My model for Irene shows that she lost her "energetic particle" near Stafford, VA.
http://www.businessinsider.com/giant-sinkhole-threatens-homes-in-stafford-virginia-2011-9 Sandy's "energetic particle" will be with her until she hits the Erie Canal area, not too far from where one of her family members took out a section of the Trans Canada highway last week. Stewart Darkmattersalot.com On Monday, October 29, 2012, Jed Rothwell wrote: > Here is a comment from Slate, saying that the 1938 storm was another > "superstorm" like Sandy: > > > > What Happened the Last Time a “Frankenstorm” Hit New York? > > As New Englanders brace for Hurricane Sandy—the “Frankenstorm” that is > expected to reach full intensity Monday evening and Tuesday—history-minded > residents have recalled the area’s last monster storm: a Category 3 > behemoth known locally as the Long Island Express. > > Though first sighted off Puerto Rico and expected to make landfall in > Florida, the powerful Category 3 storm took a sudden sharp turn north and > crashed into Long Island with very little warning on Sept. 21, 1938. The > storm claimed 600 lives in the New York area, destroying nearly 9,000 homes > and caused $306 million in damage, which would be about $18 billion today. > Damage to trees and infrastructure could still be seen around Long Island > until as late as 1950. > > The extent of Sandy’s wrath is still hard to predict. Last year’s > Hurricane Irene, which caused a similar spate of panicked preparation, > ended up having little impact in New York City, but it did cause massive > flooding and up to $15.6 billion of damage in upstate New York, Vermont, > and New Hampshire. > >
