HU&W Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Although I know this storm's been mentioned in the Election thread for potential impacts there, it looks like it may have other impacts. Numerous states and the District of Columbia have already declared emergencies in advance of the storm, and many places are expecting long power outages, flooding, and even blizzard conditions. Here's a pretty good graphic that succinctly describes why this storm is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullet Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 It's a SnorEasterCane! Quick, everyone run to the Piggly Wiggly and beat up old ladies for the last gallon of milk and seventy rolls of toilet paper. And don't forget to watch every freakin station send out its youngest and stupidiest weather guy/girl to the local beach in a poncho to report on the wind conditions and rain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 If it hits land, make sure ClearedHot posts the link of the storm chaser that talks like Spicoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacAirCoug Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Lucky me. I'm dead center of the bullseye in Wilmington, DE. I'm ready for wind, rain, snow, whatever. But dammit, if I miss one second of my Giants in the World Series because the power goes out, so help me I'm going to....probably do nothing, but I will be very very agitated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Am I the only one that adds "vagina" to the end of Hurricane Sandy in their head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Noonin Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Head? Who said head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoo Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 (edited) Am I the only one that adds "vagina" to the end of Hurricane Sandy in their head? No, you are not. I also find it funny that the Weather Channel uses the hashtag "#sandy". Edited for "punctuation". Edited October 28, 2012 by Spoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HercDude Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Is it just me or is the media blowing this one way out of proportion? I get that it's going to make landfall in urban areas that aren't used to hurricanes, but it's a Cat I with winds at 85 knots. The Gulf Coast gets one of these every year, sometimes several. A friend of mine who lives in Baltimore posted on Facebook that this was "The Storm of the Century." But I'm deployed, so I don't get an update every 6-9 minutes on TV . . . .what am I missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I just watched Ghostbusters with the kids this weekend, so this is relevant. Ghostbusters is always relevant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacAirCoug Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Ghostbusters is always relevant. Fact.All I know is, It's raining like hell outside my hotel right now. It may or may not be the storm of the century, but it sure as hell is the storm of NOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Is it just me or is the media blowing this one way out of proportion? I get that it's going to make landfall in urban areas that aren't used to hurricanes, but it's a Cat I with winds at 85 knots. The Gulf Coast gets one of these every year, sometimes several. A friend of mine who lives in Baltimore posted on Facebook that this was "The Storm of the Century." But I'm deployed, so I don't get an update every 6-9 minutes on TV . . . .what am I missing? From what I've picked up, they're most worried about the flooding in urban areas. They've shut down subways and evacuated lower lying areas of cities because it's supposed to get on shore and then just sit and dump a foot+ of rain in some areas. It's got a cold front running in on it too that they're afraid is going to cause massive power outages due to ice storms and sleet across the northeast. It's not so much that it's going to blow everything over, it's more of the size of the storm, amount of rain, and confluence of cold front/high pressure from the northeast to keep it in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExBoneOSO Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Just saw this pic on Twitter.. to the Old Guard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Is it just me or is the media blowing this one way out of proportion? I get that it's going to make landfall in urban areas that aren't used to hurricanes, but it's a Cat I with winds at 85 knots. The Gulf Coast gets one of these every year, sometimes several. A friend of mine who lives in Baltimore posted on Facebook that this was "The Storm of the Century." But I'm deployed, so I don't get an update every 6-9 minutes on TV . . . .what am I missing? It's a mix of that storm, the cold front mentioned above, and one of the major scary factors is the full moon, before it ever started raining many of the urban areas were already flooded from the high tide and surge that is preceding the actual storm. Who knows how high it'll get once it starts pouring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialD Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The news just showed people stranded at airports. Standing by for them to blame the govt or the airline for this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8860157 Crane dangling from construction site in Manhattan... I doubt that's going to survive the storm, apparently the FDNY is on scene trying to figure out what to do with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techsan Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I'm stuck waiting to catch a flight back to DC, but I'm in sunny Savannah. And I'm downtown. And I'm drinking copious amounts of alcohol, while eating some Vinnie Van Go Go's pizza! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toro Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Just saw this pic on Twitter.. to the Old Guard That's a fantastic picture, and it is real, but it wasn't taken during Sandy, it was taken in September. Here are some photos taken today - not as impressive as the previous, but hats off to those guys nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosuper Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Expecting a 11+ foot storm surge in NYC, just looked up elevations for JFK 14ft and LGA 21 ft, that can't be good since both are near the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoopyeast Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Looking forward to a Kanye West TV appearance again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) But I'm deployed, so I don't get an update every 6-9 minutes on TV . . . .what am I missing? What the others have said. Also: if you consider the area in question--and take only those areas officially declared disasters--you're talking about roughly 1/4 the country's total population. Even if the storm isn't the worst on record in absolute terms, the sheer number of people directly affected by it make it newsworthy. That said, blowing things out of proportion is hardly a new tactic by the news media.... ETA: Also, w/ damage projections up to $20B (again, because of where it's landing), going just by the wind speed is the wrong yardstick.... Edited October 30, 2012 by Jughead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATIS Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Wind picking up here on Capitol Hill DC. Been raining/windy but nothing super bad all day, next 3-5 hours should be interesting with landfall of Sandy up there in NJ. Been working in the basement hobby room all day when I heard a big crash around 1600hrs local... tree turned a 4 door hatchback Subaru into a 2 door mini. No idea where the owner is, so I zip-tied a large tarp on the crushed back half of his/her car...and then back to the hobby hideout. Cheers Collin Edited October 29, 2012 by ATIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prozac Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Looking forward to a Kanye West TV appearance again. Ha! "President Obama doesn't care about....oh....wait.....nevermind". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsplayr Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I mean...he is 1/2 white, so maybe he only gives 1/2 a sh*t... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 We are getting some crazy weather even way out here in WI. I heard on the news we had 54mph winds this morning and 20+ foot waves on Lake Michigan! I am waiting to see the pictures of goofballs in drysuits surfing in Milwaukee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masshole Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Everything is returning to normal in DC. It was not nearly as bad as the media made it out to be. At least not here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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