Hurricane Sandy

**Apelila** · 2012-10-29 04:37

Originally Posted by FNH

You're looking at a repeat of the 91 "perfect storm". Everyone is disregarding it because it's "only" a cat 1, but it's sustained hurricane force winds are 175+ miles wide with the whole storm like 600+ miles wide. Hurricane force winds @ 900mb at 1500' and the omgwtf storm surge is going to fuck shit up in NYC(not to mention all the states that will get flooded). I've seen models showing 35~' waves predicted at coastal landfall.

I'm starting to get really paranoid about that storm. The models keep getting more and more "Machiavelli interprets the Bible" in their "How bad could it be" scenario's; and they're showing a lot of people who are jaded from last years hurricane ignoring it.

**FNH** · 2012-10-29 04:42

Originally Posted by Apelila

I'm starting to get really paranoid about that storm. The models keep getting more and more "Machiavelli interprets the Bible" in their "How bad could it be" scenario's; and they're showing a lot of people who are jaded from last years hurricane ignoring it.

That is part of the problem, the media way overhyped Irene and now people are being dumb with this one.

**Pikarya** · 2012-10-29 04:46

Originally Posted by FNH

That is part of the problem, the media way overhyped Irene and now people are being dumb with this one.

The American Way. Applicable to almost fucking anything.

**Cail** · 2012-10-29 04:52

45-50 ft waves out to the east and southeast of the eye..holy shit haha

**Eanae** · 2012-10-29 04:58

Weather channel showing 85mph sustained winds at the moment, and estimate they'll break 90mph by midday tomorrow. Getting a little worse than the original 75mph max.

**Cail** · 2012-10-29 05:05

air force recon reporting the surface pressure down to 941.8MB holy fuck

also,

@twc_hurricane
@twc_hurricane Wave heights of ~23 feet (and increasing) at buoy 44009 located 26 miles SE of Cape May, NJ.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44009

**FNH** · 2012-10-29 05:07

Originally Posted by Eanae

Weather channel showing 85mph sustained winds at the moment, and estimate they'll break 90mph by midday tomorrow. Getting a little worse than the original 75mph max.

will be interesting if it decides to sit on the waters near the gulf stream. could cook it up to Cat 2.

**aethyr** · 2012-10-29 05:08

Well, if I was on the east coast, I'd be past terrified right about now. When it comes to weather, I'm the biggest wuss there is. Mostly because in 2010, here in Wisconsin we got 9 inches of rain in about three hours. Lost my husbands car, basement had two feet of water inside, lost HVAC, water heater... ect ect. Scarred me probably for life. Be safe you guys and keep us posted. <3
Also, don't be these idiots. What not to do on a flooded street. This is video from our neighborhood the day of our flood:

**Eanae** · 2012-10-29 05:09

Originally Posted by FNH

will be interesting if it decides to sit on the waters near the gulf stream. could cook it up to Cat 2.

It's turning on the late end of their projections so its entirely possible. New projections cap at 90 which is a good 15 off what they originally guessed. So who knows how much even these new projections will be off.

**Cail** · 2012-10-29 05:11

@twc_hurricane seems like a good twitter to follow, if ur into that

tropical storm gusts have now reached boston. eye is still 400 miles south of NYC...

**Cail** · 2012-10-29 05:18

apparently the coast guard made a rescue of 17 people on a ship apx. 90 miles off of Cape Hatteras over night

**Buffy** · 2012-10-29 05:26

This website is neat: http://www.weather.com/weather/hurri.../tracker/sandy

**Eanae** · 2012-10-29 05:29

900 miles across now.

**FNH** · 2012-10-29 05:30

Apparently already flooding around staten island? arthur kill road and richmond road there is a pic of the creek flooding already 18 hours before the main storm.

**Cail** · 2012-10-29 05:36

1700+ without power already in CT and its not really doing much here yet, cept for 25ish mph winds and some gusts

**Eanae** · 2012-10-29 05:39

Originally Posted by Cail

1700+ without power already in CT and its not really doing much here yet, cept for 25ish mph winds and some gusts

My hometown has 25% out. And my mom wanted me to come home.

**Cail** · 2012-10-29 05:49

forecaster on the local nbc said this storm is now tied for the lowest pressure of a storm, north of cape hatteras

**Cail** · 2012-10-29 06:26

cam from ocean city, md.
gazebo out on a pier half under water
http://fagers.com/sandycams.html

**Cail** · 2012-10-29 06:27

Originally Posted by Cail

apparently the coast guard made a rescue of 17 people on a ship apx. 90 miles off of Cape Hatteras over night

http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/...icane-s-center

**FNH** · 2012-10-29 06:27

Originally Posted by Cail

apparently the coast guard made a rescue of 17 people on a ship apx. 90 miles off of Cape Hatteras over night

was the crew on the HMS Bounty, made for the movie Mutiny on the Bounty.

Also, 17 inches of rain have fallen over chesapeake bay. You guys are fuuuucked.

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