Update: Could Hurricane Sandy Head for Northern Virginia?
Some forecasters' scenarios have storm hitting Mid-Atlantic.
See Friday morning's updated weather story here. UPDATE Thursday 8:30 a.m.: Hurricane Sandy, now a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mile per hour winds according to the National Hurricane Center, could impact the Northern Virginia area beginning Sunday, according to local forecasters. If the hurricane shifts close to the D.C. region, the area can expect to begin seeing showers and gusty winds beginning Sunday afternoon, according to NBC4 meteorologist Tom Kierein. He notes the most severe weather could hit Monday into Tuesday when the area could see potential flooding, strong winds and possible power outages. Dominion Virginia Power's Twitter account this morning, responding to a customer asking if they were prepared for the possible storm…
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Sally Spangler
8:48 pm on Saturday, October 27, 2012
We will see little of what hit well south of us. I've been in and around a number of storms. Somehow we miss the worst of the problems each time. This one will most likely peter out to heavy rain for a while and then slowly disappear inland and when that happens the whole thing will collapse. Agnes of 1972 was the worst. Nothng like that has happened since! more ›