Hurricane Sandy

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Everyone can talk about the hurricane (NOT our favorite mammal) here.

Just some pointers on the storm:

- It is over 800 miles wide (big area it will cover)
- It is very slow moving (the more it stalls over us, the more damage we'll take)
- Sun, Mon, TUES, Wednesday (these are the days it will affect the Eastern Seaboard, with TUES being the worst :O)

well....there ya have it!

and don't expect me to be online on those days..... and don't expect my power to be on either :p
 
I'M GONNA DIE!!!!! D: Okay, I probably won't, but you never know. And If I don't go on here from Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday until the end of time, then you'll have to assume the worst. I live in Delaware, for those who don't know.
 
Everyone can talk about the hurricane (NOT our favorite mammal) here.

Just some pointers on the storm:

- It is over 800 miles wide (big area it will cover)
- It is very slow moving (the more it stalls over us, the more damage we'll take)
- Sun, Mon, TUES, Wednesday (these are the days it will affect the Eastern Seaboard, with TUES being the worst :O)

well....there ya have it!

and don't expect me to be online on those days..... and don't expect my power to be on either :p
 
It could be the worst one in about 20 years. :s: Again, something happens around Halloween. We lost power for FIVE DAYS after it snowed around Halloween last year. Thank goodness the convinced us to buy a Full-House generator! :O
Maybe it will be so bad I'll miss school. Doubtful, now that I mentioned it. :p
 
PatStar2000 said:
It could be the worst one in about 20 years. :s: Again, something happens around Halloween. We lost power for FIVE DAYS after it snowed around Halloween last year. Thank goodness the convinced us to buy a Full-House generator! :O
Maybe it will be so bad I'll miss school. Doubtful, now that I mentioned it. :p
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Don't get your hopes down, because it depends on where on the East Coast you live. Obviously the ENTIRE east coast (from North Carolina to Boston) will be affected. My area, Richmond, is predicting nearly 6 or 7 inches of rain on Mon and Tuesday, and guess what?

SNOW.

Yes sir, wet snow, meteorologists are now saying, is a HUGE possiblity. Also, a cold front coming in from the midwest (Ohio, etc) will clash into the Atlantic in the same area as Sandy, which will have the chance to form into a POWERFUL, even deadly NOR'EASTER.

And in case you wonder what a nor'easter is, here's your answer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor'easter

So do NOT be surprised if Sandy causes your area to lose power/flood/school cancelled :) :(
 
ooooooofy said:
I'M GONNA DIE!!!!! D: Okay, I probably won't, but you never know. And If I don't go on here from Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday until the end of time, then you'll have to assume the worst. I live in Delaware, for those who don't know.
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WOW.

Okay, now we know which SB fan will be fighting the most during Sandy :(

I hope you stay safe. Go to Lowes/Home Depot/etc and get hurricane survival supplies now if you don't have any. Trust me, it WILL come in handy when....bad things begin happening.

Delaware is in the heart of the forecasted path. Stay safe
 
Oh my God D:
I don't live in the Eastern states, (I live in California), but this is absolutely terrible. I wish good luck to those affected.
 
ooooooofy said:
I'M GONNA DIE!!!!! D: Okay, I probably won't, but you never know. And If I don't go on here from Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday until the end of time, then you'll have to assume the worst. I live in Delaware, for those who don't know.
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I wish you so much luck and I will make sure to send out my prayers to you and all of the people going to be affected.

Well, we are going to get rain here in Upstate NY, that's it though.
 
[background=rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)]It could be the worst one in about 20 years. [/background] :s:[background=rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)] Again, something happens around Halloween. We lost power for FIVE DAYS after it snowed around Halloween last year. Thank goodness the convinced us to buy a Full-House generator! [/background] :O
[background=rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)]Maybe it will be so bad I'll miss school. Doubtful, now that I mentioned it. [/background] :p
 
PatStar2000 said:
[background=rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)]It could be the worst one in about 20 years. [/background] :s:[background=rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)] Again, something happens around Halloween. We lost power for FIVE DAYS after it snowed around Halloween last year. Thank goodness the convinced us to buy a Full-House generator! [/background] :O
[background=rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)]Maybe it will be so bad I'll miss school. Doubtful, now that I mentioned it. [/background] :p
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Don't get your hopes down, because it depends on where on the East Coast you live. Obviously the ENTIRE east coast (from North Carolina to Boston) will be affected. My area, Richmond, is predicting nearly 6 or 7 inches of rain on Mon and Tuesday, and guess what?


