Hurricane Sandy will impact New England and landfall appears likely near Delaware Bay, forecasters say

Hurricane Sandy’s latest projected path shows the storm will likely make landfall early Tuesday morning near the border of Delaware and New Jersey, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm is currently 460 miles south-southeast of Charlestown, S.C., moving north at 6 miles per hour. Sandy’s sustained winds are as strong as 80 miles per hour, the Hurricane Center reported at 11 a.m.

From his office in Taunton, National Weather Service meteorologist Alan Dunham said today that regardless of where it hits the coast, New England is going to feel it.  http://boston.com/metrodesk/2012/10/26/impacts-sandy-will-felt-new-england-just-how-bad-not-yet-known-national-weather-service-says/DG4j4pMGEUbqbB66hmE8SN/story.html

Article courtesy of The Boston Globe -Metrodesk by Melissa M. Werthmann