East Coasters.. the surf's really UP. Soon.

Post #365,618 by Ashton 10/28/12 4:14:30 PM Reply	East Coasters.. the surf's really UP. Soon. Blog of Weather Underground founder: http://www.wundergro...tml?entrynum=2278 [I gather too: they could use some donations] lest we are stuck with the glitzy infotainment of The Weather Channel and all who advertise In Her. More fallout from the greedheads. Some real Junkies in those columns.. (Remembering that G-64/1 was the pawl carrier centraliser on a V. gearbox? fades into insignificance; weather stuff can out-trivia even the memorizers of {ugh} sports stats.) Anyway, This Monster inside-a-normal-'storm' shell: is 2nd-Ever! in the diameter of its hurricane-force winds area / attendant wave-heights below == All That Water we call the Atlantic. Got Kayak?
Post #365,619 by Another Scott 10/28/12 4:40:51 PM Reply	Eastern Maryland's been getting rain all day. Nothing much is happening around DC - some wind off and on. It's just starting to drizzle now. The local news has been loving the idea of the Frankenstorm!!!, but so far it's been a nothingburger around here. Easton, MD has gotten around 1" of rain so far, so it doesn't seem to be bad so far. But you're right, it's still predicted to be a very bad storm. I keep hoping it stays out to sea, or does the move inland much farther north of Philly and NYC and Boston. [I gather too: they could use some donations] lest we are stuck with the glitzy infotainment of The Weather Channel and all who advertise In Her. More fallout from the greedheads. Unfortunately, too late. http://forum.iwethey...iwt?postid=360128 I haven't noticed any changes so far, so who knows. Cheers, Scott.
Post #365,624 by Ashton 10/28/12 7:39:16 PM Reply	Missed that piece of bad-juju.. :-/
Post #365,621 by drook 10/28/12 6:37:52 PM 10/28/12 6:38:07 PM Reply	Been crappy in Cleveland since early Friday We've had strong winds most of the last two days. The current weather map shows the storm from from the hurricane coming up from the south, and the front from a Canadian cold system coming down just in time to meet it. This is gonna SUCK. -- Drew Edited by drook Oct. 28, 2012, 06:38:07 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #365,622 by scoenye 10/28/12 6:39:00 PM Reply	All buttoned up, bikes in the shed... Although for us in the hills, the more interesting part will come when the thing wheels around and goes back to sea. Looks like we'll get it coming and going :-/
Post #365,623 by Another Scott 10/28/12 7:10:35 PM Reply	:-( Here's hoping it's easy on everyone. Good luck.
Post #365,629 by Another Scott 10/28/12 9:08:52 PM Reply	Update. http://www.wundergro...tml?entrynum=2279 Sandy's storm surge a huge threat This afternoon's 3:30 pm EDT H*Wind analysis from NOAA's Hurricane Research Division put the destructive potential of Sandy's winds at a modest 2.8 on a scale of 0 to 6. However, the destructive potential of the storm surge was record high: 5.8 on a scale of 0 to 6. This is a higher destructive potential than any hurricane observed since 1969, including Category 5 storms like Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Camille, and Andrew. The previous highest destructive potential for storm surge was 5.6 on a scale of 0 to 6, set during Hurricane Isabel of 2003. Sandy is now forecast to bring a near-record storm surge of 6 - 11 feet to Northern New Jersey and Long Island Sound, including the New York City Harbor. This storm surge has the potential to cause many billions of dollars in damage if it hits near high tide at 9 pm EDT on Monday. The full moon is on Monday, which means astronomical high tide will be about 5% higher than the average high tide for the month. This will add another 2 - 3" to water levels. Fortunately, Sandy is now predicted to make a fairly rapid approach to the coast, meaning that the peak storm surge will not affect the coast for multiple high tide cycles. Sandy's storm surge will be capable of overtopping the flood walls in Manhattan, which are only five feet above mean sea level. On August 28, 2011, Tropical Storm Irene brought a storm surge of 4.13' and a storm tide of 9.5' above MLLW to Battery Park on the south side of Manhattan. The waters poured over the flood walls into Lower Manhattan, but came 8 - 12" shy of being able to flood the New York City subway system. According to the latest storm surge forecast for NYC from NHC, Sandy's storm surge is expected to be at least a foot higher than Irene's. If the peak surge arrives near Monday evening's high tide at 9 pm EDT, a portion of New York City's subway system could flood, resulting in billions of dollars in damage. I give a 50% chance that Sandy's storm surge will end up flooding a portion of the New York City subway system. Emphasis added. The winds and rains haven't seemed too bad thus far. Power companies seem to be preparing for outages (unlike during the fast-moving derecho) - so with luck that won't be a huge problem either. Landfall seems likely to be another story. :-( Stay safe everyone. Cheers, Scott.
