[Victorious]

I lived in upstate N.Y. for 41 of my 46 years. I have many family and friends there. Does anyone know about fallout patterns? Do you think it would reach as far as upstate?

[Labyrinthos]

I lived in upstate N.Y. for 41 of my 46 years. I have many family and friends there. Does anyone know about fallout patterns? Do you think it would reach as far as upstate?

When you say "it" are you talking about fallout? the blast itself? The answers to those questions depend upon where upstate you are referring to.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Look at average weather patterns.
If the wind in your area is normally from the west, you will be OK unless of course something lights up Chicago or Detroit.

You can map out the effects here.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/sfeature/mapablast.html

[JustPiper]

Let's ask "V", expert opinions please?

[TomInNJ]

"Do you think it would reach as far as upstate?"

It depends on the number of megatons exploded. I remember of a site I visited about 18 months ago that showed the impact of different megatons on different geographical areas. This assumed the explotion occurred in midtown Manahttan. But if I were you I wouldn't worry about it. If I remember correctly a 50 megatons bomb would have some impact inside Westchester County, but not a disastrous one. OTOH, outside of Westchester County, the impact from such a device would be minimal at worst.