http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/hurricane-sandy-new-york-delaware_n_2013788.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

" 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-dallar storm."


For those of us living in that area, are you preparing for this storm? I certainly am and I am not waiting till the last minute!

(puts confederate bandana around my head)

I'm ready!

(Mitt Romney) Must protect my binders!! I'll hire some poor people to do it.
:D

Seriuously, I hope the storm stays out at sea and no lives are lost.

I don't know what kind of weather we're gonna get but whatever it turns out to be (snow or heavy downpour of rain) I'm prepared.

Not much to do but bring in the lawn furniture, make sure the cellar pump is operational, make sure I have batteries, and a full tank of gas. What is gonna happen will happen.  If I lost power we'll go to Sigs, if Sig loses power we'll stay here. That's about the best we can do.

I don't live near the coast so I'm safe. However, it definitely sucks for those who are in this hurricane's path.  :(

Just going to rain more here in the PNW. Lots.

I don't live near the coast so I'm safe. However, it definitely sucks for those who are in this hurricane's path.  :(


They said the path might be Sunday and Monday and possibly into Tuesday Morning.

I think "Frankenstorm" is such a silly name.

They said the path might be Sunday and Monday and possibly into Tuesday Morning.


Well I hope everyone in the way of this storm stays safe!

I live on the east coast. 

I have...important documents to finish and send, and satelitte internet will be the first to go from merely thick clouds.  But if we lose POWER, and I won't even be able to WORK on them when my computer goes, I'll flip a table.  And then if I can't DRIVE to someone else's house with cable internet and power because the ROADS are blocked by trees or flooded, I'll An Hero. 

Even worse, Halloween's coming Wednesday, and....oh wait, I guess no power on Halloween will actually INCREASE the Spirit!  Zombie time. 

Well I hope everyone in the way of this storm stays safe!


I'm imagining what Pathmark might be tomorrow afternoon I'm outside doing carts from 2-6, it could be a crazy scene.  :o

Even worse, Halloween's coming Wednesday, and....oh wait, I guess no power on Halloween will actually INCREASE the Spirit!  Zombie time. 

For me that's good, this means my neighborhood will stay quiet.

We're supposed to receive lots of rain, no indication of snow here. (Southern Ontario)

"As it turns back to the north and northwest and merges with colder air from a winter system, West Virginia and further west into eastern Ohio and southern Pennsylvania are expected to get snow. "

When I hear predictions of "2 feet of snow" in places, a little odd for October.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT18/refresh/AL1812W5_NL_sm2+gif/120153W5_NL_sm.gif

I survived Ice Storm '98.  What's a little snow?  Nothing I cannot handle!

We're supposed to receive lots of rain, no indication of snow here. (Southern Ontario)

"As it turns back to the north and northwest and merges with colder air from a winter system, West Virginia and further west into eastern Ohio and southern Pennsylvania are expected to get snow. "

When I hear predictions of "2 feet of snow" in places, a little odd for October.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT18/refresh/AL1812W5_NL_sm2+gif/120153W5_NL_sm.gif


Since they have been keeping such records, no hurricane has ever made landfall in New Jersey. It probably won't be
a hurricane when it hits so that record is safe. It doesn't make this storm any less dangerous though and if I were to
put a push pin in a map to show where I live, that 2:00 AM Tue. circle is pretty much where I'd put it.

Stay safe, my friends.  :(

We're supposed to receive lots of rain, no indication of snow here. (Southern Ontario)

"As it turns back to the north and northwest and merges with colder air from a winter system, West Virginia and further west into eastern Ohio and southern Pennsylvania are expected to get snow. "

When I hear predictions of "2 feet of snow" in places, a little odd for October.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT18/refresh/AL1812W5_NL_sm2+gif/120153W5_NL_sm.gif



Last year there was a major snowstorm for Halloween-well, south of here that is.


Vermont is a bit worried that Sandy is going to be like Irene. We are STILL cleaning up from Irene.



Cat

NOAA's latest forecast model has the storm making landfall in Delaware, then going inland over Washington, DC, Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York City. It is expected to collide with an arctic air mass overland along with a storm coming from the west. Some forecast models are calling for several feet of heavy snow in West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky, with high winds as well. Heavy rain and winds would pound pretty much the entire Eastern Seaboard, causing flooding and major power outages. Still hoping the storm will skirt the coast and go out to sea, but that is looking less and less likely:

http://www.migueldante.com/2012/10/h...ightmare.html#

Read more: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=305400#ixzz2AXjkXNUr

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mckbbvKGcz1qaousqo1_500.jpg

Last year's Halloween storm left me without power for a week.  I don't need the ag.

Looks like it's going to turn inland far south of Massachusetts.  My prayers for life, limb, and property to be spared.
:o

Stay safe, my friends.  :(


and stay thirsty too.

We're supposed to receive lots of rain, no indication of snow here. (Southern Ontario)

"As it turns back to the north and northwest and merges with colder air from a winter system, West Virginia and further west into eastern Ohio and southern Pennsylvania are expected to get snow. "

When I hear predictions of "2 feet of snow" in places, a little odd for October.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT18/refresh/AL1812W5_NL_sm2+gif/120153W5_NL_sm.gif


New York will probably get about 6-12 inches of rain and that will cause a big flood, last year we got a bit of snow and ice so we'll see what happens on Monday night into Tuesday.

UMass is closed Monday and so are many schools and activities.  I'm not too worried about it.  I don't blame everybody for taking extra precautions because the late October storm of 2011.  However, the storm is tracking south and east of Mass.

