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Hurricane Sandy
October 29, 2012, 11:25 AM
Headless HorsemanHurricane Sandy
quote:
Originally posted by Batman:
High winds and driving rain right now and the worst won't hit until later today/tonight. I suspect power will be out in a couple of hours!
Yes and my crazy brother is at the office today.
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October 29, 2012, 11:45 AM
RavenThe problem is, this storm has not made landfall yet and except for the wind the impact in my area has been minimal. With all of the news coverage and many closures on Monday morning, its going to actually be late Monday/early Tuesday when we get hit with the brunt of Sandy, or so they say now.
The tide surges are going to put any property near rivers or inland waterways under water. New Jersey is getting more rain and New York is getting more wind if you believe the predictions, but the tidal surge will effect all areas in or near FMEA flood zones. Many people living in these areas have not evacuated because, despite all the warnings, the weather doesn't look that severe right now.
Honestly I have never seen a major hurricane or blizzard behave like this, it taking too long to get going. Everything's closed, everyone's prepared as much as they are going to be, let's get it over with already.
October 29, 2012, 12:59 PM
H_Toserquote:
Originally posted by Raven:
let's get it over with already.
Hear, hear. Couldn't agree me. It's driving me a bit batty already.
October 29, 2012, 01:10 PM
hammerSeeing plenty of coverage on TV over here, hope the worst misses you all
October 29, 2012, 02:44 PM
Chris Byrnestay safe everyone!
the wind is going from 40 - 60 up to 90 km.....
Did you know that in Canada the Hurricane wind status must be at 120 km/hr to be considered a hurricane.......
October 29, 2012, 03:13 PM
Headless HorsemanEveryone around me has been losing power. So far just lost three trees in the backyard a couple minutes ago.
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October 29, 2012, 03:57 PM
hammerStay Safe - need a beer in May
October 29, 2012, 05:51 PM
kbmumWow, Atlantic City is underwater. The pictures are scary. Here in Massachusetts, it's been mostly wind from the hurricane part of the storm, but rain is supposed to be coming from the nor'easter part tonight. Even though my kids have been driving me nuts today, I hope they're home from school again tomorrow.
October 29, 2012, 06:36 PM
Headless Horsemanquote:
Originally posted by hammer:
Stay Safe - need a beer in May
If we survive, it is on Uncle Jason.
Of course, he sleeps over and doesn't bring enough beer for us.
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Rise up, my unholy Horseman!
Come forth again through the Tree of the Dead..."
October 29, 2012, 08:29 PM
RavenWe are getting some wind damage by me. Lights are flashing a bit and my neighbor lost part of his roof. Funny thing is I don't where it landed, its too dark and rainy to see anything.
The water has flooded some parts of Manhattan and some parts of the subway are taking water. That is pretty much the worst case scenario for NYC. I don't know how long it will be before the winds let up, but I hope just a few more hours. I heard that part of the Atlantic City boardwalk washed away and Nassau/Suffolk counties are in bad shape.
I have not heard of any loss of life, so at least that is something to be thankful for.
October 29, 2012, 09:51 PM
Chris Byrnequote:
Originally posted by Kennywood:
quote:
Originally posted by Chris Byrne:
Did you know that in Canada the Hurricane wind status must be at 120 km/hr to be considered a hurricane.......
120 km/hr (metric) is the same as 75 mph (imperial). That's the same status as here in the U.S. to be considered a hurricane.
Good luck to everyone in Sandy's path. You're in our thought and prayers.
What I meant to say is that 90 is getting too close for comfort when it comes to hurricane status!
The winds are going crazy.... hoping it calms down a bit for tomorrow on uni campus!
