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Let the Panic begin: Sandy regains Hurricane Strength (ahead of schedule)...
The storm looked pretty peaked when I went to bed, but it seems to be reorganizing.
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — Forecasters say Sandy has again reached hurricane strength, with sustained winds of 75 mph.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday morning that a Hurricane Hunter aircraft found Sandy had sustained winds powerful enough to upgrade it to a Category 1 hurricane. It had been downgraded to a tropical storm just hours earlier.
Regardless of its official category, Sandy is expected to be a monstrous storm that poses a serious threat for the entire Eastern Seaboard.
Forecasters say Sandy is a massive cyclone, with hurricane-force winds recorded as far as 100 miles away from the eye of the storm.
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http://t.news.msn.com/us/sandy-regains-hurricane-status-frankenstorm-looms
Check out the Sea Surface Temperatures:
If convection wraps around the eye....
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