Snowicane (Frankenstorm) Sandy Headed for NY -- Daily Intel

[Dan Goncharoff]

I would have expected a snor'eastercane to be the storm that wasn't.
DanG


On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 12:34 AM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Follow-up: It seems WSJ Blogs are going with "snor'eastercane"
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> http://goo.gl/hR5H2
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> > Odds are increasing that a hybrid "snor'eastercane" could make
> > landfall near Greater New York early next week, with wide-ranging
> > impacts affecting nearly the entire East Coast.
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> http://goo.gl/dK52D
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> > Weather models are beginning to coalesce around an unlikely
> > meteorological scenario: a hurricane blending with an inland snowstorm
> > just in time for Halloween.
> > Before we get into that weather wonderland, Greater New York will
> > enjoy pleasant afternoon temperatures in the low 70s for the rest of
> > the week. For next week, however, it’s starting to seem like not a
> > question of if but where this giant "snor'eastercane" might strike.
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> VS-)
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> On 10/25/2012 11:47 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> > At 10/25/2012 09:58 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >> After Frankenstorm, Dracucane.
> > Wouldn't Dracucane be more appropriate for a tornado, where things
> > are sucked up?
> >
> > Joel
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