VERY POWERFUL SANDY STRENGTHENING..WINDS 90 MPH HEADING TOWARDS SOUTHERN NJ COAST RECORD CATASTROPHIC FLOODING

This is a very powerful storm that has never been seen in modern times. The circulation extends from Quebec to Cuba and out to the Great Lakes. The winds are already gusting to 46 mph in Boston and 58 mph at La Guardia Airport in Queens. The storm is forecast to become extratropical later today. Heavy flooding rains are occurring over southern NJ to eastern VA, MD and DE. This is caused by the cold air advection on the west side of the storm and overunning warm, moist air from the storm riding over it. The height of the water at the Raritan Bay and the Arthur Kill reached the top of the bulkhead and splashed over it in places.
THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING, BEACH EROSION, DAMAGING WINDS TONIGHT AT HIGH TIDE WHICH OCCURS ABOUT 8 TO 9 PM THIS EVENING. RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST AT SANDY HOOK, WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND, THE NEW JERSEY COAST, THE BATTERY, ARTHUR KILL, RARITAN BAY AND THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND.
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