Ginx snewx Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 5-7days is the civil disorder limit in a city, hope things improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 You are right. In nassau county there is no gas anywhere, no power in most places, 77%, i repeat, 77% of a county of 2 million has no power! Not to mention that the water treatment plant serving 40% of the county has failed. http://www.longislan...-plant-failure/ Its a disaster here. Also, cell phone service is spotty at best. most calls arent going through in large portions of the island. That is a sewage treatment plant, not water treatment though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Thoughts on Sandy: http://ryanhanrahan.com/2012/11/01/sandy-sets-records-and-reshapes-coast/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Thoughts on Sandy: http://ryanhanrahan....reshapes-coast/ Great writeup--interesting that the tides are that much different b/w here and NYC/NJ. - Fairfield beach is decimated--can't imagine what another 4-5 feet would have done. Also the wind damage here intense as well--every other yard has a tree down or a large piece of a tree down...Tree guys will be busy for months. Many oaks down which makes sense since many still had close to full foliation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skivt2 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 There's a gas crisis developing as everyone runs out due to generators. The police have to handle the lines at the one working station in the area. I can relate to that. It happened in north central Connecticut last October. Cops at gas stations. You begin to wonder what would happen if the problem was on a global scale what it would take to survive. In fact, this situation may be as close of a proxy as possible since, while not global, it's such a large area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Thoughts on Sandy: http://ryanhanrahan....reshapes-coast/ Fantastic write up Ryan! I was trying to explain to my neighbors how lucky we were even thought there is so much damage, how the surge would have come clear into town, its so flat here as you know and we face due east making this area so vulnerable to surge and wave action. Great job and something I will share with family friends and neighbors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Imagine if this was a Cat 3 or worse..... Our government for decades is reactive, not proactive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 if anyone without power needs anything let me know if there's no gas down where you guys in CT are I could even fill some containers and bring it down for your generators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Bring gas here thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Imagine if this was a Cat 3 or worse..... Our government for decades is reactive, not proactive. nj/nyc got a cat 3 surge in spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 nj/nyc got a cat 3 surge in spots Yes parts of teh CT coast had a surge approaching 12 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Yes parts of teh CT coast had a surge approaching 12 feet. Was it Fairfield area or Stamford that had max surge? I figured yes since they are in the far end of the sound, but didn't know if some other town was able to locally funnel in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Was it Fairfield area or Stamford that had max surge? I figured yes since they are in the far end of the sound, but didn't know if some other town was able to locally funnel in the water. Stamford had the peak surge from what I could tell. Bridgeport/New Haven were around 8 feet while Stamford reached an incredible 11.25 ft of surge. New London was 6 ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Stamford had the peak surge from what I could tell. Bridgeport/New Haven were around 8 feet while Stamford reached an incredible 11.25 ft of surge. New London was 6 ft. That's unbelievable. Jeez, and so close to a complete catastrophe with high tides luckily occurring after peak surge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaner587 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Battery was roughly 10 ft....western LI sound near 10 ft and south shore of LI around 8-9ft. Def cat 2 if not cat 3 surge in spots for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Windcredible! Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I drove along one of the beach roads here in town today...nothing like the western part of the state. Houses are still standing...although I wouldn't be surprised if there was some structural issues for some of them. Good but of debris...displaced storage sheds for instance littered about. What was interesting to me was seeing piles of sand along the road and at the end of driveways as if it had snowed. Some yards covered in a foot of sand. Another 2 feet of surge may have been enough to get parts of route 1 underwater. 45% with power in town. Thinking we may have a few more days...good number of wires down just down the road. NWS posted a graphic on FB yesterday which showed an 85mph peak gust just down the road in Madison, can anyone confirm? Had OKX put out a PNS/summary of peak gusts yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 nj/nyc got a cat 3 surge in spots Watching Rock Center right now. Unbelievable destruction. Unbelievable. I'm not sure a lot of people have a clue what Sandy's ground zero looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Imagine if this was a Cat 3 or worse..... Our government for decades is reactive, not proactive. I can't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 The Cat 3 hurricane of 1821 which rode up through Cape May and into Brooklyn had a 13ft surge at the battery, slightly less than Sandy. Surge off the NJ coast was near 29ft however. Keep in mind Sandy had a pressure in the low 940s mb at landfall. That's a typical pressure for a strong cat 3 storm. When you take into account the transition to hybrid/sub tropical and mixing of winds to the surface, I'd say Sandy was virtually the worst case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Windcredible! Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Watching Rock Center right now. Unbelievable destruction. Unbelievable. I'm not sure a lot of people have a clue what Sandy's ground zero looks like. I certainly don't...tough not having Internet/tv to keep up with the aftermath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierinvermont Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 The Cat 3 hurricane of 1821 which rode up through Cape May and into Brooklyn had a 13ft surge at the battery, slightly less than Sandy. Surge off the NJ coast was near 29ft however. Keep in mind Sandy had a pressure in the low 940s mb at landfall. That's a typical pressure for a strong cat 3 storm. When you take into account the transition to hybrid/sub tropical and mixing of winds to the surface, I'd say Sandy was virtually the worst case. In terms of weather, yeah it would be incredibly rare to get something significantly worse than Sandy, like Sandy was probably 1 in 100 year event for the nj/nyc/ct region as a whole in terms of surge, but the tides could have been worse. If it coincided with high tide the water would have been 3+ feet higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 In terms of weather, yeah it would be incredibly rare to get something significantly worse than Sandy, like Sandy was probably 1 in 100 year event for the nj/nyc/ct region as a whole in terms of surge, but the tides could have been worse. If it coincided with high tide the water would have been 3+ feet higher. It did coincide with high tide... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 It did coincide with high tide... He means in LI sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 How can Bloomberg have the marathon, you fooking idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 How can Bloomberg have the marathon, you fooking idiot. really dumb...out of respect for those that died at least-show some respect Bloomy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 He cant have this marathon start in Staten Island, there still maybe bodies in the rubble, its truly a war zone and the story is not being fully reported (according to eye witness accounts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j24vt Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Please move or delete if this is the wrong place for this: Sandy Relief Complimentary Rooms: Our New England family owned and operated resort is reaching out to East Coasters in need, with open arms and complimentary resort rooms. For those looking for a break from Hurricane Sandy, we are offering up to seven complimentary nights now through November 20, 2012. The offer is intended for those in the federally declared disaster areas and only applies to new reservations. Space available. For reservations call 1.800.253.2232. Source: https://www.facebook.com/#!/Stoweflake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Please move or delete if this is the wrong place for this: Sandy Relief Complimentary Rooms: Our New England family owned and operated resort is reaching out to East Coasters in need, with open arms and complimentary resort rooms. For those looking for a break from Hurricane Sandy, we are offering up to seven complimentary nights now through November 20, 2012. The offer is intended for those in the federally declared disaster areas and only applies to new reservations. Space available. For reservations call 1.800.253.2232. Source: https://www.facebook...m/#!/Stoweflake This is awesome, thank you. I will pass this along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 It was worst case overall imo. A big surge in nyc/nj is going to have more impact than a big surge in ct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Finally heard from my cousin in Hoboken. They were trapped in their apartment until yesterday. Still no power and said Hoboken looks like a war zone. I had warned him on Sunday what might happen and he didn't believe me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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