Hurricane Sandy updates

[nursebeeme]

2 deaths reported one in Maryland a victim of a car crash and now one in NY a person was found under a tree. Please stay indoors people it's not safe yet. Especially at night where you can't see how high water is or if downed power lines are around. There is also a crane swinging away in NY, from the tallest apartment building rooftop, they have it blocked off but that is not going to be pretty if it falls.

I cannot believe people are going outside one weather channel guy was giving a live broadcast a bit ago and there was a guy on a jetski by the battery park in NYC!

 

[Bravo]

One of my friends went out with him.

He's easy on the eyes in person too!

When he comes on I sometimes call her and say your boyfriends on! lol

LOL Oh the one that got away

 

[mysterygirl]

And people have gone jogging!

I admire their dedication to fitness but come on!!!

 

[WillenFan21]

My lights are flickering just letting everyone know in case I lose power.

 

[nursebeeme]

http://blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2012/10/29/live-blog-hurricane-sandy-targets-east-coast/

here is a link for a live blog of the hurricane..

snip~

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ordered the closing of LaGuardia Airport until further notice.

The authority had earlier closed most of its transportation links between the New Jersey mainland and New York City.

 

[mysterygirl]

LOL Oh the one that got away

He was our local weatherman...small town in Louisiana before going to CNN.

He's very polite, charming, smiles all the time and was a hit with the ladies!

But seriously, everyone liked him.

 

[Frigga]

I saw that too Nurse... I love how the reporter was just like " well... there will always be people who just don't listen" or something to that effect. Sort of like there will always be idiots out in storms! Some people are just nutso!

 

[nursebeeme]

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-VD723_photop_G_20121029154937.jpg

here is a picture of that crane

from:
http://blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2012/10/29/live-blog-hurricane-sandy-targets-east-coast/

 

[scorekeeper]

a front of a building blew off in Chelsea, NY...apartments and inside exposed

 

[HMSHood]

000
WTNT63 KNHC 300002
TCUAT3

POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012
800 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

SUMMARY OF 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...39.4N 74.5W
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM SW OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY
ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM NE OF CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.93 INCHES

SURFACE...RADAR...AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
DATA INDICATE THAT POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY MADE LANDFALL NEAR
ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY AROUND 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 80 MPH...130 KM/H.

NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE TIDE GAUGES HAVE RECENTLY REPORTED STORM
SURGE HEIGHTS OF 11.9 FEET AT KINGS POINT NEW YORK...8.4 FEET
AT THE BATTERY NEW YORK...AND 8.6 FEET AT SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY.

WITHIN THE PAST HOUR OR SO...A SUSTAINED WIND OF 49 MPH WITH A GUST
TO 73 MPH WAS REPORTED AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN NEW YORK. A
WIND GUST TO 71 MPH WAS RECENTLY OBSERVED AT FARMINGDALE NEW YORK.

ANOTHER UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AT 900 PM EDT. NHC WILL ISSUE ITS LAST
ADVISORY ON SANDY AT 1100 PM EDT. THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER...HPC...WILL BEGIN ISSUING PUBLIC ADVISORIES AT
500 AM EDT TUESDAY. HPC PUBLIC ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED UNDER THE
SAME WMO AND AWIPS HEADERS AS THE NHC PUBLIC ADVISORIES...AND WILL
ALSO BE AVAILABLE VIA THE NHC WEBSITE.

$$
FORECASTER BROWN/ROBERTS

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT3+shtml/300002.shtml

 

[Frigga]

On headline news now "cars are floating down Wall Street"! Yikes!

 

[HMSHood]

Tidal Gauge for The Battery.
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/data_menu.shtml?stn=8518750 The Battery, NY&type=Tide Data

It is almost 13 feet!

 

[Gardenlady]

 

[wfgodot]

AccuWeather.com ‏@breakingweather
RT @cnnbrk: Water levels in the Battery in Manhattan have gone 1 foot higher than the previous record set in 1960. #Sandy

Weather Underground ‏@wunderground
The Battery up to 13.2 feet.

 

[elepher50]

Take care all - this storm looks nasty. Outer bands of the wind are just starting to be felt in my area.

Be careful and cautious all.

 

[scorekeeper]

the dune has collapsed at point pleasant, nj...flooding the town..

I was there on vacation in 2008...loved the boardwalk

 

[wfgodot]

AccuWeather.com ‏@breakingweather
RT @6abcadamjoseph: As I looked towards the City, all I see is flashing green in the sky. Burst of color means people are losing power.

 

[peeples]

From our local weatherman

JCP&L (Jersey power company) is shutting down power to the barrier islands!

 

[scorekeeper]

drink....The weather channel said "hunker down"!!!!

:floorlaugh::floorlaugh::floorlaugh::floorlaugh:

 

[Gardenlady]

School canelled tomorrow again, DH is home safely, nd my younger kids are in bed. finally drink time :woohoo: