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Hurricane Sandy (LIVE THREAD)
NOAA/NHC & Various ^ | 10/25/2012 | NOAA/NHC & Various

Posted on 10/25/2012 8:53:50 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Late season Hurricane Sandy churning poleward off the Eastern U.S. coast.


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Buoy Data: Current Observations


TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Connecticut; US: Delaware; US: Florida; US: New Jersey; US: New York; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: frankenstorm; hurricane; hurricanesandy; nautinurse; sandy; tropical
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To: Kartographer
I would give this advice to people in the path of this storm (and I am one of them):

Potable water is the most critical thing you can be taking care of. 1 gallon per person per day is the baseline. Fill every large cooking pot, your coolers, your washing machine, your bathtub, and anything else that can hold water (such as Rubbermain storage containers) before the storm arrives.

If you have extra capacity for non-potable water (such as your trash cans), fill it to be able to manually flush toilets.

You can live without food for a couple weeks, but it won't be fun. You should be eating your perishable foods up and buying non-perishable foods.

Fill used soda bottles with water now and freeze them. They will give your freezer food a couple of days of life.

Hit the ATM now for a few hundred bucks of cash.

Make sure you have a fresh supply of any critical prescriptions.

Fill up your cars with gas.

Get batteries and battery-powered LED lights. Look at buying a cheap LED headlamp - VERY useful in a prolonged power outage.

Look at having backup cooking such as a campstove. If you have a gas grill, have an extra propane bottle.

Hit the library for books and stores for cards and games to keep you entertained.

If you smoke and/or drink, have enough on hand for two weeks.

41 posted on 10/25/2012 7:14:56 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: Kartographer
I would give this advice to people in the path of this storm (and I am one of them):

Potable water is the most critical thing you can be taking care of. 1 gallon per person per day is the baseline. Fill every large cooking pot, your coolers, your washing machine, your bathtub, and anything else that can hold water (such as Rubbermain storage containers) before the storm arrives.

If you have extra capacity for non-potable water (such as your trash cans), fill it to be able to manually flush toilets.

You can live without food for a couple weeks, but it won't be fun. You should be eating your perishable foods up and buying non-perishable foods.

Fill used soda bottles with water now and freeze them. They will give your freezer food a couple of days of life.

Hit the ATM now for a few hundred bucks of cash.

Make sure you have a fresh supply of any critical prescriptions.

Fill up your cars with gas.

Get batteries and battery-powered LED lights. Look at buying a cheap LED headlamp - VERY useful in a prolonged power outage.

Look at having backup cooking such as a campstove. If you have a gas grill, have an extra propane bottle.

Hit the library for books and stores for cards and games to keep you entertained.

If you smoke and/or drink, have enough on hand for two weeks.

42 posted on 10/25/2012 7:16:29 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

If you have a extra Frig go ahead and fill the Freezer with ice.

If you have a Freezer, fill up and extra space with 2 ltrs of water or I use empty ice cream tubs so they have a chance to freeze and will help keep your freezer cold if the power goes off.

Extra diapers for babies.

Check your meds and make sure you have enough to last you a couple weeks or better.

Don’t buy food that needs refrigeration. If you have kids buy powder milk or hot chocolate mix made milk.

If you don’t have or need a chain saw think about buying a axe and or a bow saw. You won’t be able to cut up downed trees, but you can clear away branches and small limbs for those who do have chain saws. and DONOT forget some good leather gloves.

It’s not going to get blizzard cold, but for those with small children and older folk you might thing about getting some alternate heat source like a kerosene heater or a small Portable Propane Heater.


43 posted on 10/25/2012 7:54:49 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Kartographer; dirtboy
One other suggestion from personal experience. If you have firewood, bring it in before the heavy snow. It will be impossible to get to otherwise.

A winter storm 2 years ago left us with 38 inches of snow. My racks of firewood were buried. Since then I built a frame and tarp to prevent it from happening again. Now I can snow blow a path to under the shelter. Lessons learned.
44 posted on 10/25/2012 8:15:17 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: the_devils_advocate_666

Wow, thanks for posting that. We’re in the highest snowfall categories here in the Laurel Highlands of southwest central PA. I’m going to have to make a trip to the stores this weekend. I need more gas and oil for the chainsaws and some other “stuff” if it actually hits.


45 posted on 10/25/2012 8:35:08 PM PDT by Brian Kopp DPM
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To: PA Engineer

Ironically on Oct 29th 2011 CT/NJ/MA got hit with 12-24” inches of heavy wet snow on trees that mostly had green leaves on them. Lost power for 9 days.


