The
2012 Atlantic hurricane season was an event in the annual
hurricane season in the north
Atlantic Ocean. For the third year in a row there were 19
named storms.[1] The season officially began on June 1, 2012, and ended on November 30, 2012, dates that conventionally delimit the period of each year when most
tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic basin.[2] Surprisingly, two preseason storms formed:
Alberto on May 19, and
Beryl on May 26. This was the first such occurrence since the
1951 season.[3] The final storm to dissipate (second-to-last to become a named storm) was
Sandy, on October 29.[4][5] Altogether, ten storms became hurricanes, of which two intensified into
major hurricanes.[nb 1][nb 2]
Storm impact during the season was widespread and ruinous, with the most significant storms in term of loss of life and damage being hurricanes
Isaac and Sandy. A Category 1 on the
Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, Isaac was a large system that moved ashore the coast of Louisiana on August 12; the storm resulted in 41 deaths overall.[8] Sandy, the second and final major hurricane of the season, was the largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, with a wind diameter of more than 1,100 mi (1,800 km). The system moved ashore the southern coast of New Jersey as an extratropical cyclone in late October. During its duration as a tropical cyclone, Sandy caused at least $68 billion (2012
USD) in damage and 285 fatalities.[9][10] Sandy is the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane in recorded history, surpassed only by
Hurricane Katrina during the
2005 season.[11]
This timeline includes information that was not operationally released, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the
National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not operationally warned upon, has been included. This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening,
landfalls,
extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season.
By convention, meteorologists use one
time zone when issuing forecasts and making observations:
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), and also use the
24-hour clock (where 00:00 = midnight UTC).[12] The National Hurricane Center uses both UTC and the time zone where the center of the tropical cyclone is currently located. The time zones utilized (east to west) prior to 2020 were:
Atlantic,
Eastern, and
Central.[13] In this timeline, all information is listed by UTC first with the respective regional time included in parentheses. Additionally, figures for
maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (
knots,
miles, or
kilometers), following the convention used in the
National Hurricane Center's products. Direct wind observations are rounded to the nearest whole number. Atmospheric pressures are listed to the nearest
millibar and nearest hundredth of an
inch of mercury.
Timeline
May
May 19
0600
UTC (2:00 a.m.
EDT) – A tropical depression develops from an
area of low pressure offshore the North Carolina–South Carolina border.[14]
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT May 19) – Tropical Storm Alberto attains its peak intensity with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum
barometric pressure of 995
mbar (
hPa; 29.38
inHg).[14]
May 22
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Alberto degenerates into a non-
convective remnant area of low pressure a few hundred miles north of
Bermuda.[14]
May 26
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT May 25) – Subtropical Storm Beryl develops from an area of low pressure roughly 335 mi (540 km) east of
Jacksonville, Florida.[15]
May 27
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Subtropical Storm Beryl transitions into a tropical storm.[15]
2300 UTC (7:00 p.m. EDT) –
Tropical Storm Beryl attains its peak intensity with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 992 mbar (hPa; 29.29 inHg).[15]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Beryl weakens to a tropical depression.[15]
May 30
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Beryl regains tropical storm intensity roughly 190 mi (305 km) southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina.[15]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Beryl degenerates into a non-convective remnant area of low pressure near the coast of North Carolina.[15]
June
June 1
The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins.[2]
June 18
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m.
AST) – A subtropical storm develops from an area of low pressure roughly 450 mi (720 km) north-northeast of Bermuda.[16]
June 19
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – The subtropical storm transitions into Tropical Storm Chris.[16]
June 21
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Chris intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane on the
Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, becoming the first of the 2012 season.[16]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) –
Hurricane Chris attains its peak intensity with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 974 mbar (hPa; 28.76 inHg) roughly 635 mi (1,020 km) southeast of
Cape Race.[16]
June 22
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST June 21) – Hurricane Chris weakens to a tropical storm.[16]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Chris transitions into an
extratropical cyclone roughly 385 mi (620 km) east-southeast of Cape Race.[16]
June 23
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) –
Tropical Storm Debby develops from an area of low pressure roughly 290 mi (470 km) south-southeast of the mouth of the
Mississippi River.[17]
June 24
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Debby attains maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h).[17]
June 25
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT June 24) – Tropical Storm Debby attains its peak intensity with a minimum barometric pressure of 990 mbar (hPa; 29.23 inHg).[17]
June 26
2100 UTC (5:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Debby makes landfall near
Steinhatchee, Florida, with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h).[17]
June 27
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT June 26) – Tropical Storm Debby weakens to a tropical depression roughly 35 mi (55 km) southwest of
Gainesville, Florida.[17]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Debby dissipates offshore the eastern coast of Florida.[17]
July
No tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean during the month of July.
