Hurricane Sandy Live Thread II

NOAA/NHC & Various ^ | 10/29/2012 | NOAA/NHC & Various

[NautiNurse]

Late season Hurricane Sandy approaching the Eastern U.S. coast.

Sea Surface Temps

Public Advisories

NHC Tropical Discussions

Satellite Images

Local Radar & Weather: Wunderground Severe Wx Northeast
Philadelphia/New Jersey Current Wx
Delaware: Dover Air Force Base Current Wx
New York: Long Island Current Wx

Buoy Data: Current Observations

Mt. Holly NJ NWS Briefing Package for Hurricane Sandy (pdf file)

Hurricane Sandy Live Thread I

[bigbob]

Shep Smith said they’ve turned off the “steam engines and stuff that make our electricity” in south Manhattan

[Jack Hydrazine]

Had to look up what "baroclinic" means.

Baroclinic - In fluid dynamics, the baroclinity (sometimes called baroclinicity) is a measure of the stratification in a fluid. A baroclinic atmosphere is one for which the density depends on both the temperature and the pressure; contrast this with barotropic atmosphere, for which the density depends only on the pressure. In atmospheric terms, the barotropic zones of the Earth are generally found in the central latitudes, or tropics, whereas the baroclinic areas are generally found in the mid-latitude/polar regions.
or
BAROCLINIC- Distinct air mass regions exist. Fronts separate warmer from colder air. In a synoptic scale baroclinic environment you will find the polar jet in the vicinity, troughs of low pressure (mid-latitude cyclones) and frontal boundaries. There are clear density gradients in a baroclinic environment caused by the fronts. Any time you are near a mid-latitude cyclone you are in a baroclinic environment. Part of the word baroclinic is clinic. If the atmosphere is out of balance, it is baroclinic, just as if a person felt out of balance they would need to go to a clinic.

[DoughtyOne]

I wouldn’t say your wrong. I’m not sure what real danger there was here though. Was it likely to come down? Maybe so.

[PLMerite]

“Full moon, too.”

Great. A hurricane *and* werewolves.

[bert]

collect on fire insurance if there is a flood

[DoughtyOne]

I don’t think you’re far from the truth there. There are times...

[NautiNurse]

FNC reports: Boats requested to evacuate a firehouse in Brooklyn.

[RKBA Democrat]

The Battery is at 13.15 feet, well beyond worst case scenario.

$100 bil may prove optimistic. This is one of those times when Just D*** ain’t cutting it.

[novemberslady]

bkmk

[matt04]

That’s not good. That water must be causing damage to all the underground utilities.

[tomkat]

Hunker down,
Be alert,
Stay in touch !

< deist prayers >

[xp38]

A woman in Toronto has been killed after being hit by a business sign Monday evening. Not a good time to be outside.

[Miss Didi]

Glad you are safe, nutmeg dear! :)

[tomkat]

Great report nutmeg, thanks a bunch !

Enjoy the vacation   :^)

[Michigander222]

A giant tree fell while I was stopped at a red light. Fortunately the wind was blowing the right way and it fell opposite of us! And we’re in Michigan!!

[Rome2000]

In 2004, I stepped outside of a construction trailer wearing a heavy hard hat in 70 MPH winds.

In about 5 seconds it blew of my head and was about 3 blocks away.

I jumped into my Suburban and caught it about half mile away.

[dirtboy]

BREAKING: MTA announces NYC subways will be closed for remainder of the week. All major lines are flooded

[tomkat]

To: metmom

“Full moon, too.”

Great. A hurricane *and* werewolves.

             

(without humor, we're truly hosed anyway)

“Full moon, too.”

Great. A hurricane *and* werewolves.

[TornadoAlley3]

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[lovesdogs]

Dear Lord. With the worst yet ahead, I cannot even imagine what the first daylight photos will show.