East Coast shuts down in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy
Forecasters say the center of the storm is expected to be near the mid-Atlantic coast tonight.By: Allen G. Breed, Associated Press
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NEW YORK — Forecasters say Hurricane Sandy is about 310 miles south-southeast of New York City, and the center of the storm is expected to be near the mid-Atlantic coast tonight.
The National Hurricane Center said early today that the storm has top sustained winds of 85 mph, with higher gusts. It is moving toward the north-northwest at 20 mph. Hurricane-force winds extend up to 175 miles from the storm's center.
Sandy is on track to collide with a wintry storm moving in from the west and cold air streaming down from the Arctic.
Major metropolitan areas from Washington to Boston are bracing for what is expected to be a superstorm that could menace some 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in the nation.
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