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Hurricane Sandy


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Well for those in the MA, the southern flank of this storm will have quite the deformation zone. 85kt LLJ despite some inversion means watch out imo.That rain may be enough to bring down very strong gusts.

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Agreed.

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I for one do not believe conditions will be all that bad in the lower Susquehanna valley, especially with a nnj landfall. Less wind and have recieved 5 inches of rain during a training thunderstorm

Totally different situation. A slow moving thunderstorms that last 2 hours versus a 12-24 hours duration with steady winds and heavy rainfall and plus you have all the water in Northern PA that will have to go down the susuquehanna river.

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"Hurricane Sandy is now the 2nd largest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic since 1988, tied with Hurricane Lili of 1996. Sandy's tropical storm-force winds now extend 450 nautical miles from the center on the northeast side of the hurricane."

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Guess LWX has decided to ramp it up?

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

939 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FORECASTS HURRICANE SANDY TO

TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST TO A POSITION WELL OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA

COAST SUNDAY NIGHT...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND MOVING

TOWARD THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS MONDAY INTO

TUESDAY. THE TRACK OF SANDY WILL LIKELY BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE

REGION SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

VAZ025>027-029-030-036>040-050-051-056-503-504-WVZ055-501-502-505-

506-280945-

/O.EXA.KLWX.HW.A.0002.121029T0600Z-121031T0000Z/

AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-WARREN-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-

MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-ORANGE-CULPEPER-SPOTSYLVANIA-

WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-

EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...

FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...CULPEPER...

FREDERICKSBURG...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD...

MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN

939 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH

TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS

ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY

NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

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Guess LWX has decided to ramp it up?

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

939 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FORECASTS HURRICANE SANDY TO

TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST TO A POSITION WELL OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA

COAST SUNDAY NIGHT...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND MOVING

TOWARD THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS MONDAY INTO

TUESDAY. THE TRACK OF SANDY WILL LIKELY BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE

REGION SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

VAZ025>027-029-030-036>040-050-051-056-503-504-WVZ055-501-502-505-

506-280945-

/O.EXA.KLWX.HW.A.0002.121029T0600Z-121031T0000Z/

AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-WARREN-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-

MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-ORANGE-CULPEPER-SPOTSYLVANIA-

WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-

EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...

FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...CULPEPER...

FREDERICKSBURG...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD...

MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN

939 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH

TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS

ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY

NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60

MPH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL

THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH

TUESDAY. FINALLY...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH

WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING

TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...A PROLONGED 24-TO-36 HOUR HIGH WIND EVENT WILL

LIKELY TAKE PLACE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. COUPLED WITH HEAVY

RAINS FROM SANDY...THE HIGH WINDS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT

TREE DAMAGE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RESIDENTS...VISITORS... AND

BUSINESSES ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD PLAN FOR WIDESPREAD POWER

AND COMMUNICATION OUTAGES.

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