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obamanut2012

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23. The good news is that it's moving faster

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 01:19 PM

Oct 2012

So, it'll move through an area faster. Less flooding, wind damage, etc.

It's changed because of hitting the cold. Not unusual for storms this late in the season.

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Sandy is changing. [View all] Are_grits_groceries Oct 2012 OP

It's bizarre for a tropical system to lose tropical characteristics ItsTheMediaStupid Oct 2012 #1

Yesterday they were expecting this nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #3

It's colliding with a cold front from the north Mz Pip Oct 2012 #22

Crap! I'm right in the path! meow2u3 Oct 2012 #26

It is getting bad out there Danmel Oct 2012 #2

Where are you? n/t janx Oct 2012 #6

Western Suffolk County Danmel Oct 2012 #10

Flooding already bad in Amityville to Babylon Old MTK HWY is closed. Lindenhurst is flooding badly KittyWampus Oct 2012 #21

A friend in Huntington just texted that they've lost power. WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2012 #24

As of 10-11 am marions ghost Oct 2012 #4

It began nudging West at 6 am EDT, when surface pressure fell to 941 mb, countryjake Oct 2012 #27

It is really strange that in cold waters it would intensify. It is just not what hurricanes do. eom mfcorey1 Oct 2012 #5

Apparently non-tropical storms are powered by atmospheric temperature differences, Hosnon Oct 2012 #9

It is not in cold water - it hit the Gulf Stream just off NJ/Del, water about 80 degrees Jersey Devil Oct 2012 #11

It's changing from a Hurricane to a Nor'easter. NutmegYankee Oct 2012 #13

It just met the cold front WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #7

there have to be areas of Boston like the Battery that are really low. It's right on the water KittyWampus Oct 2012 #20

Cape Cod is under greater threat than Boston. WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #25

I don't understand why it would intensify. LisaL Oct 2012 #8

I think this is different because it's not tropical TBF Oct 2012 #12

It changed to an extratropical storm (feeds on temp differences like a Nor'easter) NutmegYankee Oct 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2012 #15

It's already bad here (Harrisburg, PA area), but it will get worse. I've never seen anything like it HopeHoops Oct 2012 #16

The Gulf coast sees sh*t like this every year Bake Oct 2012 #17

Hmmm hootinholler Oct 2012 #19

Old Montauk Hwy is already flooding. And idiots are NOT EVACUATING. Long Island may every well end KittyWampus Oct 2012 #18

The good news is that it's moving faster obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #23