Millions on East Coast could be in Danger!

LaGuardia has experienced extensive damage. Rescues continuing in Little Ferry. Water in some places is chest high. Now bringing in some air boats. Staging area has been set up and then people are being taken to shelters, hospitals, etc. Some people are even barefoot as they are being brought in. ABC7
 
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Tide will be coming in and still need to rescue a couple of hundred people still in Little Ferry. Trying to get people out by night fall. According to fire chief.
 
Sandy even now -
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Will continue to wreak havoc through out the NE for at least through Wednesday.
 
A full freezer- food will last for 48 hours, 1/2 full for 24 if you keep from opening it as little as possible.

Remember if yoo use a generator, make sure it is in an open space away from the home. Carbon monoxide kills.
 
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY ADVISORY NUMBER 33
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD AL182012
1100 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY SLOWLY MOVING WESTWARD WHILE
WEAKENING ACROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...40.2N 78.4W
ABOUT 120 MILES...190 KM...ESE OF PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA.
ABOUT 145 MILES...235KM...W OF PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...72 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...16 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.0 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS AND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES. STORM
WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND
COAST...FROM VIRGINIA TO MASSACHUSETTS. STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO
IN EFFECT ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES.

FLOOD AND COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT OVER PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST STATES.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME WESTERN MARYLAND
AND SOUTHWESTWARD INTO EASTERN TENNESSEE...EASTERN KENTUCKY...AND
EXTREME WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE WATCHES
AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 40.2 NORTH...AND LONGITUDE 78.4 WEST. THE POST-TROPICAL
CYCLONE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 10 MPH...16 KM/H. SANDY HAS
SLOWED IN FORWARD MOTION AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ITS WESTWARD
TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON...AND SHOULD
TAKE A TURN TOWARD WESTERN NEW YORK TONIGHT. THE CYCLONE WILL
MOVE INTO CANADA ON WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...72 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.0 INCHES.


HAZARDS
-------
WIND...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON OVER
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST...CENTRAL/SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...AND
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES.

STORM SURGE...EVEN THOUGH WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST HAVE BEEN
SUBSIDING...THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND THE TIDE COULD
STILL CAUSE NORMALLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE COAST TO BE FLOODED BY
RISING WATERS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS APPROACHING HIGH TIDE. THE
WATER COULD REACH THE FOLLOWING DEPTHS ABOVE GROUND AT THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE...

PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...2 TO 4 FT
UPPER AND MIDDLE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND DELAWARE BAY...2 TO 4 FT
DELMARVA PENINSULA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE JERSEY SHORE...1 TO 3 FT
NEW YORK NORTHWARD TO MASSACHUSETTS...1 TO 2 FT

DUE TO STRONG AND PERSISTENT NORTHERLY WINDS...COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES IS POSSIBLE.

SURGE-RELATED FLOODING DEPENDS ON THE RELATIVE TIMING OF THE SURGE
AND THE TIDAL CYCLE...AND CAN VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
THE SURGE COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE COAST EXPOSED TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. FOR
INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

RAINFALL...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE
EXPECTED FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES...ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...BRINGING STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION FROM
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY ACROSS DELAWARE...MARYLAND...NORTHERN
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION
AMOUNT OF 2 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY ACROSS WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...EASTERN OHIO AND WESTERN NEW YORK. PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN MAINE.

SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN
THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA INTO FAR WESTERN MARYLAND. SNOWFALL
STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF KENTUCKY...IN THE
MOUNTAINS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA/TENNESSEE BORDER.

SURF...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM FLORIDA
THROUGH NEW ENGLAND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.


