Wanda brought impacts to the Northeast before it became a tropical storm.


What You Need To Know

  • Wanda started as a nor'easter and brought damage to the Northeast

  • It then moved out to sea, where it became Tropical Storm Wanda

  • It spent its time as a tropical storm over open ocean

Wanda started as a non-tropical disturbance off the east coast on October 23 and tracked north, eventually developing into a nor'easter. 

Between October 25-27, the Northeast felt many impacts from the nor'easter.

Heavy rain caused flooding across the Northeast, and gusty winds caused power outages. Several hundred thousand people in Massachusetts lost power as a result of winds over 80 mph. 

It wasn't until this storm moved way out to sea where it developed sub-tropical characteristics, becoming Sub-tropical Storm Wanda on October 30.

It meandered over the open ocean before becoming a tropical storm on November 1 and continued to stay over open water. 

It became post-tropical on November 7.