Post #365,647 by Ashton 10/29/12 2:19:23 PM Reply	A .de site with eclectic mix of US reportage.. fwiw http://www.qicknews....nitore/sandy.php/
Post #365,648 by Another Scott 10/29/12 3:10:02 PM Reply	Interesting compilation. Thanks.
Post #365,658 by crazy 10/29/12 9:18:41 PM Reply	Enjoying the electric while it lasts Watching the trees take down the wires all over the place. My house should be fine. I go out an walk the area out front, and bounce in the wind, watching trees. I have a real hurricane lamp, over 100 years old easy, that came with the house. It works well over the fireplace.
Post #365,659 by drook 10/29/12 9:27:30 PM Reply	We're seeing the streetlight flicker Wind has been strong and steady, getting stronger since late this afternoon. I've got wind blowing up under the slate roof, rain leaking into the attic. Got two buckets up there so far. Didn't know about the leaks until it soaked through the plaster and started dripping on Winnie's pillow. And of course I can't do a damn thing about it until the weather lets up. -- Drew
Post #365,662 by malraux 10/29/12 10:13:28 PM Reply	Ugh, that sucks. No tar paper or anything under the slate? I don't know how slate roofs work. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #365,683 by drook 10/30/12 7:22:05 PM Reply	Dunno, i never checked -- Drew
Post #365,684 by Another Scott 10/30/12 8:03:35 PM Reply	I assume it's something like this. http://radio-weblogs...7/10/06.html#a490 The slates are nailed (through holes in the slates) into the narrow wood strips. Cheers, Scott.
Post #365,690 by drook 10/30/12 11:17:01 PM Reply	Nope, it's over planks Looks like the bottom photo here: http://justovertheri...ish-2010.html?m=1 -- Drew
Post #365,691 by Another Scott 10/31/12 12:12:46 AM Reply	Ah. Ok.
Post #365,665 by Bman 10/30/12 1:25:46 AM Reply	no power no power here since 815 p.m. first time in 23 years we have not had power from the storm "Pictures are better then words because some words are big and hard to understand" Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
Post #365,666 by folkert 10/30/12 2:38:35 AM Reply	I've been reading... That power companies are cutting power to large sections before Sandy decides to do something with it. Bummer. Stay safe! -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #365,669 by Another Scott 10/30/12 8:51:26 AM Reply	:-( Hang in there. J had been worrying for days that it was going to be terrible here. The local news fed that feeling of dread. But we've been fine. A few inches of rain, some wind, but nothing bad. The lights flickered about 3 times last night, but stayed on. We've been lucky this time. There are about 110,000 customers of our electric company without power in our area. The NYTimes says 6 million are without power. (The derecho left 4.2M customers without power according to Forbes...) It was a very major storm. :-( Stay safe and best of luck! Cheers, Scott.
Post #365,672 by crazy 10/30/12 9:05:34 AM Reply	Weel, it is back?
Post #365,687 by Bman 10/30/12 10:59:35 PM Reply	Re: no power Where Back up O HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!!!!!! I was going to stay with crazys bro "Pictures are better then words because some words are big and hard to understand" Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
Post #365,688 by Another Scott 10/30/12 11:04:34 PM Reply	Welcome back!
Post #365,671 by crazy 10/30/12 9:05:05 AM Reply	Never lost it Flickered once in the evening, rebooted the computer, that's it. Whew. My house is set back about 20 feet from the neighbor. It is a really good windbreak. My ashtray on the open porch is still full of butts and ashes. Barely damp. But 20 feet out, it's a windblown disaster zone.
Post #365,680 by lincoln 10/30/12 3:32:15 PM Reply	surf's up in Chicago http://www.suntimes....he-epic-days.html Seriously! "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow

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