Sandy, Frankenstorm, expected to land near New Jersey Tuesday morning effect coast from Maine to Florida.

Hybrid of Sandy, Winter Storm Threatens East Coast

Waves, brought by Hurricane Sandy, crash on a house in the Caribbean Terrace neighborhood in eastern Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Collin Reid)

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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON October 25, 2012 (AP)

 

 

Government forecasters say a big storm that they’re calling “Frankenstorm” is likely to blast most of the U.S. East Coast next week.

The storm is an unusual mix of a hurricane and a winter storm. The worst of it could be focused around New York City and New Jersey.

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Forecasters on Thursday said there’s a 90 percent chance that the East will get steady gale-force winds, flooding, heavy rain and maybe snow starting Sunday and stretching past Wednesday.

The hurricane part of the storm is likely to come ashore somewhere in New Jersey on Tuesday morning.

NOAA forecaster Jim Cisco said the storm is so massive that the effects will be felt along the entire coast from maine to Florida.

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