Damage that new coastal storm after Sandy can cause

BANGALORE, INDIA: Just when New York and New Jersey were beginning to recover from the Superstorm Sandy that ravaged the cities last week, a new coastal storm is expected to hit the US East coast on Wednesday.

The US National Weather Service (NWS) predicts that the Nor'easter could hit the US East coast the latter half of the coming week. ''While there is still some uncertainty regarding the precise track and timing, substantial impacts are expected from this storm, many of which will be greater due to the damage caused by Sandy,'' says a post on the Facebook page of the US National Weather Service Eastern Region.

The Facebook page also mentions of the damages that the Nor'easter may cause, which are as follows:

• Windy conditions (perhaps gusts as high as 50 mph) that could be more problematic due to trees and limbs damaged by Sandy. The greatest threat for high winds will be near the coast.
• While nowhere near as bad as Sandy, the combination of storm surge and wave action could cause minor to perhaps moderate coastal flooding and additional beach erosion along the mid Atlantic and New England coast. Fortunately we are between the full and new moon so normal astronomical tide levels will be lower than usual. The threat for coastal flooding will be primarily during the high tides on Wednesday and Wednesday night for the mid-Atlantic. From New York City into New England, the high tides Wednesday night and Thursday have the greatest threat for flooding.
• Wet snow is expected across interior sections, especially higher elevations. It is still too far out, and there is too much uncertainty to determine potential snow amounts. However, the weight of accumulating wet snow could bring down limbs already weakened from Sandy, especially where leaves might still be on the trees.
• Heavy rain near the coast could cause flooding of poor drainage areas.

People living in New York and New Jersey are distraught over the news and have expressed their angst via social media. ''Totally unfair-we've had enough!'' says one such post.

''Great, just f---- great. Like I'm not already in enough pain,'' says another. For more details of the storm, click here. Users can also follow NWS on Twitter and Facebook.