Sandy, aka here we go again...

[Crankin]

OK, I did go to my office and am back home, round trip of 51 miles or so. It's rainy, not bad, but with gusts of wind. Not more than a regular nor'easter, maybe less at this point. It is supposed to pick up and be the worst here between 3 and 9 PM. Clients all cancelled or said they didn't want me to come this morning, so I have a free study day, yippee! At least until the power goes out, which I hope doesn't happen. There's plenty of people out and about, although we have a state of emergency, schools all are closed, and the public transportation system is shutting down at 1 or 2, I think. They are already having issues in the coastal towns.

[Catrin]

Everyone be safe! This seems so late in the season for a storm of this magnitude, but obviously it isn't too late...

[indysteel]

Everyone be safe! This seems so late in the season for a storm of this magnitude, but obviously it isn't too late...

It's not the hurricane itself that is "of this magnitude." Sandy will wreak havoc because she is colliding with two other winter storm systems and being forced to turn inland, rather than back out toward sea, as she likely otherwise would. It's also a slow moving storm, which is going to increase flooding.

[OakLeaf]

It's not the hurricane itself that is "of this magnitude." Sandy will wreak havoc because she is colliding with two other winter storm systems and being forced to turn inland, rather than back out toward sea, as she likely otherwise would. It's also a slow moving storm, which is going to increase flooding.

It is "of this magnitude." It's record-breaking large and record-breaking strong. Plus the rest of what you said. Plus what-all's in the path of it. Scary stuff.

[Catrin]

It is "of this magnitude." It's record-breaking large and record-breaking strong. Plus the rest of what you said. Plus what-all's in the path of it. Scary stuff.

Thanks Oak, I thought that I had misunderstood something. Regardless, this is indeed scary stuff and I hope that all in the path are/stay safe.

[rocknrollgirl]

We are on the mainland of long beach island nj,right in the thick of things. We have had a stressful day. Most of our concerns have been the winds which have bèen gusting over 90 mph since early afternoon. We are in the woods and surrounded by big trees. We lost power for a while and I am waiting for it to go out again. I have lots of friends and students that live on the island. They are all evacuated but I would imagine the lsland is currently under water.

Go away Sandy

[Trek420]

It is "of this magnitude." It's record-breaking large and record-breaking strong. Plus the rest of what you said. Plus what-all's in the path of it. Scary stuff.

Yes it is. Be safe everyone.

[Crankin]

Power just came on after 4.5 hours of being out. Sitting here alone, with just flashlights, was not fun. My friends checked in on me and my driveway neighbor did, too, but I had fun texting DH as he sat eating a delicious dinner in Torino, Italy. Our battery operated radio that worked Saturday when I checked it, did not work. I changed the batteries, still didn't work. I ended up downloading streaming video from a local TV station onto my I Phone to get periodic updates and hoped I wouldn't have to go outside to charge my phone in the car. It's still raining badly here, with wind gusts that are diminishing, though. I think the storm has hit us harder than expected. The coastal communities are wrecked and I've seen lots of pictures of trees down and crashed through houses. Power still out in the neighboring towns that rely on National Grid.

[ny biker]

The flooding in NYC is freaking me out. Salt water in subway tunnels, car tunnels, subway stations. I think I read there is 3 feet of water on the floor of the stock exchange.

And the wind -- that broken crane on top of the building on 57th St. Just unbelievable.

And has there ever been a hurricane AND a blizzard from the same storm??

Just amazing.