National Hurricane Center; Hurricane Sandy Update -Transitioning Into Post-Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Sandy continues to be a threat as it moves north from the Caribbean.
According to the National Hurricane Center, on Sunday at 2:12pm ET the storm is moving at a north easterly path at a speed of 14-mph.
The hurricane center sent a warning stating: "Sandy expected to bring life-threatening storm surge flooding to the mid-Atlantic coast...including Long Island sound and New York harbor...winds forecast to be near hurricane force at landfall."
Sandy remains a Category 2 hurricane after being upgraded when it struck Jamaica. The storm is expected to transform into a post-tropical cycloneand NHC is updating the status of the hurricane as it makes the transition.
Last week Hurricane Sandy stormed through the Caribbean in its northerly path near 20 mph.
The Associated Press reported that the worst of it should be on early Tuesday but it will go on until mid week. Forecasters have claimed the hurricane could reach all the way up the eastern seaboard hitting New York City and Boston.
"It is likely that significant impacts will be felt over portions of the U.S. East Coast through the weekend and into early next week," the National Hurricane Center said.
So far the death toll from Hurricane Sandy moving through the Caribbean is 65 people dead. Other damage reported has been destroyed homes, power lines, and debris from falling trees.
According to Accuweather's expert Alex Sosnowski some areas will be hit with "damaging winds, power outages, flooding rainfall, battering surf and storm surge. Windswept rain will slow travel in general."
Louis Uccellini, head of environmental prediction for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, warned, "We're looking at impact of greater than 50 to 60 million people."