RAINFALL TOTALS
---------------
SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 11 AM EDT

...WASHINGTON DC...
WASHINGTON/NATIONAL 4.66

...DELAWARE...
DOVER AFB 8.51
WILMINGTON ARPT 4.23

...MASSACHUSETTS...
EAST MILTON 3.00
FITCHBURG 2.43
BEDFORD/HANSCOM FIELD 2.29
NORWOOD MEMORIAL ARPT 2.02
NANTUCKET MEMORIAL ARPT 2.00


...MARYLAND...
PATUXENT RIVER NAS 8.20
SALISBURY RGNL ARPT 7.24
OCEAN CITY MUNI ARPT 7.20
ANNAPOLIS - US NAVAL ACADEMY 6.94
BALIMORE SCIENCE CENTER 6.94

BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL ARPT 6.51
HAGERSTOWN RGNL ARPT 4.76


...NORTH CAROLINA...
HATTERAS/BILLY MITCHELL AP 6.26
ELIZABETH CITY MUNI ARPT 3.46
NEW BERN/CRAVEN CO. ARPT 2.34

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
JAFFREY MUNI ARPT 3.81
MOUNT WASHINGTON 2.44
NASHUA/BOIRE FIELD 2.36
MANCHESTER AIRPARK 1.76

...NEW JERSEY...
MILLVILLE MUNI ARPT 5.37
ATLANTIC CITY INTL ARPT 4.13
WILDWOOD - CAPE MAY CO. ARPT 3.11
MCGUIRE AFB/WRIGHTSTOWN 2.57
MOUNT HOLLY 1.85

...NEW YORK...
NIAGARA FALLS INTL ARPT 3.02
JAMESTOWN AIRPORT 2.57
DUNKIRK AIRPORT 2.27
DANSVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.20
ROCHESTER/MONROE CO. ARPT 2.19

BUFFALO WFO 1.98

...OHIO...
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL ARPT 4.07
LORAIN/ELYRIA 3.85
ASHTABULA CO. ARPT 3.67
WOOSTER/WAYNE CO. ARPT 2.98
YOUNGSTOWN MUNI ARPT 2.87
AKRON/FULTON INTL ARPT 2.70
NEW PHILADELPHIA/CLEVER FIELD 2.37
MANSFIELD/LAHM MUNI ARPT 2.06
ZANESVILLE MUNI ARPT 1.66
CLEVELAND/BURKE LAKEFRONT 1.51

...PENNSYLVANIA...
JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIA CO. ARPT 3.79
YORK ARPT 3.77
ERIE INTL ARPT 3.35
DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY ARPT 3.04
ALTOONA/BLAIR CO. ARPT 2.97
PITTSBURGH INTL ARPT 2.71
BUTLER CO. AIRPORT 2.59
CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE ARPT 2.56
POTTSTOWN LIMERICK ARPT 2.55
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT 2.41


...RHODE ISLAND...
PAWTUCKET/NORTH CENTRAL ST ARPT 1.53

...VIRGINIA...
OCEANA NAS/SOUCEK 9.57
WALLOPS ISLAND 8.45
NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INL AP 7.35
LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTON 7.25
FORT EUSTIS/FELKER 6.79
NORFOLK INTL ARPT 5.93
WASHINGTON/DULLES 5.40
WEST POINT 4.31
NORFOLK NAS 3.35

RICHMOND 2.91

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MORGANTOWN/HART FIELD 2.95
BECKLEY MEMORIAL ARPT 2.48
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT 2.36
PARKERSBURG/WILSON 2.13
WHEELING/OHIO CO. ARPT 2.09



SNOWFALL TOTALS
---------------
SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 11 AM EDT

..KENTUCKY...
LYNCH 3S 12.0
ELKO 1NW 9.0
BENHAM 3S 6.0

...MARYLAND...
REDHOUSE 26.0
GARRETT 26.0
DEEP CREEK LAKE 20.0
OAKLAND 12.0

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BAKERSVILLE 6N 8.0
FAUST 4NW 6.0
LANSING 6NW 5.0
CRESTON 4.0

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CHAMPION 4SE 13.0
MOUNT DAVIS 9.0
LAUREL SUMMIT 6.0

