Quote: " why do people call sandy a frankinstein hurricane? frankinhurricane and stuff. The internet and facebook dubbed it that. and the conspiracy theorists say it is an artificially created hurricane."
As Hurricane Sandy closed in on the Northeast, it converged with a cold-weather system that turned it into a monstrous hybrid of rain, high wind - and even snow.
Just before it made landfall at 8 p.m. near Atlantic City, N.J., forecasters stripped Sandy of hurricane status, but the distinction was purely technical, based on its shape and internal temperature.
While the hurricane's 80 mph winds registered as only a Category 1 on a scale of five, it packed the lowest barometric pressure on record in the Northeast, giving it terrific energy to push water inland.
i am in Erie PA and its been wet and very windy but nothing compared to those further South. Yes it is a sad fact that with any disaster the loonies come out of the woodwork looking to blame someone personally for this, usually to gain political points.
This thing barged its way North and Canada was affected badly too.
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