Hurricane Sandy occurred in late October 2012, with its most significant U.S. impact on October 29, 2012, when it made landfall in New Jersey.

Quick Scoop

  • Hurricane Sandy formed as a tropical system on October 22, 2012, in the Caribbean.
  • It became a hurricane on October 24, 2012, near Jamaica.
  • Sandy struck the U.S. East Coast (near Atlantic City, New Jersey) on October 29, 2012, often remembered as the date “Superstorm Sandy” hit.
  • The storm’s effects lasted into early November 2012 along the U.S. East Coast and parts of the Caribbean and Canada.

Simple timeline

  1. October 22, 2012 – Forms in the Caribbean as a tropical storm.
  1. October 24, 2012 – Strengthens into a hurricane and hits Jamaica.
  1. October 25–27, 2012 – Crosses Cuba and the Bahamas, moves north.
  1. October 29, 2012 – Comes ashore in southern New Jersey and causes major damage in New York, New Jersey, and surrounding states.

TL;DR: Hurricane Sandy was in late October 2012, with October 29, 2012, as the main landfall date people usually mean when they ask “when was Hurricane Sandy.”

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