/31/12

Storm of Superlatives

Surface wind field of Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 28, 2012 at 11pm ET. Orange shading indicates areas of tropical storm-force sustained winds. Red shading depicts hurricane-force sustained winds.
National Hurricane Center

A huge wind field...record tide levels...record low inland surface pressures...and even crippling late October snow.  There's no shortage of ways to define Superstorm Sandy's meteorology and impacts. With that in mind, let's step through some of the most incredible figures of this storm.

Sandy was the latest in a recent long line of large hurricanes, including Isaac from August 2012.

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