One year ago today, I published the below post on this site advising that Tropical Storm Sandy had strengthened into a Hurricane and that some forecasters worried over a "worst-case scenario that Sandy, as a hurricane or hybrid storm, would be captured as chilly air and strong upper-level winds join in from North America. Meteorologists refer to this as an atmospheric bomb."
A major storm with damaging consequences is still on the table from Norfolk to New York City and Boston. However, multiple components have to come together for the perfect storm.
The realm of possibilities continues to range from Sandy escaping out to sea, with nothing more than blustery, much cooler air sweeping in, to a dynamic storm turning inland packing coastal flooding, flooding rainfall, high winds, downed trees, power outages, travel mayhem and even Appalachian snow.
From a weather map standpoint, the worst-case scenario is for Sandy as a hurricane or hybrid storm to be captured as chilly air and strong upper-level winds join in from North America. Meteorologists refer to this as an atmospheric "bomb."
It should be noted that many of the forecast computer models are now coming into agreement with the European model which calls for a serious impact on the east coast, and our area here in Broad Chanel, early next week.
Nothing is written in stone just yet, however, we should all start paying attention to the track of this storm.
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Wednesday
October 24, 2012
Sandy Now a Hurricane
A major storm with damaging consequences is still on the table from Norfolk to New York City and Boston. However, multiple components have to come together for the perfect storm.
The realm of possibilities continues to range from Sandy escaping out to sea, with nothing more than blustery, much cooler air sweeping in, to a dynamic storm turning inland packing coastal flooding, flooding rainfall, high winds, downed trees, power outages, travel mayhem and even Appalachian snow.
From a weather map standpoint, the worst-case scenario is for Sandy as a hurricane or hybrid storm to be captured as chilly air and strong upper-level winds join in from North America. Meteorologists refer to this as an atmospheric "bomb."
It should be noted that many of the forecast computer models are now coming into agreement with the European model which calls for a serious impact on the east coast, and our area here in Broad Chanel, early next week.
Nothing is written in stone just yet, however, we should all start paying attention to the track of this storm.
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