The entire Atlantic seaboard is in the direct path of Hurricane Sandy. Sandy stands a good chance of being a megastorm.
There is a consensus forming in weather forecast models that hurricane Sandyis unlikely to go out to sea. Instead, it more likely will merge with a strong fall cold front and transition into a powerhouse, possibly historic mid-latitude storm along the mid-Atlantic and/or Northeast coast Sunday through Wednesday.
The majority of models now take Sandy from its current position over Jamaica northward over the Bahamas before curving the storm towards either the mid-Atlantic or Northeast coast. Models disagree on where the storm will recurve and make landfall: simulations vary from the mid-Atlantic to Maine. There remains a chance, though diminishing, the storm will slide harmlessly out to sea.
Areas from the Carolinas to Canada can expect extreme wind, rain, storm surge along the coast, and often dangerous conditions. Power lines will probably go down. Snow is not likely although it is possible.
Are you ready for Sandy? She can hit as early as Sunday.
