“Although we’re expecting a large surge of water, it is not expected to be a tropical storm or hurricane-type surge. With this storm, we’ll likely see a slow pileup of water rather than a sudden surge, which is what you would expect with a hurricane, and which we saw with Irene 14 months ago. “So it will be less dangerous – but make no mistake about it, there will be a lot of water and low-lying areas will experience flooding.
"President Obama asked Craig Fugate from FEMA to call me earlier in the day and offer any help. I assured him that we had, we think, everything under control but we appreciate the effort. What FEMA really can do is to help those parts of the country that don’t have all of the extensive facilities and agencies and practice that New York City does. But I did want to thank them for their offer."
“So if things are the way it’s planned and if everybody does what they’re supposed to do, we will get through this very nicely and look back on it and say maybe we can offer some help to other parts of the area upstate or below us, south of us, which might get hit a lot harder. “The trajectory says that the storm will hit a little bit south of us, the Maryland/Delaware area. Nobody’s exactly sure where landfall is going to be, but we are working to ensure that no matter how or when the storm arrives the City will be well prepared and our residents safe.
“Although we’re expecting a large surge of water, it is not expected to be a tropical storm or hurricane-type surge. With this storm, we’ll likely see a slow pileup of water rather than a sudden surge, which is what you would expect with a hurricane, and which we saw with Irene 14 months ago. “So it will be less dangerous – but make no mistake about it, there will be a lot of water and low-lying areas will experience flooding.
You don't get more willfully ignorant than that.
If they re-elect him, they DO deserve what they get next time. And I think it'll be high time to disconnect NYC from the rest of the state, push it out to sea, and pull the plug.
NY ping.
Downstaters need to be reminded of this.
I recall seeing this on The Weather Channel. They were dumbfounded by what Bloomberg said. I thought Jim Cantore’s head was going to explode.