Hurricane Sandy/Nor'easter?

[Suicane75]

Originally Posted by Ron Mexico

Starting to feel it outside of Trenton as well-- the rain hasn't been terrible yet, but there's been a couple big blasts of wind gusts in the past 30 min or so. I would say 40+ mph winds.

I'm about 30 minutes north of you and the gusts here are already worrying me, and like Subby said, the worst isn't even here. If it weren't for my grandmother I'd be out of here right now.

[claphamsa]

CNN said we would "really feel it" in 10 hours, so 1 AM.

[DaddyTorgo]

Love my apartment building. Great construction *sarcasm*. Ground floor unit...middle of the building...I already have two dripping spots from my ceiling.

[DaddyTorgo]

dola

and a leak coming from the exterior-facing wall...somewhere around the window. Just discovered a nice little "mini lake" back there.

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

God bless. That isn't where I'd want to be over the next 24 hours.

Thanks man! I was definitely going WTF when my sis-in-law told me they are waiting it out at home. I mean they live in a county called "Ocean County". When a hurricane hits, basically it is time to flee for more inland areas.

[JediKooter]

Just talked to my dad (he's in Rhode Island) and he said they lost power and winds are gusting around 60mph right now. They aren't too far from the ocean, but, they are about 300 feet up in elevation, so they should be ok as far as flooding goes. Now trees, different story.

[claphamsa]

Gov is closed again tomorrow, ill be working if I have power.... stupid emergency personnel!

[General Mike]

Took my dog for a walk about 20 minutes ago. Definitely feeling the gusts, especially after having a small branch whipped into my face by the wind.

[sterlingice]

It's a downright pleasant 76 here with a light breeze from the north... oh, wait

SI

[Leroy Veritas]

Conditions worsen on Chincoteague; curfew called | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

The VA islands, this is Chincoteague in particular, are getting completely covered in flood water. You can click the picture at the top left and scroll through the 4 they have posted.

Hearing now the DC area will get it's biggest impact from 8pm-4am. Still not likely to see repair crews out until Wednesday.

[Leroy Veritas]

BTW, there are now feet of snow projected for WV and the Appalachians nearby. The blizzard warning, which is part of this system, has extended all the way to Charlottesville.

[Ron Mexico]

Just had probably the worst gust yet-- this one had to be damn near 60+.

My grandparents used to live in Spring Lake Heights across the street from Wreck Pond. I could only imagine had they still been around.

[claphamsa]

55 mph winds here now, nothing big down yet. but weve had over 3 inches of rain so far....

[Eaglesfan27]

Winds even faster and power out here now.

[claphamsa]

good thing is the storm is speeding up (speed not wind) so it will be over sooner. looks like its just about to shore in AC and OC Jersey...

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by Suicane75

Dola. A few minutes ago the front page of WeatherChannel.com had the headline "Megastorm In NY", which I think is kind of insulting to the people are gonna and already have been hit hardest by this.

That's usually the case though - I remember with Katrina it was Mississippi that got hit hardest, but the focus was on New Orleans because that's where the population density was.

[GoBuckeyes]

They've been clocking 70mph gusts here on Long Island, but not that much for rain..and power is still on here, but I'm knocking some serious wood!

[molson]

Originally Posted by GoBuckeyes

I'm knocking some serious wood!

I don't know what that means but it sounds dirty.

[Sun Tzu]

That busted crane in NYC looks deadly. It's almost guaranteed to break off at some point during the night, and if the gust is strong enough, it could fly off and impale itself into a high-rise.

Very scary.

[sabotai]

A section of the boardwalk in AC was washed away.

[sterlingice]

Ben, I think we can take the "Nor'easter" option off of the title

SI

[jeff061]

And there goes the power.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by jeff061

And there goes the power.

Oh shit - mine's still on right down the road (for those who don't know, we live like...2 miles away from each other).

If it wasn't in the middle of the hurricane I'd say "come on down!"

[Alan T]

Finally got my power back on. It had been out for about 4+ hours. Was sitting playing board games with the family and we got to watch our tree in the front yard go smash to the ground across the street. We were amazed that when it hit the power lines (we already had no power at this point), the tree actually splintered up and the lines didn't come down.

