Sandy is churning up the East Coast, and starting to interact with the coming cold front to create a huge storm, with tropical storm force winds expanding up to 500 miles from the center.
I am standing with my last forecast, as Sandy will likely take the track I called for earlier, except a tad north, making landfall in southern New Jersey, rather than the Delaware Bay. This will lead to sustained winds of around 50 mph, with gusts up to 70. The damage will be massive, with winds on the scale of our summer derecho, lasting from Sunday afternoon until things finally start to clear out midday Tuesday. At the end of this, we could see anywhere from 5-10 inches of rain, enough for some major flooding.
The most significant effects of the storm will be felt in NYC, where a significant storm surge could lead to major flooding downtown, worse than Irene last year.
Even though we seem to have avoided the track up the Delmarva, which would have lead to all hell breaking loose, this will still be a huge storm, enough to shut down schools and power for days.
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