2001kx Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Winds have settled down for the time being to a more normal level of windy. Couple reports of building damage in the city of Altoona. I do believe the Park Furniture Building was an abandoned one. any idea when they will slow down here? no way can i sleep with is craziness going on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 any idea when they will slow down here? no way can i sleep with is craziness going on.. Getting stronger down here. I am having gusts over 50 mph every minute or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001kx Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Getting stronger down here. I am having gusts over 50 mph every minute or so. not sure how strong the gusts are here but it has been relentless for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Winds are howling outside the 4th floor of my dorm. But at the surface, they're not really doing much of significance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Just for the record, and to check in. All is well at the Voyager household. No property damage and never lost power. The big thing I guess I can take away from Sandy is her low pressure. Even at some distance from the COC, I had a low reading of 963mb at her closest approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Seems like we had a secondary burst of wind peaking at around 4AM. To me it seemed significantly stronger than the first batch, but the obs don't support that. Temperatures falling off pretty quickly now. Can we get snow today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Survived the night, but at some point had a ton of wind come through. We never have lost power. In fact very few have list it - and PPL was restoring power to people all day:night somehow. Simply amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Survived the night, but at some point had a ton of wind come through. We never have lost power. In fact very few have list it - and PPL was restoring power to people all day:night somehow. Simply amazing. that wind early this morning between 130-4 was a little un-settling. no way in Hell could i sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Great incident planning on the part of PA utility companies. Power outages for the Commonwealth aren't too bad when compared to the rest of the states affected by Sandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Check that, we did at some point lose power but it was on when we woke up. Aside from water coming through drywall above north-facing windows we had no problems. The siding I heard dancing around was our neighbors - it must've broken free overnight because it is nowhere in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Great incident planning on the part of PA utility companies. Power outages for the Commonwealth aren't too bad when compared to the rest of the states affected by Sandy. Do you know how PPL was restoring power last night - I mean winds were blowing 50-60! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 i honestly feel blessed this morning. While looking around last night and this morning in other threads, as well as watching the news, many, many people are in bad shape in NY and NJ. Often on this forum i see posters who almost seek and want destruction, which makes question their sanity. i guess i have seen enough death and destruction that i'm not interested in seeing any more. For me, part of being a weather enthusiast is the early detection/warning, so as to save lives and property. I can't imagine someone wanting the carnage that is in NY. Anyone who has witnessed death/destruction doesn't wanna see it again, it changes you forever. Witness 1st hand the loss that some of these people have today and your thought process will forever be changed. My heart truely goes out to everyone who is affected. And to all the police, ems and firefighters who stood their ground last night saving lives and property, i tip my burnt up leather helmet to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Amen. I like crazy weather, not destructive weather. And I don't wish wind on my enemies. Thoughts to all those along the coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 MDT says their highest gust was 52. I wonder what the actual highest gust for the city and immediate west shore communities were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 MDT says their highest gust was 52. I wonder what the actual highest gust for the city and immediate west shore communities were? well, i have no data to back me up, but it was higher then 52. During Irene we had sustained winds at 35 i think and gusts to 57. imo, the gust yesterday and early am exceeded that (57) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Yeah those gusts overnight made Irene look fairly minimal. I wish they'd relocate their station, it is protected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 i honestly feel blessed this morning. While looking around last night and this morning in other threads, as well as watching the news, many, many people are in bad shape in NY and NJ. Often on this forum i see posters who almost seek and want destruction, which makes question their sanity. i guess i have seen enough death and destruction that i'm not interested in seeing any more. For me, part of being a weather enthusiast is the early detection/warning, so as to save lives and property. I can't imagine someone wanting the carnage that is in NY. Anyone who has witnessed death/destruction doesn't wanna see it again, it changes you forever. Witness 1st hand the loss that some of these people have today and your thought process will forever be changed. My heart truely goes out to everyone who is affected. And to all the police, ems and firefighters who stood their ground last night saving lives and property, i tip my burnt up leather helmet to you! I, too, question those hoping for high winds/destruction/devastation. I'm all for anomolous weather, but not at the expense of lives and property. I've been in the midst of a hurricane, it's not a good feeling. Total helplessness. You do what you can, but at some point, there is nothing to do but wait and pray. The aftermath doesn't bring any solace; you're subjected to some of the most grotesque, vile images you'll ever see. I won't go into detail, but there are things I wish I could forget. Glad to hear everyone (in our neck of the woods) made it out ok. Prayers for those in the midst of devastation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Definitely soaked (Rain total for the area ~4.00") but thankfully have seen no damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Definitely soaked (Rain total for the area ~4.00") but thankfully have seen no damage. What do you and others think...sleet in western Centre County at the high elevations? http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=CCX&product=N0R&overlay=01101111&loop=yes Looks like bright bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 i honestly feel blessed this morning. While looking around last night and this morning in other threads, as well as watching the news, many, many people are in bad shape in NY and NJ. Often on this forum i see posters who almost seek and want destruction, which makes question their sanity. i guess i have seen enough death and destruction that i'm not interested in seeing any more. For me, part of being a weather enthusiast is the early detection/warning, so as to save lives and property. I can't imagine someone wanting the carnage that is in NY. Anyone who has witnessed death/destruction doesn't wanna see it again, it changes you forever. Witness 1st hand the loss that some of these people have today and your thought process will forever be changed. My heart truely goes out to everyone who is affected. And to all the police, ems and firefighters who stood their ground last night saving lives and property, i tip my burnt up leather helmet to you! +1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 What do you and others think...sleet in western Centre County at the high elevations? http://radar.weather...101111&loop=yes Looks like bright bands. earlier i thought maybe some sleet or mixing up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festus Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Great post earlier Sauss about the carnage mongers. No big issues here in Manheim. Saw a few trees down but none looked like they hit structures or over roadways. Chickies creek was close to the road in the low areas but looked like it never made it over. We lost our phone service (Verizon, big surprise) but it's now back. Lights flickered at least 7 or 8 times but never went totally off. Guess that's about it. Thoughts and prayers go out to those in NJ and NY. Looks like they took a real beating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawatch Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 West Virginia is getting pounded by snow now. Wouldn't it have been nice if we could have finished this super-storm out with snow. Red house WV has 26" of snow. Myself I feel pretty blessed....Not really any issues from this storm. My oldest son is without power for a couple days,but that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Wow...still nearly 2700 outages in Lycoming Co. Around 5500 throughout our 4 county area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 What do you and others think...sleet in western Centre County at the high elevations? http://radar.weather...101111&loop=yes Looks like bright bands. Not sleet, but the melting layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 i honestly feel blessed this morning. While looking around last night and this morning in other threads, as well as watching the news, many, many people are in bad shape in NY and NJ. Often on this forum i see posters who almost seek and want destruction, which makes question their sanity. i guess i have seen enough death and destruction that i'm not interested in seeing any more. For me, part of being a weather enthusiast is the early detection/warning, so as to save lives and property. I can't imagine someone wanting the carnage that is in NY. Anyone who has witnessed death/destruction doesn't wanna see it again, it changes you forever. Witness 1st hand the loss that some of these people have today and your thought process will forever be changed. My heart truely goes out to everyone who is affected. And to all the police, ems and firefighters who stood their ground last night saving lives and property, i tip my burnt up leather helmet to you. Well said my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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