Sandy's Effects Starting to Ramp Up

Despite some premature calls that Sandy is merely a "breezy rainstorm", things are going to get serious overnight.  Winds that have been sustained at around 30 mph will almost double to around 55 mph, and gusts around 45 mph will approach 75.  Rains will intensify and be blown sideways by the wind Sandy is still over the sea, and will soon make landfall near Cape May, NJ, or the Delaware coast.  At this point, the location landfall doesn't matter, as the storm will trek west and park itself over the Mason-Dixon line, whipping us with intense winds all night.

The strong winds and rains will slowly decrease in the morning and could change to wet flurries as they depart.  However, the strong winds tonight are not something to be trifled with.  Stay inside; trees WILL fall, branches WILL turn into projectiles; and power lines WILL  snap.  I doubt that there will be school on Wednesday, and possibly even Thursday,  however, this will be largely dependent on power outages and other damage. I will try to post tomorrow with a recap of the storm, but that seems unlikely due to PEPCO.