When Hurricane Sandy Went Rogue

  • Posted 02.07.13
  • NOVA

Hurricane Sandy was born just like any other tropical storm: the warm water acts as a "heat engine" and produces strong winds. But an unfortunate turn catapulted Sandy into the Northeast—making it unusually devastating for those living on or near the coast.

Close
Running Time: 02:06

Credits

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FOR NOVA
Chris Schmidt
Julia Cort
FIELD PRODUCER
Vincent Liota
SENIOR SCIENCE EDITOR
Evan Hadingham
SENIOR RESEARCHER
Kate Becker
POST PRODUCTION MANAGER
Nathan Gunner
POST PRODUCTION EDITOR
Rebecca Nieto
SENIOR DIGITAL EDITOR
Tim De Chant
NARRATED BY
Corey Johnson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FOR DRAGONFLY FILM AND TELEVISION
Dan Gold
Tamara Abood
Simon Dickson
PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY
Talya Tibbon
Jo Locke
EDIT PRODUCER
Tom Pearson
EDITED BY
Erick Henson
John Moffat
Mark Summers
CAMERA
Mark Molesworth Patrick Duval
Ross Keith
Scott Sinkler
Gary Henoch
Mark Gunning
SOUND RECORDISTS
Dennis Herbeck
Geoff Price
Merce Williams
James Anderson
David Manahan
2ND UNIT DIRECTORS
Toby Oppenheimer
2ND UNIT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Michael Reichman
CONSULTANT
Ali Turner
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
Claire Wingate
LINE PRODUCER
Amanda Hibbitts
ADDITIONAL PRODUCERS
Liz Biggs
Emma Love
Minna Sedmakov
Jess Watts
LOCATION PRODUCERS
Kari Pricher
Linda Zecchino
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Sally Finigan
PRODUCTION TEAM
Sian Atkinson
Joseph Burden
Donna Higgins
RESEARCH
Imogen Ogilvie
Hannah Shrives
ARCHIVE TEAM
Nick Gilbert
Beatrice Read
David Studwell
ARCHIVAL MATERIAL
Clark Evans, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Scott McPartland
George Kourounis
NYPD
Storm Stock
National Guard
NASA-GSFC
MTA
New York Times
Getty Images
Casey Neistat
NOAA
NOAA-AOC
Jeff Piotrowski
ITN Source
Pond5
ConEdison
NYSE
AP Archive
FDNY
Videoplugger
US Military DVIDS
SPECIAL THANKS
Unidata Program Center, UCAR
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Iain Walmsley
TALENT EXECUTIVE
Elsa Sharp
ACCOUNTANT
Sonia Jean-Louis
ANIMATION
Fluid Pictures
ONLINE EDITOR
David McSkimming
COLORIST
Toby Tomkins
AUDIO MIX
Dominic Weaver
POST PRODUCTION ONLINE EDITOR
D'Arcy Maclean
NOVA SERIES GRAPHICS
yU + co.
NOVA THEME MUSIC
Walter Werzowa
John Luker
Musikvergnuegen, Inc.
ADDITIONAL NOVA THEME MUSIC
Ray Loring
Rob Morsberger
CLOSED CAPTIONING
The Caption Center
MARKETING AND PUBLICITY
Karen Laverty
PUBLICITY
Eileen Campion
Victoria Louie
NOVA ADMINISTRATOR
Kristen Sommerhalter
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Linda Callahan
PARALEGAL
Sarah Erlandson
TALENT RELATIONS
Scott Kardel, Esq.
Janice Flood
LEGAL COUNSEL
Susan Rosen
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Rachel Connolly
DIGITAL PROJECTS MANAGER
Kristine Allington
DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA
Lauren Aguirre
POST PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Brittany Flynn
COMPLIANCE MANAGER
Linzy Emery
BUSINESS MANAGER
Elizabeth Benjes
DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER
David Condon
PROJECT DIRECTOR
Pamela Rosenstein
COORDINATING PRODUCER
Laurie Cahalane
SENIOR SERIES PRODUCER
Melanie Wallace
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Alan Ritsko
SENIOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Paula S. Apsell

Produced by Dragonfly Film and Television Productions Ltd for NOVA/WGBH in association with the BBC

© 2012 Dragonfly Film and Television Productions Ltd and WGBH Educational Foundation. All rights reserved.

IMAGE

(map of storm's track)
© WGBH Educational Foundation

Participants

Tim Hewson
European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Jeff Weber
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Related Links