Hurricane Sandy

[JohnFlint1985]

Originally Posted by germantower

I can´t reach my friends in Ridgewood, did the storm already impact communication systems? (cell phone net)

Ridgewood NJ? I am right next door and it is normal here. just major winds.

[JohnFlint1985]

Originally Posted by 600West218

Where is the currently projected landfall?

Barnegat, NJ

[germantower]

Originally Posted by JohnFlint1985

Ridgewood NJ? I am right next door and it is normal here. just major winds.

Ridgewood Queens NYC

[600West218]

Originally Posted by JohnFlint1985

Barnegat, NJ

Barnegat Bay?!?!?! I go sailing there all the time. That is a lot closer to NYC than I thought.

Lots of boats down there to get messed up.

[JohnFlint1985]

Originally Posted by desertpunk

AC Boardwalk just passin through...

It is right by the Fanta sea resorts hotel. Boardwalk there was all broken up even 4 years ago. since I stayed in hotel. There was a talk that the city will completely rebuild it since it is just not going to stay intact any longer. So it is the damage that is not really that significant so far.

[JohnFlint1985]

Originally Posted by 600West218

Barnegat Bay?!?!?! I go sailing there all the time. That is a lot closer to NYC than I thought.

Lots of boats down there to get messed up.

yep somewhere around there
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=barne...gl=us&t=h&z=11

[QuantumX]

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150352W5_NL_sm by QuantumX, on Flickr

[QuantumX]

Originally Posted by JohnFlint1985

today

Jesus! That looks like the movie Independence Day!

[Mr. Uncut]

stunning sat loop http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~rabin/goes14/loop_srso.html

@QuantumX
Fake, take a look here


That's a supercell and not a hurricane

[desertpunk]

@the FDR:

[QuantumX]

Originally Posted by 600West218

Barnegat Bay?!?!?! I go sailing there all the time. That is a lot closer to NYC than I thought.

Lots of boats down there to get messed up.

And where did you think it was going to make landfall with all the maps we've been posting?

[desertpunk]

Sandy speeding up: 940mb, 90 mph winds. Landfall expected within next 4 hours...

[QuantumX]

image hosted on flickr

150352W5_NL_sm by QuantumX, on Flickr

[QuantumX]

Originally Posted by Mr. Uncut

stunning sat loop http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~rabin/goes14/loop_srso.html

@QuantumX
Fake, take a look here


That's a supercell and not a hurricane

I knew it wasn't a hurricane, but I was wondering why I couldn't see any buildings in Manhattan.

[Cal_Escapee]

Originally Posted by desertpunk

NJ lowering reservoirs ahead of flooding:

"My words offer little comfort . . . ."

No, but they can offer a lot of levity for those of us high and dry. I want more "Get the hell off the beach!" moments.

[germantower]

QUEENS


STATEN ISLAND


HOBOKEN

[Mr. Uncut]

Originally Posted by QuantumX

I knew it wasn't a hurricane, but I was wondering why I couldn't see any buildings in Manhattan.

Hehe i know that picture that's why i instantly knew it have to be a fake

[desertpunk]

Power Out For 20,000 New Yorkers, Lower Manhattan Gets Shut-Down Robocalls From Con Ed

With Sandy's winds whipping into the city Con Edison is getting serious about maybecutting off power to more than 6,500 customers in low-lying areas of Lower Manhattan. We hear they've just run robocalls about a shut off while still saying they "not 100% definite" anything will happen. But that doesn't mean that more than 3,600 customers around the city aren't without power already—including 1,103 customers in Sheepshead Bay. And let's not forget about Long Island!

Customers in lower Manhattan started getting calls from Con Ed on Saturday, warning them that power could be shut off; many of those customers recalled how it took days to regain utilities after Hurricane Irene. As of 2 p.m. today, Queens had the most customers out (1,442) with Brooklyn (1,170) not too far behind and Staten Island (567), the Bronx (163) and Manhattan (1) rounding out the list. But things could change very quickly. In addition to lower Manhattan "ConEd is also monitoring other vulnerable sections of Brighton Beach, Flushing and Jamaica for potential shut-downs, too."

Things are already much worse outside of the city: The Long Island Power Authority is reporting more than 17,000 customers without electricity.

So, what to do if your power gets cut off? Turn off all lights and appliances to prevent a circuit overload when power is restored.

[desertpunk]

Partial crane collapse at One57:


curbed

[Mr. Uncut]

Crane at "One57"-Tower (90 stories) serveley damaged and might fall! Live at ABC Ch.7!