“Depending on the path of Sandy, now brewing in the Caribbean, people along the East Coast during the week of Halloween could be looking a destructive storm or breathing a sigh of relief,” warns accuweather.com
“…if the storm were to move inland, unlike the storm in 1991, torrential rain would blast the I-95 corridor and heavy, wet snow would evolve over part of the Appalachian Mountains on the system’s western and southwestern flank. (Italics added)
“…(could) bring major disruptions to travel, flooding, many downed trees and widespread power outages.
“…while uncertainty exists with Sandy’s final destination, this is a storm that should be monitored closely by all residents from Florida to the Northeast.”
See entire article:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/future-sandy-east-coast-tropic/546066
Thanks to Gordon for this link
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On the one hand, snow at the end of October is not unprecedented in even my area (40 miles N of Baltimore, not in the mountains)…we had 8.5″ just last year on 10/29/11.
However, the fact snow is becoming more prevalent in October is interesting. After having none from 1980-99, we had it in 2000 (flurries), 2003 (trace of sleet and snow mixed with rain), 2008 (trace), 2009 (3/4″ in the middle of the month), and 2011 (8.5″). At the other end of winter I’ve recorded a trace of snow on 4/22/11 and 4/23/12, which is pretty late although again not unprecedented…we’ve had snow recorded into early May (1977, 1963).
Having a snowstorm result from a tropical disturbance in our neck of the woods IS unusual; I could find only two examples (Hurricane Ginny, 1963, Snow Hurricane 1804).
I seem to remember alarmists telling us our kids would not know what snow is. Since the first snowstorm my kid ever saw was the 10/29/11 event, I think it will be more that they cannot remember Octobers or Aprils WITHOUT snow, much less the 5 months in between!
The Jet Steam has changed this past week so it just may bring only rain in the eastern side of the country.
After some 80 degree weather in the Cincinnati area today it could be snowing for Halloween according to a couple model runs.
NJ and NYC should both be OK. See http://bit.ly/QQvj9t “Piers Corbyn of WeatherAction.com announced 7am BST 2am EDT Thurs Oct25 That the track of Sandy from Friday 26th onwards is likely to be TO THE EAST OF THE STANDARD MODEL TRACK (ie curving slightly rightwards compared to standard models – such as forecast iaaued 2am edt Oct 25 http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201218_5day.html ) and so LESS OF A THREAT to mainland USA. “This will happen because of solar particle factors and we are 80% sure of this. We made similar corrections to the track of Irene and some other Storms last year which were confirmed – see http://www.weatheraction.com/docs/WANews11No15.pdf “
I was in Jamaica in 1988 when Hurricane Gilbert struck. Awesome! I have immense respect for the Jamaicans – despite the fact that many did not know whether or not their family in the interior were alive or dead they behaved with great dignity and took good care of us, and each other – they picked themselves up and just got on with it. Hope all those in the path of Sandy are safe – not just in Jamaica but Cuba , the USA and anywhere else. On a personal note, my partner’s name is Sandy – found it initially confusing to read “Sandy – Heavy, wet snow over could evolve over parts of Appalachian Mtns”. I thought Robert was addressing the article to her!
This storm has traits of the horrific 1954 hurricane HAZEL coming up the east coast. Except the unknown route as of yet,the 54 storm killed over 1000 people! Tore through carolinas,maryland,pennsylvania,newyork and( ontario canada) which killed 80+ in ontario canada alone…massive flooding from overwhelmed rivers. Here’s an incredible story from that hazel storm told to me by an ex canadian soldier vet of WW2. Here’s what he told me decades after that caotic storm.He said he was called for body recovery…he said the grande river crested so bad in one area that he was sent to recover steel caskets,floating vaults and bodies from a washed out cemetery that floated into lake erie all over the river mouth. So,these storms should be watched with caution even in canada!
History always repeats itself like iceages,so it is said. This storm is charging north up the U.S. East coast and some computer models see it hooking inland in a N.W.direction midway point of the U.S. east coast,merging with a sharp cold front, low pressure, 20deg temp dif on either side of the front approaching from the midwest.Sandy shows a very similar path as the 1954 Hazel storm. But at 4or5 days away…sandy will not be as horrific.Fortunately forecasts show lots of rain.
Looks like it is comming. I am heading up north from southern Ontario, just for a fishing trip. I might aswell call it an evacuation, Buffalo weather man says 20 percent chance its still a tropical storm, combined from winter storm comming in from west. This could be worse then Hazel. Oh well guess I can hang out in a hunting shack until the iceage hits then I gotta head back south.
There should be more articles of this “storm of the century” That’s what weather network is saying,warnings(special weather warning issued)new york state,virginias already parts of ont, canada now. Should be some more articles posted on this historic storm as meteorologists are predicting this for heavy populated,northern temperate zones of north america. High winds,huge rainfall totals coming. Their saying millions of people will be out of hydro power,thousands of trees down etc.