Hurricane Sandy is rather huge. It is having a worse effect in the Northeast than where I live at in Virginia. It has been raining here in Virginia constantly which has caused some flooding. We haven't seen sunlight in days now. It's a like a Hurricane, Nor'easter hybrid. It's a very big storm stretching over 900 square miles which has its breadth stretching from North Carolina into Massachusetts. Damage has been found in the Outer banks and in the Eastern Shore. The Northeast never seen a storm like this. Parts of Ocean View has been flooded. The high tide and the surge is heavily effecting New Jersey, Delaware, and New York State. During tonight and Tuesday will be the time of the storm comes into landfall. Here in Virginia, there has been a lot of rain and Virginia Beach has about 9 inches of rain. This storm is similar to Irene or Isabel. For those who live in the Northeast, Hurricane Sandy is worse than even Irene. For us in Virginia, Isabel was really bad since power was out for a week in Hampton Roads (affecting almost 2 million people). Isabel happened in late 2003. I was in college when it transpired. During Isabel, the power was out, so we had to drive to stores to get water and food like cold cuts, etc.. Hurricane Sandy is a very serious storm, because it can cause severe flooding and there is a partial collapse of a crane in Manhattan (the building is found at W. 57th Street). Also, this storm Hurricane Sandy is about near 90 miles per hour heading to the Northeast, which hasn't happened before in years. Evacuations have been sent out in the regions of New Jersey and New York state. Parts of New York City has been evacuated because the East Coast has a lot of low lying areas. Even in SE Virginia, we are barely above sea level. In Virginia, the air is more cool because of the windy conditions. The temperature outside is near cold. It's 48 degrees outside. It's kind of cold now in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
By Timothy
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