Report: Sandy Second Costliest Storm in U.S. History The
National Hurricane Center released its report on Hurricane Sandy
Tuesday. Hurricane Sandy was the second costliest storm in this
country’s history and directly responsible for 147 deaths – 72
of them in the U.S. alone – according to a recent report
released by the National Hurricane Center. The report, released
by the organization Tuesday, provides details about the start of
the storm, its evolution as it made its way through the
Caribbean up through the east coast, and its impact on the
region. Though the number is still tentative, owing to
incomplete data, the report puts the total damage incurred by
the storm at $50 billion, noting that the actual tally could be
much higher. Even just factoring in its initial estimate, the
storm is more expensive than any storm other than 2005’s
Hurricane Katrina. To read the report in its entirety, click on
the PDF in the upper right corner of this article. Sandy was
also responsible for the largest number of hurric