There might be a real Halloween scare for the eastern portion of the country next week. At this time, Hurricane Sandy has bloomed in the backyard of the Caribbean and is gaining strength quickly.
As of Wednesday, Sandy is a category one hurricane that is shredding through Jamaica. Recent satellite and aircraft data suggests the hurricane is holding at 80 mph and will stay a weak hurricane for the time being. As the cyclone ventures northward into the Western Atlantic will likely strengthen a massive system and could flirt with the Eastern coastline early next week.
Before Hurricane Sandy becomes a major headline, we'll watch a strong cold front venture into the Natural State late Thursday night. This cold front will be a huge game changer for Arkansas and get us out of this warm, humid pattern we've enjoyed the last four days. Once we're behind the front, we'll plummet to the 40's and 50's with a brisk wind out of the north. Since the front will arrive a little sooner than expected it looks as though the Razorback game will dry this weekend. Just make sure to bring the warm gear as you go out to tailgate.
While we suffer under the fall chill, Hurricane Sandy will run into Bermuda, then an upper level low will enhance the cyclones development just before Halloween. If all the cards fall into place, we could be looking a storm that could rival the "Perfect Storm" back in 1991.
The latest weather models paint a frightening picture of a deep cyclone producing extensive hurricane force winds around New York and Washington D.C. Besides massive power outages, extremly high waves, we'll be looking at major coastal flooding and possibly flight delays across a good portion of the country.
In other words, you might want to hold off on traveling to the Northeast next week. It is going to be one nasty storm.
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