Hurricane sandy

[iq180]

hurricane sandy off the north carolina coast has sank the HMS Bounty, if you are in the path of sandy get out now,
it is a killer.

[fta]

was just in wheatley ontario shore of lake erie .. had 8 foot swells crashing the break wall

[iq180]

live feed on sandy, sat 91.0w, tp 11973, sr 6111, H, KU band.

[darlinkat]

Two of our members are in the path
buford and hope32
hope has gone to a safer place hopefully
buf is staying put and working double shifts to help out in his area of New York state

[darlinkat]

c/p from buford

weather.com


Hurricane Sandy, already a cyclone of fearsome size and unusual intensity, underwent another alarming round of intensification early Monday morning as it began its dreaded left turn toward the East Coast of the U.S.

Sandy appears destined to enter the history books as one of the most exceptional -- and potentially destructive -- storms to strike the Northeast in modern history.

Sandy, in terms of geographic size already the largest Atlantic hurricane of the past quarter-century, has spent the majority of the last few days as a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, despite an impressively low central pressure. But despite the lack of extreme triple-digit winds at any single point, the huge breadth of Sandy's circulation promises widespread disruption to the lives of tens of millions of Americans.

Sandy will produce its greatest impacts in the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic Monday into Tuesday. For more on the destructive wind, flood and snow impacts, click on the links below.

Current Status

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Sandy is centered more than 200 miles off the North Carolina coast. The left turn has begun; just before daybreak Monday, Sandy was moving north, and the left turn will eventually take Sandy to the northwest in the direction of the Northeast United States.

Tropical-storm force winds still extend more than 500 miles away from the center of Sandy, placing Sandy among the largest Atlantic tropical cyclones since at least 1988, according to Angela Fritz and Jeff Masters of Weather Underground.

Worse, those winds are in the northeast quadrant, meaning a huge area of strong winds is blowing water toward the U.S. mainland. Already by early Monday morning, tides were upwards of 4 feet above normal from the Outer Banks of North Carolina north to eastern Cape May, N.J., and three-foot water rises were common as far north as Long Island.

A nearly stationary front aligned over Chesapeake Bay is focusing the heaviest rains on the west flank of Sandy's huge circulation. While much of the heaviest rain has been falling over the bay, adjacent parts of Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware are also being drenched. Heavy rain bands extend as far north as Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph were common just before sunrise Monday from the Outer Banks through the Chesapeake Bay region north into New Jersey and the New York City area. Bear in mind that up until now, Sandy has been roughly paralleling the U.S. coast; as we head through Monday, Sandy will be drawing closer, and those winds will likely increase.
Widespread Warnings in Place

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What is the threat index?

Numerous high wind warnings have been issued for parts of 17 states from the Northeast to portions of the Midwest and southern Appalachians for Monday and Tuesday, along with a slew of flood watches and warnings both for storm-surge flooding at the coast and freshwater flooding from rainfall inland. Blizzard warnings have even been posted for the mountains of West Virginia! Scroll down below for maps of these alerts or click on our interactive map features.


Tropical storm warnings are in effect for parts of the North Carolina coast.

In a sign of how extraordinarily large Sandy is, lakeshore flood warnings have been hoisted on parts of the Great Lakes including Chicago.

In addition, the National Hurricane Center is forecasting hurricane-force winds from the Maryland/Virginia border to Cape Cod. If Sandy were expected to remain a full-fledged hurricane all the way to landfall, hurricane warnings would have been issued for these areas. If you live along this stretch of the coast, you should make the same preparations as you would for a hurricane warning.

Life-threatening storm surge flooding of over 10 feet will be possible in Long Island Sound, and surge up to 6 feet above ground level is expected for parts of coastal North Carolina if peak surge occurs at high tide. Many other East Coast locations can expect dangerous storm surge.

Below you will find the latest watches/warnings, computer model tracks, satellite, radar, winds and other graphics for Sandy.


So, where exactly is the cyclone's center located now? If you're plotting the storm along with us, click on the "Current Information" map below to get the latitude/longitude coordinates, distance away from the nearest land location, maximum sustained winds and central pressure (measured in millibars).

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A tropical storm or hurricane watch means tropical storm or hurricane conditions, respectively, are possible in the specified area within 48 hours.

