So, we must prepare now for the storm of the century of the month!

Don't let the snarky headline fool you citizens, just about every weather prognosticator is saying the eastern seaboard is in for a Hurricane Sandy/Perfect Storm kind of thing. The National Weather Service has set this whopper of a storm at hitting New Jersey at 70%.

What's that? You don't watch the weather? You haven't heard about this mess coming our way? Well listen and take copious notes:

*Much of the U.S. East Coast has a good chance of getting blasted by gale-force winds, flooding, heavy rain and maybe even snow early next week by an unusual hybrid of hurricane and winter storm, federal and private forecasters say.

*It is likely to hit during a full moon when tides are near their highest, increasing coastal flooding potential, NOAA forecasts warn. And with some trees still leafy and the potential for snow, power outages could last to Election Day, some meteorologists fear. They say it has all the earmarks of a billion-dollar storm.

*"I don’t like to call a storm historic before it happens, but if this comes together, we’ll be talking about it for a very long time," said Steven DiMartino, owner of Freehold-based NY/NJ/PA Weather, part of Storm Surge LLC.

*"It makes you a bit nervous," DiMartino said. "We’re dealing with something really unique here. This is going to be a hurricane merging and forming into a powerful subtropical storm. It’s something we haven’t seen in quite some time. We can’t jump the gun yet. But we’re talking about a storm with so many potential impacts. Just the coastal flooding threat alone is tremendous."

So there you have it folks, something wicked this way comes. We figure you should probably start buying everything in sight from the grocery stores and home goods places for items such as food and batteries by Saturday. Johnny finds a nice nacho dip while you watch lawnchairs and unsecured children fly by your windows in a blizzard/hurricane can be relaxing. And beer. Yes, beer helps you make better decisions if the storm gets really really bad.