Sandy regained hurricane strength Saturday, as weather forecasts predict it
will turn into a destructive "superstorm" that will impact the Eastern
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This storm will be studied for years to come, said Louis Uccellini, who is
responsible for environmental prediction at the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
 
CNN Weather estimates damage from Hurricane Sandy could reach $3.2 billion.
This estimate is based only on wind damage and does not include flooding.
 
At least four states in its path, as well as the nation's capital, have
declared states of emergency, and some airlines have announced they will
allow passengers to change existing flights to and from Atlantic coast cities
free of charge.
 
How is Sandy expected to develop?
 
Weather forecasters still predict it will push in a large storm surge as it
nears land, inundate a broad, highly populated region with rain, and knock
out power for perhaps weeks with its broad, destructive winds.
 
"Forget about the category with this," said CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano.
"When you have trees with leaves on them still, this kind of wind and rain on
top of that, you're talking about trees that are going to come down, power
lines are going to be out and the coastal flooding situation is going to be
huge."
 
Sandy is still predicted to merge with a strong cold front from the west and
morph into a "superstorm."

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