August
August 1
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Five develops from an area of low pressure roughly 875 mi (1,410 km) east of the
Windward Islands.[18]
August 2
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Five intensifies into Tropical Storm Ernesto.[18]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Six develops from an area of low pressure roughly 150 mi (240 km) south-southwest of the southernmost
Cape Verde Islands.[19]
August 4
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Six intensifies into
Tropical Storm Florence roughly 290 mi (470 km) west of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands.[19]
August 5
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST August 4) – Tropical Storm Florence attains its peak intensity with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1002 mbar (hPa; 29.59 inHg).[19]
August 6
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Florence weakens to a tropical depression.[19]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Florence degenerates into a non-convective remnant area of low pressure roughly midway between the Cape Verde Islands and the
Lesser Antilles.[19]
August 7
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Ernesto intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane roughly 260 mi (420 km) east of
Chetumal, Mexico.[18]
0315 UTC (10:15 p.m. CDT August 7) – Hurricane Ernesto intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane, attains its peak intensity with winds of 100 mph (160 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 973 mbar (hPa; 28.73 inHg), and simultaneously makes its second landfall near Majaual, Mexico.[18]
1200 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Ernesto weakens to a tropical storm.[18]
1800–0000 UTC (1:00–7:00 p.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Ernesto emerges into the
Bay of Campeche.[18]
August 9
1615 UTC (11:15 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Ernesto makes its third and final landfall roughly 10 mi (15 km) northwest of
Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h).[18]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Seven develops from an area of low pressure roughly midway between the Cape Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles.[20]
August 10
0600 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Ernesto weakens to a tropical depression.[18]
1200 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Depression Ernesto dissipates over the mountainous terrain of Mexico.[18]
August 11
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Seven degenerates into a
tropical wave east of the Lesser Antilles.[20]
August 15
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Eight develops from an area of low pressure roughly 690 mi (1,110 km) southeast of Bermuda.[21]
August 16
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST August 15) – Tropical Depression Eight intensifies into Tropical Storm Gordon.[21]
August 17
1200 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – The remnants of Tropical Depression Seven regenerate into a tropical depression roughly 230 mi (370 km) southeast of
Tampico, Mexico.[20]
1800 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) – Tropical Depression Seven intensifies into
Tropical Storm Helene and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1004 mbar (hPa; 29.65 inHg).[20]
August 18
0600 UTC (1:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Helene weakens to a tropical depression.[20]
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Gordon intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane roughly 575 mi (925 km) west-southwest of the
Azores.[21]
1200 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Depression Helene makes landfall near Tampico, Mexico, with winds of 35 mph (55 km/h).[20]
August 19
0000 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT August 18) – Tropical Depression Helene degenerates into a non-convective remnant area of low pressure over the mountainous terrain of Mexico.[20]
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST August 18) –
Hurricane Gordon attains its peak intensity with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 965 mbar (hPa; 28.49 inHg).[21]
August 20
0530 UTC (1:30 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Gordon makes landfall on
Santa Maria Island, Azores, with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).[21]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Gordon weakens to a tropical storm.[21]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Gordon degenerates into a non-convective remnant area of low pressure northeast of the Azores.[21]
August 21
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Nine develops from an area of low pressure roughly 720 mi (1,160 km) east of the Lesser Antilles.[22]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Nine intensifies into Tropical Storm Isaac roughly 520 mi (840 km) east of the Lesser Antilles.[22]
August 22
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Ten develops from an area of low pressure roughly 690 mi (1,110 km) west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.[23]
1800–0000 UTC August 23 (2:00–8:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Isaac crosses the Windward Islands into the eastern Caribbean Sea.[22]
August 23
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Ten intensifies into
Tropical Storm Joyce roughly 1,210 mi (1,950 km) west of the Cape Verde Islands.[23]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Joyce attains its peak intensity with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1006 mbar (hPa; 29.71 inHg).[23]
August 24
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST August 23) – Tropical Storm Joyce weakens to a tropical depression.[23]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Joyce degenerates into a non-convective remnant area of low pressure.[23]
August 25
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Isaac makes its first landfall near
Jacmel, Haiti, with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h).[22]
1500 UTC (11:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Isaac makes its second landfall near Cajobabo, Guantánamo, Cuba, with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h).[22]
