Posted on 08/27/2011 4:30:34 PM PDT by equaviator
New York became a city without one of its trademarks — the nation’s largest subway system — on Saturday as Hurricane Irene charged northward and the city prepared to face powerhouse winds that could drive a wall of water over the beaches in the Rockaways and between the skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan. Multimedia New York City Braces for Irene Slide Show Hurricane Irene Makes Landfall Interactive Map Hurricane Tracker: Irene Interactive The Preparations for Hurricane Irene and Reports of Damage Interactive Map: New York City Hurricane Evacuation Zones Interactive Feature: Scenes From the Storm: Readers’ Photos of Hurricane Irene Related The Lede Blog: Latest Updates on Hurricane Irene (August 27, 2011)... An Evacuation of...
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I’m sure this storm is generating a lot of tornadoes.
Tell that to us here in eastern NC whose homes are underwater and don’t live on the Outer Banks and are in places that don’t typically flood. We have steady to heavy rain for 32 hours straight and still a few more hours to go. 6 hours ago we had 17 inches of rain... I guess that’s a plain old heavy rain event in your book. Along with the thousands of huge trees, hardwoods as well as pines that have come down.
No NYC busses either. Labor issue, I’m told. Drivers won’t work if the trains don’t run.
Ok, I see you and me were had. Any destruction is bad but good to see it was merely one portion of the mall.
Heh. In Oklahoma we call 80 mph winds a thunderstorm. My pity level for the east coasters is negative 5. Send some rain this way.....sissies.
TS Allison visited Houston in 2001, left and then returned. Caught under a high pressure system she dumped 40 inches of rain on the city. The 610 loop around the city acted as a giant bowl. When the water finally drained on the interstate, they found 18 wheelers two deep that had been totally buried under water. Called the 100 year flood. Didn’t think it would ever quit raining. Some memories just never go away.
Sure could use some of that water now....talk about "feast or famine."
Can rats swim?
Sure could use some of that water now...”
You betcha. It did rain for about 20 minutes near our home earlier this week though. Heard a lawn and garden guy last weekend say that because of the kind of soil we have, it would take two to three years of normal rainfall for complete restoration.
I had moved from Houston by 2001, but I was there for TS Allison in 1989 (30” rain, flooded the TX Medical Center, metro buses under water, etc.). I know what you mean about indelible memories!
Even though the City has regressed, in terms of quality of life, since the Giuliani Era, it's still the safest city in the country.
There was actually a reduction in crime during the 2003 blackout.
Following the storm (and lack of crime outbreaks) I'm prepared to cheerfully admit an error in doubting the collective character among the Big Appelonian Peeps.
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Power is out at my place. I’m having to type this by candlelight.
And then there's the all pervasive smell of urine.
I still think the chance of your house being looted in a place like Long Beach, vs. your chance being caught in the storm, are minimal.
Where will people get their sandwiches?
Brain Bleach Aisle 51. STAT!!!
I believe the term for what is being done now is 'wilding' or what I would call anarchy. The media wants to continue to 'confuse' the public by using the wrong label, just as they refuse to mention race in their articles, even when it seems to dominate the entire subject.
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