Video: Hurricane Sandy uproots tree: captured on film Superstorm Sandy raged across the US east coast on Monday night, downing trees and powerlines and ripping the sides of buildings. In Huntington, Long Island, Mathew Weinschreider noticed his lawn heaving and quaking as the roots of a tree strained against the hurricane force winds. Grabbing his video camera he recorded the moment the tree was ripped from the ground, narrowly avoiding nearby houses as it fell.