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New York warned to prepare for hurricanes
Reuters ^
| May 10, 2006
| By Martinne Geller
Posted on 05/10/2006 10:51:34 AM PDT by Blogger
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To: Catholic Canadian
The liberals will say Bush's fault...or for something 50 years ago...Eisenhower's fault?
To: Blogger
I think Rove has some new coordinates this years... so they better heed the warning :)
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posted on
05/10/2006 11:07:50 AM PDT
by
fhlh
(Polls are for Strippers.)
To: dhs12345
probably that filthy bumbergs way of getting fema money
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posted on
05/10/2006 11:08:56 AM PDT
by
italianquaker
(Democrats and media can't win elections at least they can win their phony polls.)
To: Gay State Conservative
Don't forget the 1938 Hurricane.
To: Blogger
I'm not worried. We will all be dead from Bird Flu long before a hurricane gets a change to hit New York.
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posted on
05/10/2006 11:11:17 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Never question Bruce Dickinson!)
To: Blogger
Click
Scary New York Moments
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Some of the worst hurricane-related effects in New York's history: 1821: The only hurricane in modern times known to pass directly over parts of New York City pushed the tide up 13 feet in one hour and inundated wharves, causing the East River and the Hudson River to merge across lower Manhattan as far north as Canal Street. Deaths were limited since few lived there at the time. 1893: A category 1 hurricane destroyed Hog Island, a resort island off the Rockaways in southern Queens. 1960: Hurricane Donna created an 11-foot storm tide in the New York Harbor that caused extensive pier damage. Forced 300 families to evacuate Long Island. 1999: Floyd, weakened to a tropical storm, brought sustained 60 mph winds and dumped 10-15 inches of rain on upstate New Jersey and New York State. 2004: The remains of Hurricane Frances in September flooded city subways, stranding some passengers aboard trains that had to be stopped by flooded tracks. SOURCE: New York City Office of Emergency Management, LiveScience reporting |
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posted on
05/10/2006 11:14:25 AM PDT
by
deport
To: Gay State Conservative
We certainly felt the effects of Hurricane Isabelle in the DC area, a few years ago. And the Hurricane of 1938 is still remembered vividly by those who were in New England then.
To: oceanview
Yup, me too, on the shore of CT. It wasn't that big of a deal....... a bit of flooding and some downed trees. I watched the eyewall pass right over head....clear blue skies for about 20 minutes or so....then it started up again.
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posted on
05/10/2006 11:22:15 AM PDT
by
taxed2death
(A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
To: A message
"If I recall correctly for the most part the city kept on bustling despite a snow that would shut down most places."
New York City KNOWS snow. It doesn't know hurricanes.
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posted on
05/10/2006 11:25:26 AM PDT
by
dljordan
To: MattinNJ; All
I work on the top floor of my building in Manhattan and when there is a storm with a lot of wind you can hear the howling and sometimes the building sways. A very wierd feeling!
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posted on
05/10/2006 11:29:13 AM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
To: Gay State Conservative
I can vividly recall hurricanes up here in New England in the 50's One of them was probably Hurricane Edna, which struck New England on September 11, 1954. In his essay "The Eye of Edna," noted writer E. B. White described riding out this storm on the coast of Maine.
To: Blogger
The jet stream and the prevailing winds push most storms out into the Atlantic before they get that far north. Halifax gets hit more often than NY because it is further to the east, but a couple of years ago Toronto got hit by one after it was downgraded to a tropical storm.
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posted on
05/10/2006 11:35:06 AM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(Yay! It's Riding Season!)
To: Catholic Canadian
We got hit by the remnants of a hurricane back in '04- it passed somewhere between here and London IIRC.
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posted on
05/10/2006 11:36:35 AM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(Yay! It's Riding Season!)
To: areafiftyone
I used to visit the NY office of our company several years ago; it was on a high floor of the Citibank building, and it would creak and sway like a tall ship under sail.
To: Fiji Hill
"Carol" and "Diane" are the ones I can best recall.I was a little kid back then but one of my most vivid memories of childhood involves seeing my Dad pull into the driveway in his blue Oldsmobile during one of them.
My mother was in a panic during that storm worrying about my Dad and seeing him pull in was a moment of great relief and happiness for both of us.
To: Blogger
They had a hurricane in 2000. It's name was Hillary.
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posted on
05/10/2006 11:41:06 AM PDT
by
doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
To: Gay State Conservative
If I remember correctly, it is Cape Hatteras where hurricanes hit when they wind up in NYC. I vividly remember Gloria back in '85 (I was 16). The eye went right over my house. I remember being outside in the middle of it, cleaning up a bit...seeing everyone else peek out...and then running back inside when it started again.
We were without power for 11 days. I really remember saying "I will never take electricity for granted again" when it came back on.Of course, I was taking it for granted less than two months later :)
To: doug from upland
That was just an old f@rt
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posted on
05/10/2006 11:59:18 AM PDT
by
Blogger
To: RinaseaofDs
I believe that hurricane hit CT on Sept. 27, 1985. It was called Gloria. It knocked out the power in Trumbull where I was getting married. I should have taken that as a sign.
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posted on
05/10/2006 12:02:03 PM PDT
by
massgopguy
(massgopguy)
To: Blogger
"Winds increase with height, so you're going to see much stronger wind on the 30th floor or the 50th floor of a building than you do at the surface," Koch said. This Koch has never heard of the venturi effect,eh?
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