Not being frm NYC wonder if is possible for the subway to flood
Prayers for everyone in the path of this storm
Yes -- at least the subways in lower Manhattan. Irene came close, but was a foot or so shy of topping over and flooding the subways. Sandy may manage to do it, but on the second high tide of Monday, not the first.
We just came back from the beach -- and it was awfully windy -- amazing considering how far away this storm still is. After Irene -- that was not a hurricane when it hit us -- I do not think this is being hyped at all. If anything, it's still being underestimated. Less than half of the ocean-facing properties we saw were boarded up.
Yes...it can happen and does somewhat frequently when we experience flash flooding, although disruptions are minor. The subway has a very effective pumping system that limits disruptions. The problem will be storm surges which can affect lower Manhattan. We got lucky with Irene and hopefully no big issues this time. As SamAdams said, we get a few Nor’Easters a year so generally we are used to these types of storms, however, they are predicting this to be different than what we normally experience.