Whirlwind election campaign, tonight, Something Else deserves our immediate attention at the top of the broadcast. While the calendar may tell us were days away from halloween and the november election, for that matter, it is still hurricane season. And Hurricane Sandy has experienced what forecasters are calling a stunning increase in size and in intensity. This lateseason storm has already caused flooding in jamaica, damage in cuba, and haiti, and because it has the potential to affect more than 50 million americans along the east coast population centers, if it indeed combines with another storm and makes u. S. Landfall as is now considered likely, it deserves our attention. We begin our coverage with meteorologist jim cantore on Singer Island in florida, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian, this is a forerunner of what were dealing with along the area, we have been using words like hybrid, a winter storm, lets lay it out. First of all, the cone, friday it looks like it will
Models that come in. Ive been feverishly analyzing these models. Im quickly running back and looking at the latest information, keeping you fully informed. It is very important that you stay very closely attuned to the forecast here at nbc 4. Storm team 4 will be on it morning, noon, and night. Well be here for you. Right now this morning, no travel problems weatherwise, except a little bit of flog. We have some patchy dense fog in the northern eastern suburbs. Watch out for that. Elsewhere, got a clear sky and temperatures are generally in the 50s. Much of the region. So its a cool morning. And its right near 60 in washington and near the bay waters. And as we take a look at the latest with sandy, it is now passing over eastern cuba, unloading a lot of rain and a lot of wind there. It is a category 2 hurricane now. It has winds sustained at 105. As we get through the day, its going to move north through the bahamas as a category 1 storm and then take a right turn. By late on sunday, a
Good evening, and while we are in the middle of covering whirlwind election campaign, tonight, Something Else deserves our immediate attention at the top of the broadcast. While the calendar may tell us were days away from halloween and the november election, for that matter, it is still hurricane season. And Hurricane Sandy has experienced what forecasters are calling a stunning increase in size and in intensity. This lateseason storm has already caused flooding in jamaica, damage in cuba, and haiti, and because it has the potential to affect more than 50 million americans along the east coast population centers, if it indeed combines with another storm and makes u. S. Landfall as is now considered likely, it deserves our attention. We begin our coverage with meteorologist jim cantore on Singer Island in florida, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian, this is a forerunner of what were dealing with along the area, we have been using words like hybrid, a winter storm, lets lay it o
Country from Central Virginia all the way to new england being affected by this storm. Monday into tuesday and wednesday. Heres some of the effects from this. Sandy gets stronger as it does come our way. And rain starting sunday, becoming heavy late in the day. Winds increasing sunday night. Theyll be strongest monday, tuesday. Maybe 60mileperhour gusts or higher. That likely will cause Power Outages that may last several days. With ways to deal with all of that, were joining tony tull in forestville. Good morning, tony. Tom, good morning. Its been the theme for the last 24 hours or so. Its all about the preparation. Folks going to lowes, home dep depot, the grocery stores, getting the supplies they need, if Hurricane Sandy does make land fall, that they are well prepared. Pepco is wellprepared. They have about 400 contractors on stand by. And theyve also put out a request for mutual aid. What that basically is saying is all the Power Companies to the south and to the west of our regio
Winds would still be as trong, or even stronger. So were going to be watching this one very, very closely. As a matter of fact, lets take a look at some of the winds. This is on sunday morning around 8 00. Ten miles an hour, going up to 60 miles an hour. What about 10 15 sunday morning, 60mileanhour gusts still on the shore. Watch on the day on monday as they move across our region. And then on tuesday, 60mileanhour gusts, including the entire midatlantic. And northeast. Winds over 60 miles an hour expected along the entire i95 corridor. Thats why were so worried about this storm. This will be a trees down and a power outage storm that well continue to watch for you right here at nbc 4. And a web chat going on 5 00 and 7 00, nbcwashington. Com. And for the latest on this storm and what your family needs to know to prepare, download our weather app. Search nbc washington weather in itunes or the android market. You can also follow us on twitter and of course on facebook. Widespread Powe