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‘Frankenstorm’: Could Be the Next Stormagedon
The storm that was threatening 60 million Americans in the eastern third of the nation in just a couple of days with high winds, drenching rains, extreme tides, flooding, and snow is much more than just an ordinary weather system. It's out of control and an unprecedented monster. It all began as an ordinary late summer hurricane from the tropics, moving north up the East Coast. As it brought in high pressure ridge air centered around Greenland, the hurricane's normal out-to-sea path was steered west toward land. In addition to a wintry cold front moving in from the west that pulls the other storm inland mixing in a blast of Arctic air from the north for one big collision.
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1 comments on "‘Frankenstorm’: Could Be the Next Stormagedon"
October 28, 2012 10:45am
If someone can bleed the story's going to lead and be written in such a way as to imply total devastation so everyone watch. Yes, this storm is going to be a bad one. Yes, it is highly likely that people will be without power. Yes, it is going to be wet and cold. This storm is going to be like a Nor'Easter and it is going to retrograde before heading north. Yes, the models have been all over the place so to speak regarding landfall and the quadrant with the highest storm surge and winds.
People on the East Coast should always be prepared for winter storms, Nor'Easters, and hurricanes as they are a NORMAL happening. Geological evidence shows the storms we have now are much more mild than what was seen on these same shores in the geologic past. It is sad that potentially harmful events are turned into a media circus.