Sandy regained hurricane strength Saturday, as weather forecasts predict it   
   will turn into a destructive "superstorm" that will impact the Eastern   
   Seaboard as early as Sunday.on BBS   
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   This storm will be studied for years to come, said Louis Uccellini, who is   
   responsible for environmental prediction at the National Oceanic and   
   Atmospheric Administration.   
       
   CNN Weather estimates damage from Hurricane Sandy could reach $3.2 billion.   
   This estimate is based only on wind damage and does not include flooding.   
       
   At least four states in its path, as well as the nation's capital, have   
   declared states of emergency, and some airlines have announced they will   
   allow passengers to change existing flights to and from Atlantic coast cities   
   free of charge.   
       
   How is Sandy expected to develop?   
       
   Weather forecasters still predict it will push in a large storm surge as it   
   nears land, inundate a broad, highly populated region with rain, and knock   
   out power for perhaps weeks with its broad, destructive winds.   
       
   "Forget about the category with this," said CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano.   
   "When you have trees with leaves on them still, this kind of wind and rain on   
   top of that, you're talking about trees that are going to come down, power   
   lines are going to be out and the coastal flooding situation is going to be   
   huge."   
       
   Sandy is still predicted to merge with a strong cold front from the west and   
   morph into a "superstorm."   
      
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