LibertyBell

Far Rockaway has been inundated with coastal flooding, this is a major noreaster!

Good thing that Columbus Day Parade was canceled.

Yes and this is a major noreaster. Noreasters are measured by coastal flooding and winds and while we have not had high wind warning type winds the coastal flooding is very widespread and not just in Freeport. All the way west by Far Rockaway the water has come up to the shopping mall parking lots and the main roads like Central Avenue. This storm is no joke!

The bottom line is most people do not care about coral reefs or polar bears and people are willing to put up with losing both if their energy expenses are low. People will not make any changes until it adversely affects them personally.

They are way more common in the UK. I always thought they were rather fun lol.

2005: On this date through the 14th, on its way to setting a local record for the month, Central Park in New York City received 8.5 inches of rain over the 3-day period. 16.73 inches fell during October to eclipse a 102-year record. (Ref. Wilson Weather History) The heaviest rain actually fell to the east of the city with 7-8 straight days of rain and over 20 inches to 2 feet for the entire month!!

lol I pictured a dust storm initially with a hot wind and dry hot conditions. That would be absolutely amazing to see so far north and so late in the season! damn there was a star burst meteor shower too the Draconids, good timing being early in the evening rather than late at night and visible even with the full moon

very much like December 1992

Yes, like January 2016, Boxing Day, PD2, January 1996 and February 1983 the big ones usually take time for the precip to move in but once it does it goes hard and heavy for a long time.

to be fair, noreasters, like hurricanes, are usually graded on windspeeds and duration not rainfall or snowfall amounts. It's why October 1991 ranks so highly.

about 3 miles

it's not raining here Walt, but it's very windy.

a much better comparison might be a much reduced version of Halloween 1991 aka the Perfect Storm. Especially if this is much more about winds and not about rain. To be fair, Sandy was also more about winds rather than rain, but at least we got over an inch of rain with Sandy. With Halloween 1991 it was less than half an inch.

it's quite windy though and with the leaves rustling it sounds like it's raining

No it hasn't lol. To be fair, it was raining here Friday night and Saturday morning pretty heavily. So that's when the event begun. Then it stopped lol. I'm expecting the rain to start up again sometime after 2 pm lol.

The last time was Sandy that happened wasn't it?

How did Cape May get a 12+ foot surge, that furthest South red point on your map.

I think we were somewhere between 9-11 feet up here you might want to double check though I'm going by memory.

Yep, I think last year was only the second time I made it to November lol October 10th is a little early for me though.

I agree it just doesn't feel comfortable to walk on a cold floor either. It's wonderful in the summer though, just not now.

I was going to ask you if you saw the Northern Lights up there but I guess not with all that dust? Or is that something that only happens during the races with dust being kicked up?

Someone was asking about the star burst the other night during the super moon, it was the Draconids, they are unique because they peak at a very reasonable time in the early evening. The Draconid meteor shower in October 2025 is unfortunately not ideal for viewing due to the recent supermoon, which peaked around October 7th and created bright moonlight that washes out fainter meteors. The shower peaked on October 8th, but the extra-bright light from the full moon made it difficult to see many shooting stars, though some might still be visible, especially brighter ones. What to know about the Draconids and the supermoon Supermoon and Draconids overlapped: The Draconid meteor shower ran from October 6th to 10th, peaking on October 8th, the same week as the October full supermoon, which occurred on October 7th. Moonlight hinders viewing: Supermoons are brighter and appear larger than a typical full moon, and this extra brightness creates significant light pollution that makes it hard to see fainter meteors. Best time to look: The Draconids are unique because they are best viewed in the early evening, right after dusk, as their radiant point is high in the sky at that time. This is in contrast to most other meteor showers, which are best seen after midnight. What you can still see: While the bright moon made the shower less impressive, you may still have a chance to see the brighter, more dramatic meteors, especially if you find a location with minimal light pollution and look for meteors away from the moon's glare.

Same here, plus steam heat really makes my allergies act up. I prefer the space heater in my bedroom over the house heat being on as long as possible.

and with that said it's now bright and sunny here, so sunny that there's a glare....

Didn't we have hype like this for the April noreaster last Spring? I remember we were complaining about that too.