Hurricane Sandy looks like a doozy headed this way

darcy · Post by **darcy** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 4:32 pm

wvjohn wrote:Among other things, 50% chance that storm surge in NYC will get to subways. Lots of info here.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMa ... ticle.html

that's a given.
and the expected winds and gusts will affect the outside lines,,

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 6:30 pm

they've posted blizzard warnings for 100 miles west of here in the alleghanies above 1500 ft all the way down to NC. That's a new one for me, hurricane blizzard - yikes. We're only at about 750 ft, but I wouldn't be surprised to see some snow on the back end. Supposed to get to low 30s over the next couple of days.

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:12 am

Rain started in my neck of the woods at about 3:30 am. Winds are picking up as well.

darcy · Post by **darcy** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:36 pm

whoa,, that's wild, john!

rain started by us @ noon; winds are really* pickin' up.
bridges and tunnels are closing; NYS highways have been closed.

now there's been a crane collapse in midtown. just saw it on the news so i googled it up, ~ http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ ... story.html
winds up that high must be 100mph. i hope they get it down asap because that won't hold as it closes in on us in a few hrs,,

meanwhile, checked w/my parents earlier; mom is pissed off { her words, lol }, that her soaps aren't on : )

me,, ~ i spent a coupla hrs in the kitchen this morn making fried chicken.

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:34 pm

now there's been a crane collapse in midtown. just saw it on the news

im guessing but with all thats going on right now. and the high winds that they will have no choice. but to let it do what ever it want at this point

darcy · Post by **darcy** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:39 pm

the link i posted updates,~ here is latest, ~

New York City engineers and fire department inspectors plan to climb 74 flights of stairs to examine a Manhattan construction crane that’s dangling from a luxury high-rise as Hurricane Sandy approaches.

Buildings department spokesman Tony Sclafani said Monday that it’s a daunting task, but “they’re the best of the best.”

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:12 pm

Lights are starting to flicker. Wish me luck!

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:55 pm

very windy here all day - power company/weather guys are saying its going to get worst before better. they have hundreds of power line & tree workers on standby !
we are all being told to expect power outages.

Im not going to be suprized to find my aluminum flag pole in my backyard broke tomorrow and tree branchs all over the place !

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:45 pm

Doh, good luck!

Lmandrake · Post by **Lmandrake** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:09 pm

I am just south of Baltimore. Middle of the storm just passed, we are having a bit of a lull. Rained like hell all day but no flooding here yet. Wind has been playing hell with the trees, but we haven't lost any around here. My neighborhood has underground power lines and I lost power for a few minutes but it came back on. Keeping my fingers crossed, my friends in Annapolis and Northern Virginia are without power.

We are supposed to get bigger storm surge in Chesapeake Bay as the wind changes direction from here on in. I am pretty far from the bay, so that shouldn't be a problem.

People who live near the Potomac and Susquehanna rivers are going to get hammered by flooding. Most of the rain falling from this storm in the north half of Virginia, Maryland, and lower Pennsylvania is going to end up in these two rivers.

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:32 pm

lost power for a while

talked to DaMan said powers out and he knows he lost some fencing as of now. also said he is perched in his basement . the winds there he said were very strong ~

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:03 pm

seems to be settling down here - winds about 30 gusting about 45. Peak was about 60-65. 3-4 inches of rain, power's good. Center will move north of us tomorrow. Big rain bands seem to be hitting pittsburgh and cleveland.

Hope everyone else is ok.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:32 pm

Check out the time lapse view from space. This sucker is huge!

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/tim ... 49271.html

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:43 am

up early to take wife in for a knee replacement operation and is it nasty outside. so leaving a bit early .
snow ,rain mix and 40 mph winds winds with gust to 50 mph. looks very slushy out.
there 33,000 plus without power they are saying in michigan. im one of the lucky one's. only lost it for about 1/2 hour last night.

Lmandrake · Post by **Lmandrake** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:49 am

Things are quieting down now here in Baltimore. Still raining, but much less wind. I still have power, which means I am lucky, lucky, lucky. There is, however, only one road out of my subdivision and it almost washed out during Irene. It may be gone this time..

My yard is full of branches and other debris.

NYC got hammered and the higher elevations of West Virginia have a foot and a half of snow.

New Jersey is also a mess.

Hope Darcy, WVJohn, DaMan are all ok.