October 29, 2012, 11:20 PM
BatmanSeems the worst may be over still windy and some rain but nothing like earlier no power sucks but tomorrow should be better
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October 30, 2012, 04:24 AM
hammerquote:
Originally posted by Batman:
Seems the worst may be over still windy and some rain but nothing like earlier no power sucks but tomorrow should be better
Good news - as long as everyone stayed safe
October 30, 2012, 10:28 AM
RavenThe damage has been massive. My area was very good. Blown away roofing and fences, some water in basements, haven't heard much worse than that, but NYC is terrible. No one expected that kind of flooding in lower Manhattan and the lights went off river to river for about 25%. I don't think Con Ed has the sub-stations up yet. Water poured into the World Trade site, a huge barge was thrown on land, NYU Hospital had to be evacuated because its back-up generater in the basement got flooded by 8 feet of water. Nearly all of the bridges and tunnels remain closed, along with most of the businesses.
And NJ and CT have their own problems. I guess this will take days and weeks to fix. Worse part is that some people are still cut off and we now know that there has been loss of life. Falling trees have killed and injured a number of people, I think we will hear more of that before all the news comes in. The storm is passed me now, but periods of wind and rain continue. Very bad feeling when you watch this stuff play out and there is nothing you can do about it. I was just at Comic Con on October 13 and that is part of the area flooded by the tidal surge. Crazy.
October 30, 2012, 11:40 AM
Ted Dastick Jr.Where I'm at in NJ things weren't too bad. It was pretty windy but I don't know of any major damage locally. Did a quick walk around the neighborhood this morning, just a lot of branches and leaves everywhere.
October 30, 2012, 02:54 PM
Electrawoman Cards f/k/a janequote:
Originally posted by Raven:
The damage has been massive. My area was very good. Blown away roofing and fences, some water in basements, haven't heard much worse than that, but NYC is terrible. No one expected that kind of flooding in lower Manhattan and the lights went off river to river for about 25%. I don't think Con Ed has the sub-stations up yet. Water poured into the World Trade site, a huge barge was thrown on land, NYU Hospital had to be evacuated because its back-up generater in the basement got flooded by 8 feet of water. Nearly all of the bridges and tunnels remain closed, along with most of the businesses.
And NJ and CT have their own problems. I guess this will take days and weeks to fix. Worse part is that some people are still cut off and we now know that there has been loss of life. Falling trees have killed and injured a number of people, I think we will hear more of that before all the news comes in. The storm is passed me now, but periods of wind and rain continue. Very bad feeling when you watch this stuff play out and there is nothing you can do about it. I was just at Comic Con on October 13 and that is part of the area flooded by the tidal surge. Crazy.
Do you live in NYC Raven?
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October 30, 2012, 02:57 PM
Electrawoman Cards f/k/a janeWell, we came through it OK in Forest Hills for the most part. The rest of Queens wasn't so lucky. We have downed trees, but we didn't get the massive flooding. Our building shook and shook from those horrible winds last night. I thought our skylight was going to blow off the roof, it was scary. 90 mph winds reported in Jackson Heights, Queens and JFK Airport.
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October 30, 2012, 05:06 PM
JessicaWe were VERY lucky. Our power stayed on, no trees went down (which really surprised me), and we found only 2 windows leaking (which also surprised me as we have crappy windows). It was pretty scary. We had to give my dog some Xanax (prescribed to her) because she was freaking out so bad. Poor baby.
I must say, if we were living in our previous residence (we've only been here for 1 year), we would have flooded really bad. I am watching the news and it's amazing the damage that's occurring in that area.
We are lucky. I hope everyone out there is ok.
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October 30, 2012, 06:23 PM
H_ToserWe were lucky here as well. Just a lot of down tree branches and leaves. The siding on the house across the street from me came off in the wind, which will be a pain for those homeowners. I never lost power though it did flicker on/off about 4 or 5 times. Very lucky and thankful. Glad to hear some others are lucky hear as well and just hope that those who have not reported back in are OK as well.
October 30, 2012, 07:55 PM
WandringRebelThere was some minor damage to the front of my house but that's nothing compared to several of my neighbors who had most of the roof shingles blown off. Luckily we never lost power. There are plenty of trees down in my neighborhood but somehow they all fell away from the houses.
My mom who lives in northern NJ called earlier today to let me know there was no damage aside from no electric. I guess all the trees knocked down power lines. Hopefully their power doesn't stay out for too long. I'm hoping some of my friends in central NJ are ok.