Posted on 11/02/2012 6:58:37 PM PDT by neverdem
Looks like she has it all backwards.
True, the low pressure was another big factor. Lots of variables came together just right to cause this, none of which can be attributed to AGW or climate change... Another interesting feature was the way the jet stream sucked Sandy into shore when it got east of NJ, just accelerated it’s landfall, which had to pack part of the punch as well... Landfall was predicted around 8pm, but then it just accelerated, was interesting to watch the radar/satellite loops...
Being in Delaware, the one true case of a hurricane hitting my area was Isabel in 2003. This was the case in my lifetime where a hurricane, or rather a tropical storm, showed winds of over 50 mph. In terms of flooding, that would have been Floyd in 1999, however, every storm since then we’ve upgraded the dams and sluice gates so that the flooding doesn’t happen again.
Being in Delaware, the one true case of a hurricane hitting my area was Isabel in 2003. This was the case in my lifetime where a hurricane, or rather a tropical storm, showed winds of over 50 mph. In terms of flooding, that would have been Floyd in 1999, however, every storm since then we’ve upgraded the dams and sluice gates so that the flooding doesn’t happen again.
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