Hurricane Sandy Storm Could Be Bigger Than Worst East Coast Storm On Record « CBS DC

Meteorologist: Storm Could Be Bigger Than Worst East Coast Storm On Record « CBS DC

Atlantic Ocean, East Coast, Frankenstorm, Hurricane Sandy

UPDATED 10/28/12 11:30 a.m.:
SHIP BOTTOM, N.J. (AP) — Tens of millions of people in the eastern third of the U.S. in the path of the unprecedented freak storm had hours Sunday to prepare for the first raindrops that were expected later in the day, to be followed over the next few days by sheets of rain, high winds and even heavy snow.
The warning from officials to anyone who might be affected was simple: Be prepared and get out of the way.
“We’re looking at impact of greater than 50 to 60 million people,” said Louis Uccellini, head of environmental prediction for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Hurricane Sandy was headed north from the Caribbean, where it left nearly five dozen dead, to meet a winter storm and a cold front, plus high tides from a full moon, and experts said the rare hybrid storm that results will cause havoc over 800 miles from the East Coast to the Great Lakes.
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