46 posted on 10/25/2012 9:30:23 PM PDT by matt04
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To: matt04
Ironically on Oct 29th 2011 CT/NJ/MA got hit with 12-24” inches of heavy wet snow on trees that mostly had green leaves on them. Lost power for 9 days.

It seems more than a coincidence. I remember it. We drove through it after visiting our Daughter in State College on our way to Baltimore. We took the Carnival Pride out of Baltimore and hit the storm again when it reformed. LOL. Here is one of the videos from the storm. It took me 10 minutes to get my pants on in the morning. I learned to lay on my back while being thrown around. Something to do once. Our suite was aft. Big mistake.

Carnival Pride Storm in the Atlantic November 2011
47 posted on 10/25/2012 10:16:43 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: NautiNurse

Already been dubbed *Frankenstorm*


48 posted on 10/25/2012 10:19:23 PM PDT by Daffynition (Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. ~ HLM)
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To: PA Engineer

>Lost power for 9 days<

Actually...2 full agonizing weeks in our neighborhood in CT. :(


49 posted on 10/25/2012 10:22:04 PM PDT by Daffynition (Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. ~ HLM)
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To: abner

Japan!


50 posted on 10/26/2012 2:10:37 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Barack Obama--you are the weakest link. Goodbye!)
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To: abb; abbi_normal_2; aberaussie; abner; AbsoluteGrace; alancarp; Alas Babylon!; Alia; ...
A tropical storm watch has been issued from Savannah River northward
to Oregon Inlet North Carolina...including Pamlico Sound.

Wind field expanding...
Hurricane force winds extend 35 miles and tropical storm force
winds extend outward 275 miles from the storm center.

Category 1 sustained winds 80mph, 968mb
Moving NW at 13mph


On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here-->

51 posted on 10/26/2012 2:19:26 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Barack Obama--you are the weakest link. Goodbye!)
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To: NautiNurse

There is a group out on Robin Sage in Pineland, Green Beret trainees from Fort Bragg. They finish around the 31st. I wonder how this will affect them.


52 posted on 10/26/2012 2:42:02 AM PDT by Jemian
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To: PA Engineer
...The only item I have to work on is getting the chain saw restarted and mixing more fuel...

You can get premixed 2-cycle gas & oil in quart cans now most anyplace they sell lawn equipment. Fuel stabilizer is mixed in. It's expensive compared to mixing your own, but hassle-free.

Don't forget an extra bar, bar oil, chains, spark plugs ( Many! ) and files.

And be careful- I've run chainsaws all my life & I hate the damned things.

53 posted on 10/26/2012 2:44:17 AM PDT by backhoe (Just a Merry-Hearted Keyboard Pirate Boy, plunderin' his way across the InterToobs)
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To: NautiNurse
Just d***, again:


54 posted on 10/26/2012 2:58:36 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: NautiNurse
The forecast track is an absolute worst-case scenario for the Philly area and the Jersey Shore:


55 posted on 10/26/2012 3:02:12 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy
I'll prolly print that map and pin it to the cork board here above my desk.

Perfect rationalization for NOT worrying about chopping up that last half ton of leaves that blew down within six hours of my last mowing/mulching !

They'll likely either blow down to the Susquehanna, or the Susquehanna will come up here and get 'em !


lol/grrr

56 posted on 10/26/2012 4:45:46 AM PDT by tomkat
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To: NautiNurse
Thanks for the ping NN. It's getting a little breezy with occasional brief squalls here at the south end of the Space Coast. It'll be party time later today as this little girl passes way offshore.
57 posted on 10/26/2012 5:02:18 AM PDT by shove_it ( The 0bama regime are the people Orwell and Rand warned us about.)
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To: shove_it

Closest approach to Florida is happening roughly now. Center of circulation is clearing the Bahamas. Will be curious to see if Sandy can get wrapped up today and tomorrow... ‘cuz it’s pretty messed up - which is a good thing.


58 posted on 10/26/2012 7:02:50 AM PDT by alancarp (Liberals are all for shared pain... until they're included in the pain group.)
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To: Gabz

Heads up FRiend, this is going to get interesting.


59 posted on 10/26/2012 7:24:34 AM PDT by Delmarksman (Pro 2A Anglican American (Ford and Chevy kill more people than guns do, lets ban them))
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To: Delmarksman

That’s an understatement!


60 posted on 10/26/2012 7:52:14 AM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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