...VIRGINIA...
TAZEWELL 1E 5.0
CLINTWOOD 2WSW 4.0
BURKES GARDEN 3.0

...WEST VIRGINIA...
DAVIS 23.0
BAYARD 19.0
TERRA ALTA 1N 18.0
WEBSTER SPINGS 17.0
FAYETTEVILLE 11E 15.0
SHADY SPRING 14.0
MORGANTOWN 3SE 12.0
SNOWSHOE 1S 11.0


WIND GUSTS
---------------

ISLIP NY 90 MPH
2 N TOMPKINSVILLE NJ 90 MPH
SURF CITY NJ 89 MPH
TUCKERTON NJ 88 MPH
1 N MONTCLAIR NJ 88 MPH
MADISON CT 85 MPH
PLUM ISLAND NY 84 MPH
CUTTYHUNK MA 83 MPH
DENNISVILLE 81 MPH
SANDY HOOK NJ 81 MPH
WELLFLEET MA 81 MPH
JFK NY 79 MPH
NEWARK NJ 78 MPH
ATLANTIC CITY NJ 77 MPH
GROTON CT 76 MPH
HARVEY CEDARS NJ 75 MPH

NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT ADVISORY ISSUED AT 500 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS
STORM.

GERHARDT/KREKELER

HPC's Advisories for Post-tropical Cyclone SANDY
 
Cuyahoga County's Sterling Building in downtown Cleveland evacuated due to safety concerns
Cuyahoga County's Sterling Building in downtown Cleveland evacuated due to safety concerns
The building hosts the Cuyahoga Emergency Communications System and 911 service. FitzGerald said the calls were transferred seamlessly to a backup location -- and no service was disrupted.

It's not clear yet what caused the damage to the building, but emergency crews said it could be because of the severe weather from Hurricane Sandy.
Cleveland, Ohio

CLEVELAND - The break wall at the Whiskey Island Marina collapsed early Tuesday morning and sailboats are sinking, Whiskey Island Marina Security said.

At least six sailboats are under water in Lake Erie. Only the masts can be seen.

Marinasecurity said it happened at about 3 a.m. when a large wave hit the break wall.

It’s been a tough day for marinas. High water swamped the Eastlake Marina, and Christina Wilson of Lakewood, captured a series of photos showing two docks breaking away from Rocky River and one boat floating into Lake Erie.

"It all happened so fast," she said.
Superstorm Sandy wave crushes breakwall at Whiskey Island Marina, sailboats sink in Lake Erie

Chagrin River in Eastlake, Willoughby more than 2 feet above flood stage
 
UPDATE @ 11:55 a.m.
NICHOLAS COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ & AP) -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says the roofs of at least three homes in Nicholas County collapsed under the weight of heavy snow.

No injuries were reported in the incidents. West Virginia National Guard troops helped the residents of the homes get to local shelters.

More than two dozen inches of snow has fallen in some parts of Nicholas County.

Richwood Mayor Bob Johnson tells WSAZ.com city crews are out trying to clear the streets, but the snow is still falling faster than it can be cleared. The mayor expects another foot of snow this afternoon in Richwood.

As of noon, most of the town remains in the dark. The town lost power about 1:50 a.m. Tuesday.

Power lines are down across Nicholas County. The mayor says power lines are down blocking traffic from entering the town from Edgewood Avenue. Route 39 east of Richwood is also impassable due to fallen trees.
SEVERE WEATHER: Hurricane Sandy Causing Blizzard Conditions, Power Outages
 
I posted this elsewhere:

This is all just awful...even hospitals have fallen victim...one hospital had their generators in the basement and those became flooded over knocling out power to the patients who need it to literally stay alive...watching the infants being transported was the hardest.
My heart and prayers to all of NYC and to those elsewhere who have been greatly affected by this storm.
 
A full freezer- food will last for 48 hours, 1/2 full for 24 if you keep from opening it as little as possible.

Remember if yoo use a generator, make sure it is in an open space away from the home. Carbon monoxide kills.

Cooked meat last a lot longer than raw meat.
 

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