Northeast Frankenstorm, hurricane Sandy.
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I rarely lose power no matter what kind of storms I have. I just think ice storms are neat. They make the whole world feel very eerie.
Accurate.
I'm on the border of So Screwed and Fucked.
I'm on the border of So Screwed and Fucked.
Well, the NWS has tossed the full list at this storm. A tornado watch has been issued for Long Island.
So we have hurricane, tropical storm, flood, flash flood, coastal flood, high wind, severe weather, snow, blizzard, and tornado watches/warnings all issued in association with this storm... And it is still 400 miles away.
This thing could tie for the lowest barometric pressure system with the Long Island express hurricane back in the 30's.
So we have hurricane, tropical storm, flood, flash flood, coastal flood, high wind, severe weather, snow, blizzard, and tornado watches/warnings all issued in association with this storm... And it is still 400 miles away.
This thing could tie for the lowest barometric pressure system with the Long Island express hurricane back in the 30's.
It's strangely quiet out there. It was worse last night and I was expecting things to be in high gear already when I woke up. I'll head down to the beach to see how things are when it gets a bit light out.
I'm on vacation this week. If the company closes down, I wonder if I will get credit.
I'm on vacation this week. If the company closes down, I wonder if I will get credit.
According to that map, I am well into Fucked. I love knowing when I have a sure thing lined up.I'm on the border of So Screwed and Fucked.
Things were a bit different down at the beach. I'll be tasting salt for days. What a difference a tenth of a mile and a lack of windbreaks makes.
If she works for the government and isn't "mission critical", then she's at home. If she supports the government, they pretty much all close down too on days like this because Metro isn't even running.
Right now in DC: moderate-to-heavy rain, winds 35. Storm is turning more west than the models were predicting so it's looking better for NYC and worse for us.
New York's biggest problem is going to be a flooded downtown and subway. The Narrows is going to funnel all the storm surge right up to the Battery.
Yeah, I've gotten used to that over the years. It seems that any time there is any kind of weather happening that she gets a day off.
It's yucky out, but hopefully it'll stay like this. At about 11pm last night, I was told not to go into work, which is a relief because "going into work" meant around today to pick up documents.
Now I guess the plan is to just wait it out and hope I don't lose power because everything here is electric.
Now I guess the plan is to just wait it out and hope I don't lose power because everything here is electric.
To everyone impacted by this storm, I hope you all stay safe. Hopefully everyone makes it through alright.
I live more or less halfway between NYC and Albany in a town on the Hudson. Beyond the general flash flood warnings, there is also a warning for flooding along the Hudson.
Right now it's on and off drizzle, sustained winds just enough to be unpleasant, and some heavier gusts. It's basically garbage can blowing over weather.
I'm glad this storm didn't hit at the beginning of the month, when it would have been much worse with the leaves still on the trees. Most of them are down now, and what's left is ready to fall off.
Sandy is a monster, the biggest Atlantic storm in terms of size of tropical storm force winds extending last I checked nearly 1000 miles ever recorded and its going trough rapid intensification right now before it hits land.
This may hit land as a strong Cat 2 which would mean far less if it wasn't so amazingly massive a storm. The pressure though could drop into 930 mb range before it hits land. Even now the pressure is what one would normally expect to see from a Cat 4 hurricane.
This storm is merging with the super cold front going through making it a strong hurricane and a nor'easter. This is the kind of storm that comes maybe once a century.
Frankenstorm indeed.
This may hit land as a strong Cat 2 which would mean far less if it wasn't so amazingly massive a storm. The pressure though could drop into 930 mb range before it hits land. Even now the pressure is what one would normally expect to see from a Cat 4 hurricane.
This storm is merging with the super cold front going through making it a strong hurricane and a nor'easter. This is the kind of storm that comes maybe once a century.
Frankenstorm indeed.
^Actually, you are full of what the blowhards on news are telling you. I suspect that's the case of most of the wind.
If you go with the NOAA Technical Paper 40 storm curves, it's about a 10-year, 24-hour storm. In this case the storm hydrograph is going to be well longer than 24 hours.
You would need about twice as much rain in a shorter time span to be a once in a century storm.
Anything for ratings and getting old ladies (aka my mom) to watch The Weather Channel and CNN for days on end.
If you go with the NOAA Technical Paper 40 storm curves, it's about a 10-year, 24-hour storm. In this case the storm hydrograph is going to be well longer than 24 hours.
You would need about twice as much rain in a shorter time span to be a once in a century storm.
Anything for ratings and getting old ladies (aka my mom) to watch The Weather Channel and CNN for days on end.
In terms of size the tropical storm force winds extend to it is a once in a century storm for an Atlantic hurricane. The same in terms of the pressure. The only one that had a lower pressure happened in the 30s and that may be topped if the storm gets a bit stronger.
However, this isn't a CAT 4 or CAT 5 on its way to hit NYC and bring a storm surge that would likely turn a major U.S. city into NO after Katrina. In that way it is not a storm of the century nor will it bring as much rain as a storm would need to in order to be a storm of the century in that way.
