Tropical Storm Research Center Named Storm Sandy Recap:
While the storm is not finished as yet and many areas of the Caribbean and east coast of the US are hurting, we would just like to mention that this storm is one for the record books. It has had characteristics that have never been seen before in modern Meteorolgy. The storm was eventually graded as a Category 1 hurricane, but had the lowest barometric pressure of a northern Atlantic Coast landfall than any other storm in that region since records have been kept.
The cleanup is just commencing and the casualties from this storm, throughout it’s track, are great. As of this writing, just under100 persons have lost their lives and the toll is continuing to climb. We ask that you take a moment to pray for all victims of this terrible storm and to open your hearts to donate what you can to your favorite national help agency. The Red Cross and Salvation Army especially can use your help.
This is the last posting from TSRC regarding Named Storm Sandy, but the Tropical Storm season doesn’t end until the end of November. We are here, watching and analyzing, and will be back to post if any additional storms form in the Atlantic basin. Thank you for following our postings and thank you for advising your friends who may have been in harms way as to what was coming.
Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama.