Hurricane Sandy! (Watch out, NE)

[Gooberlx2]

Out here in CO, people freak out if there is more than 1/2' of snow on the ground.

That's just the transplants from Texas and California.

 

[Hoober]

Heh, I remember living in NH when hurricane Bob hit. Out here in CO, people freak out if there is more than 1/2' of snow on the ground. (facepalm)

If we got a storm like this out here, Colorado Springs would likely become the Thunder Dome.

I've lived here for nearly 20 years. I don't know a single person that freaks out at half a foot of snow. Most of the people here are very adaptable and self-sufficient.

 

[TheTony]

Looks super fake? That wave looks to be 30ft high and wouldn't make any sense, hurricane or not.

 

[Aikouka]

Doesn't matter though if the power lines to your complex go down.

That would probably depend on where power comes from in NYC, which I am rather in the dark whiste on. We lost our main power lines from TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) during last year's tornadoes that caused a week long power outage. That was unpleasant.

 

[jagec]

Nothing much going on in Baltimore. Lots of gusty winds and light rain, but it pays to be located on a bay, rather than the open ocean. I expect that things will get a bit more exciting by midnight.

Local news sent someone out to a marina to film the sailboats' masts swaying slightly. No joke.

 

[Saint Nick]

That's just the transplants from Texas and California.

Hehe... six inches of snow... I think two years ago 24" of snow fell in Omaha over the course of about 12-16 hours. Now that sucked paired with unbelievably low temperatures and high wind speeds.

 

[Blackjack200]

Governor Chris Christie is chastising the AC Mayor for telling people to stay.

 

[Dulanic]

I'm in southcoast MA... windy here but I have the patio door open since it's not raining.

 

[nageov3t]

Christie made me laugh... "if you chose not to evacuate... you're a moron. GL dudes!"

 

[Rudee]

Heard today the insurance industry expects the economic impact of the storm to be $10-$20 billion in damage, about half of that being insured losses.

Best to wait till it's over. They had ridiculous damage estimates when hurricane Irene hit, and that hurricane fizzled out and wasn't anything close to what experts predicted it would be.

 

[SketchMaster]

I've lived here for nearly 20 years. I don't know a single person that freaks out at half a foot of snow. Most of the people here are very adaptable and self-sufficient.

In the foot hills, or out east sure. But in the city we get all the transplants from Ft. Carson and The Air Force Academy.

This is Colorado Springs every winter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5exATIaQiI

 

[shortylickens]

Governor Chris Christie is chastising the AC Mayor for telling people to stay.

Well, he shut down the casinos, thats a lot of unessary bodies cleared out.


In Virginia its not bad. Many people had the day off but it was just a regular rain storm. Nothing special or life threatening.

Went to Arbys, got a chicken sammich for me, turkey sammich for mom, and that new beautiful peppermint shake. It was so pretty I almost didnt wanna drinkeat it. But I did. And it was glorious.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A5hwT2OCUAARKGk.jpg

 

[KillerBee]

Looks super fake? That wave looks to be 30ft high and wouldn't make any sense, hurricane or not.

Cape May, NJ

If you zoom in far enough ...

 

[Triumph]

Not much happening in Northern Virginia. Just normal rain and some wind, a few big gusts, nothing that scares me like El Dorito did. They say it's supposed to get bad from 6 pm to tomorrow morning. It's nearly 6 pm and it's about the same as it was at 12 noon...

 

[techs]

Think it will be over soon, Warner Brothers (The Perfect Storm) have issued a Dmca notice to Sandy

 

[TheTony]

Not much happening in Northern Virginia. Just normal rain and some wind, a few big gusts, nothing that scares me like El Dorito did. They say it's supposed to get bad from 6 pm to tomorrow morning. It's nearly 6 pm and it's about the same as it was at 12 noon...

NOVA is not "in the cone". You'll likely get significant rainfall totals and some big gusts as the evening goes on, but nothing like Delaware/NJ.

 

[xanis]

Recent from WeatherUnderground:

 

[mugs]

Best to wait till it's over. They had ridiculous damage estimates when hurricane Irene hit, and that hurricane fizzled out and wasn't anything close to what experts predicted it would be.

I don't know what they were predicting before it hit, but this is what was estimated afterward:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Irene

Damage estimates throughout the United States are estimated near $15.6 billion,[1] which made it the 5th costliest hurricane in United States history, only behind Hurricane Andrew of 1992, hurricanes Wilma and Katrina of 2005, and Hurricane Ike of 2008.

There was a lot of flooding from Irene. $10-20 billion from Sandy seems like a reasonable estimate. It's supposed to linger longer and dump more rain on us than Irene.

 

[Zee]

Well, he shut down the casinos, thats a lot of unessary bodies cleared out.


In Virginia its not bad. Many people had the day off but it was just a regular rain storm. Nothing special or life threatening.

Went to Arbys, got a chicken sammich for me, turkey sammich for mom, and that new beautiful peppermint shake. It was so pretty I almost didnt wanna drinkeat it. But I did. And it was glorious.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A5hwT2OCUAARKGk.jpg

if you clear out the gamblers, then it's just hobos and the general ghetto left. Place needs a good washing

 

[Zeze]

The town next to me (Hoboken) just lost power. FUCK, I'M NEXT.

(before)

 

[Tommy2000GT]

I wish I was in the east coast right now. It sounds like you guys are having a lot of fun.

 

[Zeze]

I wish I was in the east coast right now. It sounds like you guys are having a lot of fun.

I actually am. LOL.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Currently, 1 million plus without power. Up to 10 million at risk.

 

[pelov]

Where are you in Queens, Pelov? I live in Sunnyside. (Currently in BK with a friend though.)

Jackson Heights.

The winds are incredibly strong. Sandy ain't no joke

 

[DrPizza]

Latest path from NHC takes the center right over me. Haven't heard firewood coming down yet, but they will start dropping sooner or later. The ground was already saturated; most of it is running off. I hate the mud! All the goats are locked up inside the barn now; all the doors to the pasture are closed.