Still really crazy gusts here (around 60mph), so no idea how long I'll keep power. One of the bad things about living in the middle of nowhere.. in a wooded area

(and the lights flicker a bunch while typing this)

[Sun Tzu]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Finally got my power back on. It had been out for about 4+ hours. Was sitting playing board games with the family and we got to watch our tree in the front yard go smash to the ground across the street. We were amazed that when it hit the power lines (we already had no power at this point), the tree actually splintered up and the lines didn't come down.

Still really crazy gusts here (around 60mph), so no idea how long I'll keep power. One of the bad things about living in the middle of nowhere.. in a wooded area

(and the lights flicker a bunch while typing this)

Glad you're safe and the tree fell in the other direction.

Oh, and uh, pix or it never happened.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Ben, I think we can take the "Nor'easter" option off of the title

SI

Actually, it is way more a nor'easter than a hurricane at this point. It is already breaking down into a post-tropical storm, but in this case it is still a huge surge-making storm.

[Masked]

I'm still on Cape Cod. Little rain so far, but the winds have been very strong for the past couple of hours. We still have power, however, my sister in Arlington Mass lost hers a few hours ago.

[BishopMVP]

No problems yet for me in Waltham, about 15 minutes from both Arlington and Wellesley. Not sure how accurate this map is, but the power outages certainly appear to be spread over the whole state but not total in any one area, although the Cape appears pretty close. One of the two towns that feed the HS I work at (Carlisle) is almost 100% affected too, but that's not surprising (small town, wooded area, lots of space between homes, not businesses). I don't think the other, much larger one (Concord) shows up because power is run through a town utility and not any company. - http://www.boston.com/news/weather/specials/sandy_power_outage_map/

[EagleFan]

Still have power at my sister's. No idea what is happening back at my house though, I can only hope for the best.

[PilotMan]

Rerouted. I'm in Raleigh tonight. You guys take care in all of this.

[PilotMan]

[sterlingice]

But could you imagine what a golden sombrero would look like on a hurricane?

SI

[claphamsa]

i think im drunk!

lets go play in the rain.

[Abe Sargent]

Cable and Internet were down for about two hours, just came back

[Abe Sargent]

Lights have been flickering here north of Phily about ten times int e hlast hour, and I fear it's only a minute of time until teh bad happens. Winds are CRAZY right now.

[Buccaneer]

Be safe everyone and please stay inside.

[Abe Sargent]

Just in case I'm not here in ten minutes,allow me to give you my Lena of the Day.






And in case i'm out tomorrow too, here's your Lena for then as well

[Abe Sargent]

Now that I'm seeing these winds for myself, I will be shocked if my power does not go down

[Buccaneer]

I've been watching weather.com most of the afternoon. The Chesapeake region is one that I have frequently traveled about including stays in Ocean City and the Delaware Beaches two of the past three summers. Sad to see all that damage.

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Actually, it is way more a nor'easter than a hurricane at this point. It is already breaking down into a post-tropical storm, but in this case it is still a huge surge-making storm.

Yup. Winds are still at 85mph, but no longer a hurricane.

[JPhillips]

We lost power for about 20 minutes and miraculously it came back on. Winds are pretty crazy here, but we've had very little rain.

[Ben E Lou]

Wow. Christie just threw the mayor of Atlantic City under the bus big-time.

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

[General Mike]

Counting down the minutes til the power goes out for good.

[JPhillips]

The swaying crane in Manhattan is crazy.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

We lost power for about 20 minutes and miraculously it came back on. Winds are pretty crazy here, but we've had very little rain.

My sister-in-law in the Marlboro area lost power for about 2 hours but came back recently.

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

Wow. Christie just threw the mayor of Atlantic City under the bus big-time.

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

It as rather stupid of the mayor to tell people to stay. Politics in AC have been a joke for quite some time. The general rule is that if you are looking to find a corrupt politician just look at AC and one will be running the show there.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

Wow. Christie just threw the mayor of Atlantic City under the bus big-time.

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

What a dick. Now is not the time for those sorts of attacks.

edit: Read up a bit, and this is the latest in a long running feud between Christie and the mayor.

[Easy Mac]

Deadspin is down. Damn you hurricane.

[BishopMVP]

Sounds like New York/Manhattan are starting to get bad flooding - I think high tide is still an hour or so out. http://twitter.yfrog.com/odipnjjj

[JPhillips]

Where the West Side Highway goes into the Brooklyn/Battery tunnel there is a rushing waterfall. The whole tunnel may fill up at this rate.