New Yorkers still haunted by the nightmare of Superstorm Sandy are bracing for the possibility of a hit from Hurricane Joaquin, which could sock the region with drenching rains, damaging winds and record coastal flooding. Despite the storm’s “cone of uncertainty” indicating an indefinite path on Wednesday, some forecasters were sounding the alarm. “I hate to compare anything to Sandy, but the setup isn’t all that different. I know a lot of things can get overhyped, but this, I actually think, may be underhyped,” Rob Reale a meteorologist at New Jersey’s WeatherWorks, told NJ.com. And Steven DiMartino, a meteorologist at NY NJ PA Weather, told the website, “People need to . . . start preparing for the worst. We have to watch this very carefully.” Others are taking a more measured approach. “I think the uncertainty with this is a little bit greater than you might normally expect from a tropical system like this,” John Feerick, a senior meteorologist with AccuWeather, told The Post, citing other weather patterns that could alter Joaquin’s course.

Source: Hurricane Joaquin beginning to look a lot like Sandy | New York Post