Hurricane Sandy

Big Sarge · 10-25-2012, 01:27 PM

All you folks in the Northeast need to batten the hatches and start preparing for Hurricane Sandy.

"Government forecasters are warning that the US east coast is likely to be battered next week, not by a winter storm or a hurricane, but by an unusual combination of steady gale-force winds, flooding, heavy rain and possibly snow. It has already been dubbed the "snor'eastercane"."

orthodoc · 10-25-2012, 04:25 PM

Just read about this. Hope it doesn't get this far west, at least in terms of power outages ... but east of here, looks like everybody needs to hunker down.

Griff · 10-25-2012, 07:57 PM

This could be a sumbitch, but at least tw will be pleased.

Ibby · 10-25-2012, 09:22 PM

had no idea until my teacher mentioned it in class this afternoon. Vermont's pretty nervous about it - we're still recovering from the widespread damage caused by Irene a year ago.

glatt · 10-25-2012, 09:27 PM

We're going camping Saturday night and my daughter's in a parade Sunday afternoon. I hope the storm waits until Sunday evening to hit.

Ibby · 10-25-2012, 09:30 PM

it's not supposed to start getting bad til sunday night - monday morning, is what i'm hearing.

glatt · 10-25-2012, 09:33 PM

I think we're about 6-10 hours ahead of you down here.

Ibby · 10-25-2012, 11:47 PM

Oh aye, fair enough. I suppose it'll hit sooner down south than up here.

Big Sarge · 10-26-2012, 10:51 AM

Here's today's update Emergency Management:

Hurricane Sandy will probably grow into a “Frankenstorm” that may become the worst to hit the U.S. Northeast in 100 years if current forecasts are correct. Sandy may combine with a second storm coming out of the Midwest to create a system that would rival the New England hurricane of 1938 in intensity, said Paul Kocin, a National Weather Service meteorologist in College Park, Maryland. The hurricane currently passing the Bahamas has killed 21 people across the Caribbean, the Associated Press reported, citing local officials.

footfootfoot · 10-26-2012, 11:50 AM

Sandy Hurricane? Isn't that a Haboob?

glatt · 10-26-2012, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

We're going camping Saturday night and my daughter's in a parade Sunday afternoon. I hope the storm waits until Sunday evening to hit.

And my daughter's band has already pulled out of the parade.

Big Sarge · 10-26-2012, 01:19 PM

Some computer models have snow as far west as Ohio. Our EMS update said if conditions are right, up to 1,000,000 homes without power. They are urging citizens to have a 5 day emergency supply

infinite monkey · 10-26-2012, 01:35 PM

I don't have my heat on, still.

Big Sarge · 10-26-2012, 01:45 PM

Virginia has declared a state of emergency

footfootfoot · 10-26-2012, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Sarge

Some computer models have snow as far west as Ohio. Our EMS update said if conditions are right, up to 1,000,000 homes without power. They are urging citizens to have a 5 day emergency supply

an emergency supply of power?

10-25-2012, 01:27 PM	#1
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Hurricane Sandy All you folks in the Northeast need to batten the hatches and start preparing for Hurricane Sandy. "Government forecasters are warning that the US east coast is likely to be battered next week, not by a winter storm or a hurricane, but by an unusual combination of steady gale-force winds, flooding, heavy rain and possibly snow. It has already been dubbed the "snor'eastercane"." Attached Images __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

10-25-2012, 04:25 PM	#2
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Just read about this. Hope it doesn't get this far west, at least in terms of power outages ... but east of here, looks like everybody needs to hunker down. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-25-2012, 07:57 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	This could be a sumbitch, but at least tw will be pleased. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-25-2012, 09:22 PM	#4
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	had no idea until my teacher mentioned it in class this afternoon. Vermont's pretty nervous about it - we're still recovering from the widespread damage caused by Irene a year ago. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-25-2012, 09:30 PM	#6
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	it's not supposed to start getting bad til sunday night - monday morning, is what i'm hearing. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-25-2012, 09:27 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We're going camping Saturday night and my daughter's in a parade Sunday afternoon. I hope the storm waits until Sunday evening to hit.

10-25-2012, 09:33 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I think we're about 6-10 hours ahead of you down here.

10-25-2012, 11:47 PM	#8
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Oh aye, fair enough. I suppose it'll hit sooner down south than up here. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-26-2012, 10:51 AM	#9
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Here's today's update Emergency Management: Hurricane Sandy will probably grow into a “Frankenstorm” that may become the worst to hit the U.S. Northeast in 100 years if current forecasts are correct. Sandy may combine with a second storm coming out of the Midwest to create a system that would rival the New England hurricane of 1938 in intensity, said Paul Kocin, a National Weather Service meteorologist in College Park, Maryland. The hurricane currently passing the Bahamas has killed 21 people across the Caribbean, the Associated Press reported, citing local officials. __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

10-26-2012, 11:50 AM	#10
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Sandy Hurricane? Isn't that a Haboob? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-26-2012, 01:19 PM	#12
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Some computer models have snow as far west as Ohio. Our EMS update said if conditions are right, up to 1,000,000 homes without power. They are urging citizens to have a 5 day emergency supply __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

10-26-2012, 01:35 PM	#13
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I don't have my heat on, still.

10-26-2012, 01:45 PM	#14
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Virginia has declared a state of emergency __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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