A massive storm exploded in intensity just off the Southeast US coast on Sunday afternoon, driving hurricane force winds and whipping waves into a frenzy. And in the middle of this monster storm was a cruise ship on its way to Florida - rocking, roiling and taking a major beating from the most powerful storm we've seen in the western Atlantic so far this winter. A large trough in the jet stream had been pushing toward East Coast late last week. Then the storm deepened rapidly when it hit the warm waters of the Gulf Stream and blew up on satellite imagery. Meteorologists didn't know what to follow...
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