Sandy, aka here we go again...

[cranfordrd]

I'm on LI but more worried about DD who is at UDEL in path of the storm
, wishing she had driven home when they told them school was closing and they should go home...

[ny biker]

I'm on LI but more worried about DD who is at UDEL in path of the storm
, wishing she had driven home when they told them school was closing and they should go home...

I hope she's okay. I have nephews at Univ of New Haven and SUNY Farmingdale, and both are home with their parents on Long Island because their schools were closed. The UNH nephew is a volunteer fireman so I imagine he will be at the firehouse for the next few days to be ready for whatever happens.

My parents are in Bayville, where the storm surge will be bad. Once again I'm glad my grandfather chose to build the house up on a hill instead of near the beach.

[Serendipity]

Hope everyone is safe and that the Mammoth Storm turns out to be less than predicted.....!

[withm]

I saw on the internet this morning that streets within 3/4 mile of my house have water up to the tops of the fire hydrants and the bulk of the storm won't even be there until tonight. It's a pretty safe bet that my house will have some water incursion. I only brought clothes for 4-5 days and Rx for a week. I'll be spending the next few days contemplating alternate housing arrangements, and starting an inventory list for insurance purposes. Finding a place to live that hasn't been damaged from the storm is not going to be easy and of course there will be a LOT of competition for whatever properties are available. So far I'm safe and staying with a friend 100 miles away, but the storm is going to hit here too.

[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.

[WindingRoad]

Glad to hear those in NY, DE and NJ are all good. Sandy is blasting us here in Philly with wind. I've had two trees fall behind my apartment and the sound scared me half to death. Lights keep on flickering but somehow they have managed to stay on. The exploding transformers all over the city makes it look like fireworks. This is a long night!

[OakLeaf]

The wind in frickin' central Ohio is incredible. Not super strong yet - they're calling for high winds overnight - and very little damage so far, thanks to the June storm shaking everything out - but nonstop. This is definitely hurricane bands. It's one thing to read about that 520 mile radius, another thing to experience it.

Stay safe, everyone.