Hurricane Sandy Threatens To Slam Northeast U.S. Monday-Tuesday 29th-30th

fits

Has it peaked? Wind wise? Its pretty close if it hasnt. I know surge hasnt yet.

Su Campu

It's really not a hurricane anymore, and we will see that in the next NHC discussion I would reckon. We're now talking about the interaction of tropical moisture and polar air, with the help of an upper trough.

EDIT: The Weather Channel have just said pretty much the same thing now.

Mr. Manager

Just shy of 1 million people without power now. The number stands at over 925,000

fits

hurricane fatigue.. i'm gonna bed.

ninebeanrows

Yes really changed structure now.

It's forming a extra-tropical cyclone type tail.

NHC will likely still keep it as a 'Hurricane' for safety reasons.

Mr. Manager

@twc_hurricane: RT @mtainsider: Metro-North runs patrol trains during storms to keep tracks clear. This train hit a tree. #Sandy http://t.co/wtV8IpI4

RGM

Nick Wiltgen, weather.com Meteorologist: Winds are now sustained at 75 mph - hurricane force - at skyscraper level (1,000 feet above ground) in the New York City area, as measured by Doppler radar.

That was from 30 minutes ago.

Ponster

outsourced_ire wrote: »

It ain't going to last much longer.

Doesn't look like it. This was as close as I could get before the police pushed us back.

nkay1985

Landfall in three hours yeah? Where's it looking like hitting now?

outsourced_ire

Ponster wrote: »

Doesn't look like it. This was as close as I could get before the police pushed us back.

http://i.imgur.com/mMH9v.jpg

On the news, CNN I think, it says that city officials went down to take a look but there was no plans to take it down.

Mind yourself!

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Everyone in the path of the hurricane should head to their second or third home to safety #Sandy #RomneyStormTips

MICKEYG

up for anything wrote: »

Tell me this photo isn't for real? :eek: (The one of the shark!)

http://topsy.com/s/atlantic+city/image?order=date&window=h#preview

It was on a link that someone here posted earlier.

Don't see anything. Do you have a more exact link?

Su Campu

Weathercheck wrote: »

Yes really changed structure now.

It's forming a extra-tropical cyclone type tail.

NHC will likely still keep it as a 'Hurricane' for safety reasons.

No they won't.

Because Sandy is expected to make this transition before reaching the coast, the NWS has
been using non-tropical wind watches and warnings, issued by local NWS Weather Forecast
Offices (WFOs), to communicate the wind threat posed by Sandy in the Mid-Atlantic States and
New England. (This is why NHC’s tropical storm warnings extend only into North Carolina.)
The NWS plans to continue using non-tropical watches and warnings issued by local offices in
the Mid-Atlantic States and northward throughout this event. By using non-tropical warnings in
these areas from the start, we avoid or minimize the significant confusion that could occur if the
warning suite changed from tropical to non-tropical in the middle of the event.
When NHC determines that Sandy has become post-tropical, NHC advisory products will cease.

Rougies

nkay1985 wrote: »

Landfall in three hours yeah? Where's it looking like hitting now?

Landfall in the next hour or so, looks like heading into Delaware Bay.

And on the other side of the storm ...



Sandy has a bit of everything!

tylercollins

US National Weather Service Miami Florida

For those with friends or family in the Mid Atlantic or New England, below is the latest information on Hurricane Sandy from the National Hurricane Center. Wind gusts of 70-80 mph, even as high as 86 mph, have been recorded so far along the NJ/NY/CT/MA coast.

...CENTER OF SANDY MOVING TOWARD CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY...
...LANDFALL EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...

SUMMARY OF 400 PM EDT...2000 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...38.6N 74.0W
ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM ESE OF CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY
ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM SE OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 INCHES

The center of Sandy is expected to move onshore the southern New Jersey or central Delaware coast within the next 2 to 4 hours.

Ponster

So it doesn't look like it"s going to get a whole lot worse in Manhattan regarding wind and rain though plenty flooding downtown. Spotted a couple of trees down earlier though.

Mr. Manager

The pic in this tweet is pretty devastating.

@twc_hurricane: Speaking of Atlantic City...MT @MikeStacks609: Atlantic City is under water. The boardwalk is in the street. #Sandy http://t.co/PBpuYHnE

Sorry if it looks like I'm spamming.

Mr. Manager

The pic in this tweet is pretty devastating.

@twc_hurricane: Speaking of Atlantic City...MT @MikeStacks609: Atlantic City is under water. The boardwalk is in the street. #Sandy http://t.co/PBpuYHnE

Sorry if it looks like I'm spamming.

tylercollins

abc7 are showing footage of a guy on a Jet Ski going down the river past Manhattan LOL!!!

up for anything

MICKEYG wrote: »

Don't see anything. Do you have a more exact link?

http://p.twimg.com/A6Y-UopCcAAtsQM.jpg

Has to be photoshopped.

sebastianlieken

Update; wind is defiantly picking up into a consistent and strong howler.

another video just for those interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MRCiGAOmoc

Chavways

up for anything wrote: »

http://p.twimg.com/A6Y-UopCcAAtsQM.jpg

Has to be photoshopped.

That picture has been around for years.

leahyl

sebastianlieken wrote: »

Update; wind is defiantly picking up into a consistent and strong howler.

another video just for those interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MRCiGAOmoc

That looks and sounds nasty!

Ponster

Governor of NJ is on complaining that the mayor of Atlantic City didn't evacuate people and instead told people to move to shelters within the city. The Governor qsaid that Emergency Services will not respond to any 911 calls from Atlantic City due to risk to the 'first-responders'. He's pissed that people didn't leave when warned

sebastianlieken

oooh, I hear things snapping out there! stuff is breaking and car alarms are going off! eek! coooool!!

I see that landfall is expected within the half hour, does this mean it will get worse? how long can I expect this to last before normality resumes?

tylercollins

Here's the video for the jet skier LOL!!

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=8865352

cyclops999

NYFD securing scaffolding on the 23rd floor at scene of crane collapse

Iancar29

BAck and have hooked into the laptop for the night now!

SNow cam!

http://cams.appstate.edu/rankin-cam


Before and after, spot whats missing!

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fsphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ak-snc6%2Fs480x480%2F189130_481374828563336_815141021_n.png&h=WAQFk2MP6

mel.b

Haven't seen this link posted (apologies if it has)... Live stream from Rock Away beach, new york

http://new.livestream.com/breakinglivenowdirect/sandycam

bajer100

Ponster wrote: »

Governor of NJ is on complaining that the mayor of Atlantic City didn't evacuate people and instead told people to move to shelters within the city. The Governor qsaid that Emergency Services will not respond to any 911 calls from Atlantic City due to risk to the 'first-responders'. He's pissed that people didn't leave when warned

So Chris Christie, Republican, who is probably favourite to become President in 2016, criticises a Democrat Mayor? Looks like he is already starting his campaign.