NASA: Hurricane Sandy is a Bride of Frankenstorm
Posted on October 26, 2012
NASA says in a release that Hurricane Sandy should be considered a bride of Frankenstorm because Sandy is a woman's name.
NASA's TRMM satellite revealed Hurricane Sandy's heavy rainfall and the storm is expected to couple with a powerful cold front and Arctic air to bring that heavy rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern U.S. Some forecasters are calling this combination of weather factors "Frankenstorm" because of the close proximity to Halloween. However, because Sandy is a woman's name, the storm could be considered a "bride of Frankenstorm."
This seems like a good name for her: Sandy, the bride of Frankenstorm. Whatever her name is, she is forecast to be an incredibly dangerous and epic storm for portions of the U.S. east coast and inland. This visible image above was taken from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on Friday, Oct. 26 at 10:15 a.m. EDT.
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