August 27
0000–0600 UTC (8:00 p.m. August 26–2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Isaac crosses the
Straits of Florida into the Gulf of Mexico.[22]
August 28
1200 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Isaac intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane roughly 90 mi (145 km) southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River.[22]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Eleven develops from an area of low pressure roughly 1,290 mi (2,080 km) southwest of the western Azores.[24]
August 29
0000 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT August 28) –
Hurricane Isaac makes its third landfall at
Southwest Pass at the mouth of the Mississippi River, with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).[22]
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST August 28) – Tropical Depression Eleven intensifies into Tropical Storm Kirk.[24]
0300 UTC (10:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Isaac attains its peak intensity with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 965 mbar (hPa; 28.5 inHg).[22]
0800 UTC (3:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Isaac makes its fourth and final landfall near
Port Fourchon, Louisiana, with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).[22]
1800 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) – Hurricane Isaac weakens to a tropical storm roughly 40 mi (65 km) west-southwest of
New Orleans, Louisiana.[22]
August 30
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST August 29) – Tropical Depression Twelve develops from an area of low pressure roughly 1,495 mi (2,405 km) east-southeast of the northern
Leeward Islands.[25]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Kirk intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane.[24]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Twelve intensifies into Tropical Storm Leslie.[25]
August 31
0000 UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT August 30) – Tropical Storm Isaac weakens to a tropical depression over southern Arkansas.[22]
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) –
Hurricane Kirk intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 970 mbar (hPa; 28.64 inHg).[24]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Kirk weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.[24]
September
September 1
1200 UTC (7:00 a.m. CDT) – Tropical Depression Isaac dissipates roughly 65 mi (105 km) west-southwest of
Jefferson City, Missouri.[22]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Kirk weakens to a tropical storm.[24]
September 3
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST September 2) – Tropical Storm Kirk transitions into an extratropical cyclone roughly 1,035 mi (1,665 km) north of the Azores.[24]
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Thirteen develops from an area of low pressure.[26]
September 4
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Thirteen intensifies into Tropical Storm Michael roughly 1,240 mi (1,995 km) southwest of the Azores.[26]
September 5
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Leslie intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane.[25]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) –
Hurricane Leslie attains maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) roughly 485 mi (780 km) south-southeast of Bermuda.[25]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Michael intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane.[26]
September 6
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) –
Hurricane Michael intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane.[26]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Michael intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane, the first major hurricane of the season, and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 964 mbar (hPa; 28.47 inHg).[26]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Michael weakens to a Category 2 hurricane.[26]
September 7
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Leslie weakens to a tropical storm.[25]
September 8
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST September 7) – Hurricane Michael weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.[26]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Michael re-intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane.[26]
September 9
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Michael weakens to a Category 1 for a second time.[26]
September 10
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Leslie re-intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane.[25]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Fourteen develops from an area of low pressure roughly 890 mi (1,430 km) west of the Cape Verde Islands.[27]
September 11
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST September 10) – Hurricane Michael weakens to a tropical storm.[26]
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Leslie attains its peak intensity with a minimum barometric pressure of 968 mbar (hPa; 28.58 inHg).[25]
0900 UTC (5:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Leslie transitions into an extratropical cyclone roughly 90 mi (145 km) southwest of
St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.[25]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Michael degenerates into a non-convective remnant area of low pressure roughly 1150 mi (1850 km) northeast of Bermuda.[26]
September 12
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST September 11) – Tropical Depression Fourteen intensifies into Tropical Storm Nadine.[27]
September 14
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Nadine intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane.[27]
September 17
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST September 16) –
Hurricane Nadine weakens to a tropical storm.[27]
September 21
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Nadine degenerates into a non-tropical area of low pressure roughly 260 mi (420 km) south-southwest of Santa Maria Island.[27]
September 23
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST September 22) – The remnants of Tropical Storm Nadine regenerate into a tropical storm south of the Azores.[27]
