The names sound similar, but there are fundamental differences between the two types of storms. But as the storm moved northward, it merged with a weather system arriving from the west and started transitioning into an extra-tropical cyclone. Sandy had similar characteristics while it was blowing through the tropics. Like most tropical cyclones, Katrina was a warm-core storm that drew its energy from the warm waters of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Katrina was a textbook tropical cyclone, with a compact, symmetrical wind field that whipped around a circular low-pressure center. But from a meteorological perspective, the storms were very different. Both storms flooded major cities, cut electric power to millions, and tore apart densely populated coastlines.
The scenes of devastation and wreckage that Hurricanes Sandy (2012) and Katrina (2005) left behind were tragically similar. 9, 2012 - Comparing the Winds of Sandy and Katrina NASA Wallops Recovery Continues from Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy removed about 700 feet of protective berm and about 20 percent of the beach protecting Wallops Island, home to NASA Wallops' launch pads and launch support facilities. Tropical-storm-force winds extended as far inland as the central and southern Chesapeake Bay as Hurricane Sandy closed in for landfall. 29, 2012, the National Hurricane Center reported tropical-storm-force winds were occurring along the coasts of southern New Jersey, Delaware and eastern Virginia. The Wallops Shoreline Protection Project has been managing the restoration efforts and released before and after photos of the shoreline.Īt 8 a.m. 29, 2012, and as the powerful storm made its way along the East Coast it brought damage to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va.
Hurricane Sandy came ashore in northern New Jersey Oct.
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