Super storm impacts 60 million people
Hurricane Sandy, dubbed “Frankenstorm” by forecasters, is expected to pose a major threat at the present time to the East Coast and increase in strength.
According to the Weather Channel, Sandy threatens to hit anywhere between southern New England and New York to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
Experts are uncertain about when exactly this storm will make landfall or how hard it will hit, but residents should still take precautions.
According to the Washington Post, the monster clash of storm systems could be the worst to hit the northeastern United States in a century, affecting 60 million people and causing billions of dollars in damage.
Accuweather.com reported that Sandy is not expected to be a typical hurricane.
However, it could produce the strength of only a Category 1 or 2 hurricane. Tropical storm and hurricane-force winds could extend out hundreds of miles from the center of the hurricane, spanning from North Carolina to Maine.