A tropical storm or hurricane warning means tropical storm or hurricane conditions, respectively, are expected in the specified area within 36 hours.

View Current Watches/Warnings
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The shaded areas are under watches, warnings, or advisories for high winds.

Winds are expected to reach tropical-storm force, and in some places there will be hurricane-force gusts.

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The shaded areas are under flood watches and warnings.

At the coast, coastal flood watches and warnings are in effect for storm surge flooding.

Inland, flood watches have been posted for the potential of freshwater flooding due to heavy rainfall.

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How does the system look on satellite imagery. Click on "infrared" satellite imagery, to see how "cold" the cloud tops are. Brighter orange and red shadings concentrated near the center of circulation signify a healthy tropical cyclone.


Current Radar
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Below you can find links to access to the latest wind speeds observed along the coast and wave heights from offshore buoys.

[darlinkat]

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What you see is a plot of the various tropical cyclone model track forecasts. When the tracks are relatively close together, there is greater agreement on the future track of the cyclone. If the spread is larger, however, confidence in the future track is lower.

c/p weather.com

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[hutch]

well I'd say New Jersey is pretty much screwed... doesnt matter which route it takes... hope youve evacuated if your low lying or near the shore & youve put up a ton of plywood... good luck folks

[iq180]

live feed on sandy, sat 91.0w, tp 11973, sr 6111, H, KU band.
i think this live feed is in New England, the reporter is standing on what was a road, and now you cant see the road or the sea wall.

[Anubis]

Here's a great comparison of the size of Irene and Sandy.


http://gothamist.com/2012/10/29/compare_satellite_images_of_sandy_a.php

[dishuser]

October 29, 2012 — Up to 23 million Canadians stand to be affected by Hurricane Sandy, 70 per cent of the country's population. Southern Ontario will be the worst-hit area.

[JCO]

October 29, 2012 — Up to 23 million Canadians stand to be affected by Hurricane Sandy, 70 per cent of the country's population. Southern Ontario will be the worst-hit area.

Talk about one hell of a blow job ehh DU??

[1boxman]

Be ok if it sucked.....

Not too much near the great lakes yet .


Here is a shot where it is right now .

[dishuser]

Be ok if it sucked.....

Not too much near the great lakes yet .


Here is a shot where it is right now .give it a few hours...lol

[iq180]

one of the 2 missing crew members of the HMS Bounty was found about 10 min ago off the coast of North Carolina.

[kimd]

Winds here in N. Indiana w/projections of 45-60 mph gusts + rain off Lake Michigan. Makes me wonder exactly what Popeye meant
when he said "WELL, BLOW ME DOWN". Was it Seastorm or Oliveoil???????? LOL Be safe all!!!!!

[skatz420]

Winds have been high here all day with constant rain in New England, one of my dishes blew over.

[kijiji]

Getting pretty dam windy here in windsor / Detroit

[Anubis]

Had a couple big willows go down a few house down from me and the wind is picking up even more.

[kimd]

Good Luck & STAY SAFE My Friend!!!!!!
Had a couple big willows go down a few house down from me and the wind is picking up even more.

[Nostradamus]

I just read an interesting story about the HMS Bounty on CBC Hfx website. Having grown up in the area where it was built I have sen it a few times over the years. It wouldn't be my choice of the type of vessel to ride out a large storm in. Still missing is the Capt of the tall ship and it is reported he was trying to skirt around the storm and it went down in over 5 meter seas. I have been in a lot rougher seas than that but I also was on something a lot more solid than a 50 year old wooden sailing ship. Why it was decided to try and maneuver around a storm like that instead of heading for the nearest port is one of those questions that may never be answered

[hutch]

wouldn't want to be on manhattan now... probably underwater.... What was that I heard about Sandy blowin the whole east coast .... which one of the Kardashians is she anyway???

[dishuser]

Had a couple big willows go down a few house down from me and the wind is picking up even more.

this happened across town

[Anubis]

this happened across town

Yup that looks familiar but no houses were hit. Fortunately the wind was blowing away from them.

[fta]

Getting pretty dam windy here in windsor / Detroit

looks like the rain has passed for now.. bbut our winds are still kicking today arent they