All 'Tricks' And No 'Treats' For East Coast Residents This Halloween?

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With Halloween approaching, most of you are busy getting your costumes ready so that you can spend the fun evening 'Trick or Treating'. However, if forecasters are right, there will not be many 'treats' in store for residents of the East Coast, especially New York and New Jersey, thanks to a nasty storm that is expected to be so bad, that experts are calling it Frankenstorm.

The ominous hybrid monster is the result of the simultaneous meeting of Hurricane Sandy, which is making its way to the area from the Caribbean, an early winter storm that is heading the same way from the West Coast and a blast of icy Arctic air blowing in from the north, The combination is expected to result in a deadly storm with high winds, extreme tides and possibly even snow!

If the current forecasts hold, all three systems will reach the East Coast of the United States by early Tuesday. While the populous areas of New York and New Jersey are expected to beard the brunt of all three, Hurricane Sandy will affect people as far inland as Ohio and as far south as Florida. Also, Frankenstorm is not going to be a quick flash storm, but one of those stubborn ones expected to linger for five to six days!

Besides putting a real damper on Halloween, the storm is also expected to cause considerable damage for a number of reasons. With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicting at least 10-inches of rain and extreme ocean surges, exacerbated by the fact that the storm will hit during full moon when tides are at their highest, the coastal areas are bracing for some major flooding. NOAA is also expecting up to 2-inches of snow in West Virginia, which could result in major power outages given that the trees are still green.

Many experts are comparing it to the Perfect or Halloween Storm of October 1991 that hit areas of New England and Canada and was caused by Hurricane Grace coming in from Bermuda and clashing with a massive low pressure system from Canada. However, others fear this could be much worse and that the destruction caused will be closer to $10 billion USD as compared to the $200 million USD in 1991. While authorities and residents are trying to prepare the best they can for all kinds of emergencies, there is really no telling what may happen when nature unleashes its fury.

Thankfully, weather forecasting is not a perfect science and any one of these storms could lose intensity on their way there - We sure hope that is the case, but we will only find out for sure on Tuesday, October 30th, when Frankenstorm hits the shores of New Jersey!

We wish all our readers on the East Coast the best and please be sure to come back and tell us how Frankenstorm impacted you, by adding your comments below.

Resources: news.yahoo.com,freep,com,foxnews.com

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  • fantage123
    fantage123about 12 years
    PLS SAVE THE COAST! donate anything u got 2 them. ther dont hav and clothe or food. end osme candy out there 2. :/
    • barbiegirl17
      barbiegirl17about 12 years
      very sad :( watched on the news last night :/ not cool. im gona do my current event on this though
      • weetlekinz
        weetlekinzabout 12 years
        ya me to.I live in Mi so im safe...school was canceled today for me though because of power loss and severe weather
      • bugiemak
        bugiemakabout 12 years
        i am sad for people on the east coast but glad it will not hit me (i live in KS)
        • fantage123
          fantage123about 12 years
          lol i like in north carolina but i lie in raleigh so it wont hit me. i feel so bad 2 the peoples on the coast!!!! we luv u coast!! :/
        • bugiemak
          bugiemakabout 12 years
          people will die and all some people are worried about is halloween
          • bugiemak
            bugiemakabout 12 years
            it stinks for the people who live there i have friends in PA and they lost electricity hope they are okay
            • hannahbananaabout 12 years
              that stinks i would hate to live in new york or jersey because i love trick or treating
              • bugiemak
                bugiemakabout 12 years
                somebody i know in Pennsylvania lost electricity when it hit them
              • hannam-cabout 12 years
                Hurricane Sandy or Frankenstorm is a very dangerous storm on the east coast of the United States. The reason why is because Sandy is a category 2 storm and there are high waves. Sandy is hitting a low pressure system. It is supposed to hit the shores of New Jersey today.
                • fantage123
                  fantage123about 12 years
                  4 a category 2... Sandy is powerful!!!! imagine a category 5!!!!! :/ so bad...
                • bestkaykayever
                  bestkaykayeverabout 12 years
                  that is sad people in the south coast will not giong be treack or treating
                  • 😃about 12 years
                    I feel really sorry

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