Hurricane, cyclone or storm, Sandy in a class by itself
(MCT) PHILADELPHIA — Sandy, now spinning its way toward retirement, shared similarities with a legendary predecessor, the “Perfect Storm” of October 1991. But meteorologists say the two differed in one important respect: Sandy was far worse.
“This storm is going to be in a class of its own,” Louis W. Uccellini, director of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, said Tuesday.
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