September 28
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Nadine intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane for a second time.[27]
September 30
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Nadine attains its peak intensity with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 978 mbar (hPa; 28.88 inHg) roughly 420 mi (675 km) west-southwest of
Flores Island, Azores.[27]
October
October 1
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Nadine weakens to a tropical storm.[27]
October 3
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Fifteen develops from an area of low pressure roughly 1,035 mi (1,665 km) west of the Cape Verde Islands.[28]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Fifteen intensifies into
Tropical Storm Oscar.[28]
October 4
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST October 3) – Tropical Storm Nadine degenerates into a non-convective remnant area of low pressure roughly 195 mi (315 km) southwest of the central Azores.[27]
October 5
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Oscar attains its peak intensity with winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 994 mbar (hPa; 29.35 inHg).[28]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Oscar dissipates over the central Atlantic Ocean.[28]
October 11
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT October 10) – Tropical Depression Sixteen develops from an area of low pressure.[29]
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT October 11) – Tropical Storm Patty attains its peak intensity with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1005 mbar (hPa; 29.68 inHg).[29]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Rafael develops from an area of low pressure roughly 230 mi (370 km) south-southeast of
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.[30]
October 13
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Patty weakens to a tropical depression.[29]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Patty dissipates northeast of the
Bahamas.[29]
October 14
0000–0600 UTC (8:00 p.m. October 13–2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Rafael crosses the Leeward Islands into the western Atlantic Ocean.[30]
October 15
0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Rafael intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane roughly 750 mi (1,210 km) south of Bermuda.[30]
October 16
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) –
Hurricane Rafael attains its peak intensity with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 969 mbar (hPa; 28.61 inHg) roughly 345 mi (555 km) south of Bermuda.[30]
October 17
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Rafael transitions into an extratropical cyclone several hundred miles southeast of
Nova Scotia.[30]
October 22
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Eighteen develops from an area of low pressure roughly 350 mi (560 km) south-southwest of
Kingston, Jamaica.[5]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Eighteen intensifies into Tropical Storm Sandy.[5]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Nineteen develops from an area of low pressure roughly 715 mi (1,150 km) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.[4]
October 24
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST October 23) – Tropical Depression Nineteen intensifies into
Tropical Storm Tony.[4]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Sandy intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane roughly 90 mi (140 km) south of Kingston, Jamaica.[5]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Tony attains its peak intensity with winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1000 mbar (hPa; 29.53 inHg) roughly midway between the northern Leeward Islands and the Azores.[4]
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT October 24) – Hurricane Sandy intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane.[5]
0525 UTC (1:25 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Sandy intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane and simultaneously makes its second landfall roughly 10 mi (15 km) west of
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).[5]
0900–1200 UTC (5:00–8:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Sandy crosses Cuba into the Bahamas.[5]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Tony transitions into an extratropical cyclone.[4]
0900 UTC (5:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Sandy weakens to a Category 2 hurricane.[5]
October 26
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT October 25) – Hurricane Sandy weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.[5]
October 27
0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT October 26) – Hurricane Sandy weakens to a tropical storm.[5]
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Sandy re-intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane roughly 145 mi (235 km) north-northeast of the
Abaco Islands.[5]
October 29
1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Sandy re-intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane roughly 255 mi (410 km) southeast of
Atlantic City, New Jersey.[5]
1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Sandy weakens to a Category 1 hurricane for a second time and simultaneously attains its peak intensity with a minimum barometric pressure of 940 mbar (hPa; 27.76 inHg).[5]
2100 UTC (5:00 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Sandy transitions into an extratropical cyclone roughly 50 mi (80 km) southeast of Atlantic City, New Jersey.[5]
2330 UTC (7:30 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Sandy made landfall as a hybrid subtropical storm near
Brigantine, New Jersey, with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).[5] thus being given the name "Superstorm Sandy."
November
No tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean during the month of November.
November 30
The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.[2]
^Hurricanes reaching Category 3 (111 miles per hour (179 km/h)) and higher on the 5-level
Saffir–Simpson wind speed scale are considered major hurricanes.[7]