SNOW.

Yes sir, wet snow, meteorologists are now saying, is a HUGE possiblity. Also, a cold front coming in from the midwest (Ohio, etc) will clash into the Atlantic in the same area as Sandy, which will have the chance to form into a POWERFUL, even deadly NOR'EASTER.

And in case you wonder what a nor'easter is, here's your answer.

http://en.wikipedia..../Nor'easter

So do NOT be surprised if Sandy causes your area to lose power/flood/school cancelled :) :(
 
NastyPatty2002 said:
Don't get your hopes down, because it depends on where on the East Coast you live. Obviously the ENTIRE east coast (from North Carolina to Boston) will be affected. My area, Richmond, is predicting nearly 6 or 7 inches of rain on Mon and Tuesday, and guess what?


SNOW.

Yes sir, wet snow, meteorologists are now saying, is a HUGE possiblity. Also, a cold front coming in from the midwest (Ohio, etc) will clash into the Atlantic in the same area as Sandy, which will have the chance to form into a POWERFUL, even deadly NOR'EASTER.

And in case you wonder what a nor'easter is, here's your answer.

http://en.wikipedia..../Nor'easter

So do NOT be surprised if Sandy causes your area to lose power/flood/school cancelled :) :(
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Anyone who lives in the same area as Syracuse knows what snow is, trust me.
 
:p Syracuse schools probably cancel if theres like 3 or 4 feet.

Here in Richmond we panic over 6 inches :p :rofl:

And do you live in Syracuse?

Your like, dead in the path of one of the forecast track models for the storm.

Watch out and be safe if you do...
 
NastyPatty2002 said:
:p Syracuse schools probably cancel if theres like 3 or 4 feet.

Here in Richmond we panic over 6 inches :p :rofl:

And do you live in Syracuse?

Your like, dead in the path of one of the forecast track models for the storm.

Watch out and be safe if you do...
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I live in Horseheads, NY, which is in the Chemung County 2 hours south of Rochester. So am I in the path?
 
The National Weather Service (NWS) comes up with a list of hurricanes. Every 6 years, the same names from the hurricane season 6 years ago get re-used. However, if the previous storm is very devastating, the name gets "retired". Like Katrina, that was pretty memorable. So that was in 2005. 6 years later, or last year, it was replaced by Katia. The NWS comes up with a name for every letter of the alphabet, usually up to like U or V. Any amount of storms past that amount is considered a very active hurricane season.

Just like that, for Sandy, this season is 2012. So we have to go back to 2006, and see if Sandy was already a name, or if it replaced a devastating storm. And after looking it up, it looks like the season didn't even reach the letter "S". So Sandy was already on the list, it just was never used. But now, if THIS Hurricane Sandy is devastating, is very costly and deadly, then it most certainly will be retired by the NWS and replaced with another name. Hope I helped :) I love studying meteorology. After architecture, it is my second favorite hobby :)


Fun fact: the National Weather Service is also the trademark owner of their signature annoying public service announcements that interrupt radio stations and even local TV news channels if serious enough.
Usually it'll go something like "The National Weather Service in (local weather station city) has issued a (type of weather warning/watch, e.g. tornado/severe thunderstorm) in (names of municipalities).

