Superstorm Sandy is one of the most infamous hurricanes in recent history, a weather system that left millions in the dark, caused billions of dollars in damage and set the bar for what is the worst-case scenario for a landfalling hurricane in the mid-Atlantic region.

Sandy ranks as one of the costliest storms in United States history and was classified as a 5 on the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes .

One of the most intriguing aspects of the storm, from a meteorological perspective, did not take place in New Jersey where Sandy made landfall, but 300 miles inland across the Appalachian Mountains.

Blizzard warnings were issued by the National Weather Service offices in Charleston, West Virginia; Blacksburg, Virginia; and Baltimore, Maryland, due to heavy, blowing snow on th

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