Hurricane strength Nor'easter possible this sunday?


	Hurricane strength Nor'easter possible this sunday?

ericskiff

4-12-2007 4:17 PM

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weather, new york, wunderground, jeff masters, nor'easter, noreaster, severe weather, hurricane, tax day

ericskiff says:

The "storm of Tax Day 07" could cause major damage along the long island coast. Still a bit early to tell, but Jeff Masters will usually only warn about stuff he's reasonably sure will happen.

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4-12-2007 5:57 PM

midnightskiss

Move to Florida =D

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