Nor'easter possible along East Coast next week, but not as severe as Sandy

Source: NBC News

A nor'easter winter storm could hit the Mid-Atlantic and New England next week, the National Weather Service warned, but said the impact would be nowhere near as devastating as Superstorm Sandy.

The storm may affect the regions anywhere between "Election Day (Tuesday) into next Thursday," the service's prediction center stated.

Increasing winds along coastal New England Tuesday onward "may lead to some coastal flooding and beach erosion," it added. Mid-Atlantic states could also see some damage if the system becomes more westerly.

"It should be noted that this system is expected to be much weaker than Hurricane Sandy and produce impacts much less extreme and mainly away from the region most strongly impacted by Sandy," the center stated.

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