A wave crashes over the protecting sandbags in front of the houses on the east side of Ocean Isle Beach during Hurricane Sandy in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, October 27, 2012. The area has been ravaged by several storms over the years and has suffered severe erosions problems. Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall on the Eastern Seaboard October 30, with direct impacts expected for the Mid-Atlantic or Northeast U.S. REUTERS/Randall Hill
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it comes ashore on Monday night, bringing strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic states to New England, forecasters said on Sunday.
Sandy could have a brutal impact on major cities in the target zone like Boston, New York, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, one of the most densely populated regions of the country.
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