Ginx snewx Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Meh.Boston sucks for tropical stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 just the costliest east coast storm in history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Boston sucks for tropical stuff Been a while since a storm directly hit TAN (Bob) just the costliest east coast storm in history I think I lost a few twigs in the near 50mph gusts and couple inches of rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 just the costliest east coast storm in history Because of where the worst weather was. SNE largely got spared outside of the south coast of CT and maybe RI. Much more powerful storms can produce less costly damage if they aren't hitting New York City and surrounding suburbs. It was a very impressive storm overall, but for the majority who post in this subforum, it was essentially a strong Nor' Easter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I will never see anything worse then that! You guys are lucky you missed out. That storm was everything and more for my area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 We definitely will see a lot worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 We definitely will see a lot worse. As in for the costal areas of sne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 As in for the costal areas of sne? Yeah for SNE. Might be tougher for far SW CT but say HVN on east....the clock is ticking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Yeah for SNE. Might be tougher for far SW CT but say HVN on east....the clock is ticking.Obv. I mean I was so distant on what was going in other areas because of power issues, I have no idea what the effects where for sne. The winds where amazing here, I believe around cat 1 status. Obv for Miami that is meh, but for a area with infrastructure not built for that it's devastating. I remember during the peak of sandy I was to scared to walk from my truck to house, in fear of getting hit by something in the strong winds. Then we had 4-5 inches of snow a week later, made it feel like a dooms day movie lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCloser24 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 The Blizzard of 2013 was much more impactful in SNE as a whole, than Sandy ever was. Inland CT had frequent gusts to 60 mph with some rain. But, we've seen winter nor'easters be more destructive and disruptive than Sandy. Sandy was mainly a NYC/NJ/SW CT event when compared to other storms' impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 The Blizzard of 2013 was much more impactful in SNE as a whole, than Sandy ever was. Inland CT had frequent gusts to 60 mph with some rain. But, we've seen winter nor'easters be more destructive and disruptive than Sandy. Sandy was mainly a NYC/NJ/SW CT event when compared to other storms' impact. Yeah that's what I was talking about when I referred to the storm as essentially a strong Nor' Easter for most of SNE. IT had some decent winds, but nothing that hasn't been dealt with before. Those old timers on the coast of MA would tell us about many a storm much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Yeah for SNE. Might be tougher for far SW CT but say HVN on east....the clock is ticking. Ya , "might" be tougher for sw ct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Just to clarify from Matunuck RI to the border with CT Sandy caused more destruction than any Noreaster ever and the last time similar destruction occurred was from a direct hit from Carol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Yeah for SNE. Might be tougher for far SW CT but say HVN on east....the clock is ticking. We have been remarkably lucky. Sandy was close, easily could have been forced into SNE if that block was a little weaker. Bob cut east of the majority of the area. Irene was rapidly weakening. Etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 We have been remarkably lucky. Sandy was close, easily could have been forced into SNE if that block was a little weaker. Bob cut east of the majority of the area. Irene was rapidly weakening. Etc. Timing of tide and current play a huge part also, if Sandy had hit on a normal tide cycle, 2-3 foot less surge would have been the case, all the difference in the world. As it was, the destruction in SRI was immense. As stated by Ryan, also the timing was off enough in LI sound that what was certainly a horrible situation could have been an absolute disaster with Evac zones 4 inundated, even though SWCT received the brunt they too were lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIsound Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Ginxy: Narrangansett took a pretty good pounding. Coast Guard House took a hit and seawall needed some serious work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Ginxy: Narrangansett took a pretty good pounding. Coast Guard House took a hit and seawall needed some serious work Yea they did too but the real damage was from Matunuck west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Obv. I mean I was so distant on what was going in other areas because of power issues, I have no idea what the effects where for sne. The winds where amazing here, I believe around cat 1 status. Obv for Miami that is meh, but for a area with infrastructure not built for that it's devastating. I remember during the peak of sandy I was to scared to walk from my truck to house, in fear of getting hit by something in the strong winds. Then we had 4-5 inches of snow a week later, made it feel like a dooms day movie lol Miami likely had cat 1 with Wilma and it did considerable damage there. I agree with the overall point though, the northeast damages easier.. I'd be very reluctant to walk around my yard in 50mph here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Miami likely had cat 1 with Wilma and it did considerable damage there. I agree with the overall point though, the northeast damages easier.. I'd be very reluctant to walk around my yard in 50mph here. The wind damage aspect was overrated somewhat, IMO. In inland areas of Long Island away from the surge zones we had gusts up to 85-90 mph and most of the damage was to trees and power lines. There was minor structural damage, about what you would expect anywhere with cat 1 winds. The surge though was absolutely devastating and would be anywhere at the height it reached us at. 10-14 foot water levels with locally 20 foot waves on top is almost impossible to put any other way. Our area is also the most vulnerable to surge outside of maybe Lake Pontchartrain and Tampa Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.