1. Don't panic.
2. Always know where your towel is.

They are saying more wind than rain for Massachusetts.  The people who should be worried are the people on the coasts because of the flooding. Well, to all those people who buy oceanfront homes and want to believe it is possible to own the beach, and work hard to deny access to the public, welcome to the Titanic

I wonder if somebody has started printing up "I Survived Perfect Storm 2012" t-shirts yet?

;D

UMass is closed Monday and so are many schools and activities.  I'm not too worried about it.  I don't blame everybody for taking extra precautions because the late October storm of 2011.  However, the storm is tracking south and east of Mass.

1. Don't panic.
2. Always know where your towel is.


Over here in New York, mass transit has been shut down so I won't be going into work today and maybe not tomorrow either.

I wonder if somebody has started printing up "I Survived Perfect Storm 2012" t-shirts yet?

;D



not yet, not until after the storm has gone away.

It looks like Sandy might hit us later this afternoon Monday. Winds are quite gusty now and later even gustier.  :o

It looks like Sandy might hit us later this afternoon Monday. Winds are quite gusty now and later even gustier.  :o


The storm is so big that (apparently) we are already receiving rain from it, way up in Ontario.

The storm is so big that (apparently) we are already receiving rain from it, way up in Ontario.


How much rain?  ???

How much rain?  ???


Well, not much compared to what the East Coast is getting. We are expecting maybe 40mph winds (gusts to 60) and 50 mm of rain, that's all. But that will arrive tonight or tomorrow here.

For those of you that are going to be affected, be careful and safe! Thinking of you today!

For those of you that are going to be affected, be careful and safe! Thinking of you today!

My thoughts exactly!

Right now I am looking at the news and it says that the state of Maryland has just been affected... and people are being evacuated from the areas.

And as mentioned in another thread, for those affected by the storm, check in if you can and let us know how you are doing and how the storm is affecting you.

Well, not much compared to what the East Coast is getting. We are expecting maybe 40mph winds (gusts to 60) and 50 mm of rain, that's all. But that will arrive tonight or tomorrow here.


wow stay safe.

For those of you that are going to be affected, be careful and safe! Thinking of you today!


Thanks Meesa, Right Now we are just getting huge gale force winds and light rain with leaves on the ground.

And as mentioned in another thread, for those affected by the storm, check in if you can and let us know how you are doing and how the storm is affecting you.


I'm doing fine, it's the gale force winds that are very powerful here. :o

I'm doing fine, it's the gale force winds that are very powerful here. :o
At this moment of time, you do not have to evacuate?

Talked to a friend in Delaware, they are not evacuating where she is located (inland), but she is taking precautions. Her grill relocated itself this morning before she could get it secured.

At this moment of time, you do not have to evacuate?



No we just stay in our homes, windows closed.

Got this off twitter, from East Hampton, NY
From earlier today.

^ Ouch! :o




No we just stay in our homes, windows closed.

Probably the best thing to do.

^ Ouch! :o




And right after I posted this, we lost power for about 10 to 15 minutes. Even though we are really far away from New Jersey, we still are getting winds of (about) 40 to 50mph right now (gusts), and rain. I'm guessing the power outage is due to the storm.

The storm is a bad storm in real Southern Jersey Coast like the Atlantic City Coast down to Cape May here in Jersey. I live in Somerset County, NJ in Central Jersey and we are just getting alot of wind no rain though. Some branches fell off trees in the backyard and slam against the house and found theor way to the deck. This storm is not as bad as Irene was.

I know the storm is real bad in Ocean City, Maryland I think. People were forced to evacuate there.

Got this off twitter, from East Hampton, NY
From earlier today.



I hope they weren't hurt and they have insurance.



And right after I posted this, we lost power for about 10 to 15 minutes. Even though we are really far away from New Jersey, we still are getting winds of (about) 40 to 50mph right now (gusts), and rain. I'm guessing the power outage is due to the storm.



Those bands are whipping around and hitting you before they hit us. It was raining for a bit but now it has stopped. We have had the wind for the past couple of days now. But, the gusts are getting bigger. My poor cat is nervous.



Cat

From CNN at 6pm
"More than 1.5 million customers are without power due to Sandy, about double the amount just a few hours earlier."

And right after I posted this, we lost power for about 10 to 15 minutes. Even though we are really far away from New Jersey, we still are getting winds of (about) 40 to 50mph right now (gusts), and rain. I'm guessing the power outage is due to the storm.

Possibly so. I saw on the national weather map this morning that the northeast section of the U.S. was heavily affected; I wondered if portions of eastern Canada were also in the path.
I hope everyone in that general area can stay safe.

It looks like Sandy might hit us later this afternoon Monday. Winds are quite gusty now and later even gustier.  :o


Yeah, I'm out here in the city and the winds have been insane outside my window all day! :o

Over here in New York, mass transit has been shut down so I won't be going into work today and maybe not tomorrow either.


I just saw a picture of a subway station.  It was totally empty. 

At this moment of time, you do not have to evacuate?


I think they only required evacuation from the lower laying communities.  Not all of New York was evacuated.

A four story building collapsed in NYC.


http://p.twimg.com/A6ZyHTMCQAAyE6C.jpg:small


There is also a crane dangling from a high rise.

http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MDftqDPySH.BBxlHBYnZDw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD0xMDI0O3E9Nzk7dz0xNTM2/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-29T201012Z_107061670_GM1E8AU0BEV01_RTRMADP_3_STORM-SANDY-CRANE.JPG


Half a million customers without power now in Southern New England.  I'm sure my sisters are without power.


Cat