You'll be able to know whether it is a NWS PSA if you hear this annoying (or rather scary and frightening beep/ring type thing. Here's what it sounds like. It's at the very beginning of the video. It gives you an idea of what a NWS weather statement sounds like (or in this case, looks like on a TV)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOhR7vzkZAo&feature=related
 
NastyPatty2002 said:
The National Weather Service (NWS) comes up with a list of hurricanes. Every 6 years, the same names from the hurricane season 6 years ago get re-used. However, if the previous storm is very devastating, the name gets "retired". Like Katrina, that was pretty memorable. So that was in 2005. 6 years later, or last year, it was replaced by Katia. The NWS comes up with a name for every letter of the alphabet, usually up to like U or V. Any amount of storms past that amount is considered a very active hurricane season.

Just like that, for Sandy, this season is 2012. So we have to go back to 2006, and see if Sandy was already a name, or if it replaced a devastating storm. And after looking it up, it looks like the season didn't even reach the letter "S". So Sandy was already on the list, it just was never used. But now, if THIS Hurricane Sandy is devastating, is very costly and deadly, then it most certainly will be retired by the NWS and replaced with another name. Hope I helped :) I love studying meteorology. After architecture, it is my second favorite hobby :)


Fun fact: the National Weather Service is also the trademark owner of their signature annoying public service announcements that interrupt radio stations and even local TV news channels if serious enough.
Usually it'll go something like "The National Weather Service in (local weather station city) has issued a (type of weather warning/watch, e.g. tornado/severe thunderstorm) in (names of municipalities).
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I was really trying to say if it has anything to do with Spongebob.
 
The entire Eastern Megalopolis looks poised to be struck by this storm. Personally, I believe (knock wood) the media is, as always, oversensationalizing things for viewership and that the hurricane will begin to peter out as it moves northward. Both Earl (2010) and Irene (2011), while deadly and impactful, did not do as much damage as originally forecasted. Also, both of those storms were in late summer; it'd be true proof of global warming to me if a storm could stay that powerful that far north as the calendar is about to roll into November. But, we can't know these things.

My dad's family is in Massachusetts and my mom's family is in Pennsylvania (western part of the state, but still). At first, we were all ready to call up my dad's family in the Bay State and tell them to board up, but now that the projected path has turned westward, it looks like we'll be calling my mom's family instead!

It also makes me wonder what effects, if any, such a storm hitting so close to Washington, D.C. would have on the election. If, Heaven forbid, there's considerable destruction just a week before people are supposed to go to the polls, who knows if it might affect turnout in that region? ...But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Hopes, wishes, and prayers for safety for all those in the path of Hurricane Sandy.
 
NastyPatty2002 said:
The National Weather Service (NWS) comes up with a list of hurricanes. Every 6 years, the same names from the hurricane season 6 years ago get re-used. However, if the previous storm is very devastating, the name gets "retired". Like Katrina, that was pretty memorable. So that was in 2005. 6 years later, or last year, it was replaced by Katia. The NWS comes up with a name for every letter of the alphabet, usually up to like U or V. Any amount of storms past that amount is considered a very active hurricane season.

Just like that, for Sandy, this season is 2012. So we have to go back to 2006, and see if Sandy was already a name, or if it replaced a devastating storm. And after looking it up, it looks like the season didn't even reach the letter "S". So Sandy was already on the list, it just was never used. But now, if THIS Hurricane Sandy is devastating, is very costly and deadly, then it most certainly will be retired by the NWS and replaced with another name. Hope I helped :) I love studying meteorology. After architecture, it is my second favorite hobby :)


Fun fact: the National Weather Service is also the trademark owner of their signature annoying public service announcements that interrupt radio stations and even local TV news channels if serious enough.
Usually it'll go something like "The National Weather Service in (local weather station city) has issued a (type of weather warning/watch, e.g. tornado/severe thunderstorm) in (names of municipalities).

You'll be able to know whether it is a NWS PSA if you hear this annoying (or rather scary and frightening beep/ring type thing. Here's what it sounds like. It's at the very beginning of the video. It gives you an idea of what a NWS weather statement sounds like (or in this case, looks like on a TV)

Click to expand...


I've gotten that warning SO MANY TIMES and nothing bad happened. When an actual tornado ripped through Elmira, no warning. :facepalm:
 
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