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Sandy is a monster storm and could very well be heading to New York City.
It is safe to say that lives are in danger.
I remember when Republicans wanted to cut "disaster relief". They said the US shouldn't be a "nanny state". Eric Cantor was leading the charge, until his district was hit by an earthquake and then a hurricane. God, these Republicans. So awful.
I remember when Republicans wanted to cut "disaster relief". They said the US shouldn't be a "nanny state". Eric Cantor was leading the charge, until his district was hit by an earthquake and then a hurricane. God, these Republicans. So awful.
absolutely ridiculous to make this political before the storm hits.
Let this thread be used to warn people of what is possible and how to prepare to be self sufficient for days as they need to as it could be difficult for help to get in immediately.
Too late. Eric Cantor already said we need to cut disaster relief or tie it to some bill. Get it? He already said it. Past tense. It's been said. Pointing out what that ass hat said doesn't make me the bad guy. It makes those that defend him bad.
The new storm surge forecasts using the 12Z run of the GFS model from the experimental Extratropical Storm Surge model, run by NOAA's Meteorological Development Laboratory, are in. The peak storm surge from Sandy at The Battery in NYC is predicted to reach 5.5' on Monday night October 29, which is 1.4' higher than Irene's storm surge. The new forecast has the peak surge occurring near high tide, bringing the maximum storm tide--the water level reached as a result of the combined action of the tide and the storm surge--to 10.5', a foot higher than Irene. At this level, water will very likely pour into the Lower Manhattan subway system, unless efforts to sandbag the entrances are successful. Notice: this is not an official NHC storm surge forecast, and the storm surge may be higher or lower than this, depending upon the strength, track, and timing of Sandy. I updated my post with the new graphic.
A couple of other points: the full moon is adding only about 5% to the height of the high tide--about 3 - 4".
A storm surge damage potential of 5.2 on a scale of 0 to 6 sounds like a lot, but we won't be seeing the kind of extreme storm surge damage a Cat 3 storm with a lower number on that scale would cause.
Jeff Masters