While near record heat grips the region to end October, 12 years ago a hurricane and cold front teamed up to produce a catastrophic snowstorm.
Richwood, W.Va., and Wolf Laurel Mountain, N.C., were slammed with the highest snow totals in Sandy with 36″ respectively. The remainder of our region tallied 12-15″ of snowfall.
Sandy became a Superstorm after merging with a strong cold front that was pushing off the coast. A weak polar vortex led to a blocking pattern with strong high pressure over Greenland. This high pressure not only allowed Sandy to take a hard left turn into New Jersey and merge with the cold front, but it helped funnel the cold air south into our region.
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