By 8 p.m. Oct. 29, the center of Sandy had blasted into the southern coast of New Jersey. Hurricane-force winds extended up to 175 miles from the center of the storm spreading out 485 miles to far as the Great Lakes region.
When Sandy hit the New York tri-state area, it left millions of homeowners and businesses in the dark for days. Some suffered in darkness for weeks.
The aftermath was "unthinkable devastation," said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie when describing the massive destruction left behind. The monster storm caused massive flooding throughout New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and left more than eight million homes and businesses from Maine to Michigan without power.
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