Will Sandy Beach on Our Sandy Beaches?

Sandy's eye just left of center, and concentrated.

All conversations today were centered around (no pun intended) Hurricane Sandy as it was re-forming and consolidating its power after Cuba and the Bahamas.

Living in an exposed area as we do, it is wise to pay attention to the elements and this storm is taking advantage of all elements of weather on the eastern seaboard - as well as those west moving east toward the coast. 

When I got in this evening I checked NOAA, NHC, and a few news outlets. (Not the Weather Channel! I wish Cantore and the others would actually blow away as they stand in high wind conditions.) I found one news outlet, Reuters, reporting the facts with NOAA and the NHC confirming their reports.

Sandy is HUGE! No doubt about it. The storm continues to grow as it moves northward to an astounding 800+ miles across.  Even if winds remain at 75-80 mph (Category 1) the size of the thing means everything in its path will receive a sustained pounding of those wind speeds with severe heavy rains.  Not a rosy picture, is it?

With a storm this big there is nowhere to run to get out of its path.

Here's the latest Reuters report.  Forget the headline and read the meat of the story. 

Let's see what tomorrow brings.  The Sea Witch beckons.

And so it goes.
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