Millions on East Coast could be in Danger!

[depotoo]

Rhode Island -
State of Rhode Island: Emergency Management Agency:
Virginia -
http://www.vaemergency.gov/

 

[depotoo]

PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — Mayor Michael Nutter says he is declaring a state of emergency for the city of Philadelphia as Hurricane Sandy approaches the region.

Nutter said Saturday that the state of emergency will begin at 5 p.m. Sunday and last until 5 p.m. Tuesday.

“We are certain that a huge storm is coming in the direction of Philadelphia that poses a serious threat, … in terms of heavy rain, flooding and sustained high winds,” the mayor said.

He said there could be “24 to 36 hours of continuous heavy rain,” which combined with powerful winds could take down many trees and cause severe power outages.

cont'd.

Nutter Declares State Of Emergency As Hurricane Sandy Approaches « CBS Philly

 

[depotoo]

Tip - if you have young kids, be sure to have cards on hand, board games, books, plenty of flash lights and batteries, etc. so if power goes out they will have something to help keep them occupied.

 

[depotoo]

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
802 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...LIFE THREATENING COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED MONDAY...THREAT
INCREASING...
CTZ009>012-NJZ006-106-108-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-282015-
/O.COR.KOKX.CF.W.0003.121029T1000Z-121030T1900Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
802 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
3 PM EDT TUESDAY
* LOCATIONS...ALONG NEW YORK HARBOR...NEWARK BAY...THE ARTHUR
KILL...THE TIDALLY AFFECTED PORTIONS OF THE HACKENSACK AND
PASSAIC RIVERS...LONG ISLAND SOUND...THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
SHORES OF LONG ISLAND...NEW YORK HARBOR...THE ARTHUR KILL... AND
TIDALLY AFFECTED PORTIONS OF THE HUDSON AND CONNECTICUT RIVERS.
* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
TODAY AND TONIGHT...2 TO 4 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES MONDAY
MORNING...AND POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 FT ABOVE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER END OF THE RANGE RELEGATED TO THE
MOST FLOOD PRONE COASTAL LOCATIONS WHERE TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL
REACH 6 TO 11 FT. THIS INCLUDES WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.
* HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION...BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO
BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FT ALONG OCEAN FACING SHORELINES BY LATE
MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...5 TO 8 FT WAVES
ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN FACING
PORTIONS OF LONG ISLAND SOUND...PECONIC BAY...AND NEW YORK
HARBOR. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BEACH EROSION AND
WASHOVERS.
* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH THE HIGH TIDES
TODAY...WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY BY
THE MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING...
POSSIBLY TO RECORD LEVELS...IS LIKELY DURING THE MONDAY NIGHT
HIGH TIDE CYCLES. MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IN
POSSIBLE INTO THE TUESDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH
TIDES CYCLE.
* IMPACTS...A LONG DURATION COASTAL FLOOD EVENT IS EXPECTED WITH
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT AND MODERATE TO MAJOR
COASTAL FLOODING ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WHEN IT WILL
PEAK OUT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE EXACT TRACK/TIMING OF THE
COASTAL STORM WILL DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE OF COASTAL FLOODING
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING'S HIGH TIDE CYCLES...BUT
THE POTENTIAL IS INCREASING FOR SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION AND
MODERATE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IN HISTORICALLY FLOOD PRONE
SPOTS.
&&

NY HARBOR WATER LEVELS FOR MONDAY MORNING
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................
THE BATTERY NYC.....831 AM.........8.4.............MODERATE..
BERGEN POINT NY.....830 AM.........9.0.............MODERATE..
NOTE NO MAJOR FLOOD STAGES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THESE SITES.
...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR MON MORNING...
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................
KINGS POINT NY......1159 AM........12.0............MODERATE..
LATTINGTOWN NY......1158 AM........12.1............MODERATE..
STAMFORD CT.........1131 AM........12.1............MODERATE..
BRIDGEPORT CT.......1128 AM........11.5............MODERATE..
NEW HAVEN CT........1128 AM........9.9.............MODERATE..
NOTE NO MAJOR FLOOD STAGES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THESE SITES.
...EASTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR MON MORNING...
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................
NEW LONDON CT.......928 AM.........6.0.............MODERATE..
NOTE NO MAJOR FLOOD STAGES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THIS SITE.

SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR MON MORNING
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................
E ROCKAWAY INLET NY.814 AM.........7.4/5.9.........MODERATE..
FREEPORT GAGE NY....858 AM.........6.6/5.9.........MAJOR.....
JAMAICA BAY NY......840 AM.........9.2/7.0.........MODERATE..
POINT LOOKOUT.......741 AM.........7.1/6.0.........MODERATE..

OCEAN WATER LEVELS FOR MON MORNING
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................
MONTAUK POINT NY....903 AM.........5.7.............MODERATE..
NOTE NO MAJOR FLOOD STAGES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THIS SITE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
&&

http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone3

Urgent Weather Message for New York (Manhattan), NY

 

[depotoo]

Hurricane-force winds are expected along portions of the coast between chincoteague virginia and chatham massachusetts.
This includes the middle and upper chesapeake bay...delaware bay...and the coasts of the northern delmarva peninsula...new jersey...the new york city area...long island...connecticut...and rhode island.

 

[depotoo]

Large and Dangerous Sandy Continues to Move Parallel to East Coast, Taking Aim at Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
http://www.weather.gov/
all warnings, watches, etc.

 

[Synthaholic]

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
802 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...LIFE THREATENING COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED MONDAY...THREAT
INCREASING...
CTZ009>012-NJZ006-106-108-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-282015-
/O.COR.KOKX.CF.W.0003.121029T1000Z-121030T1900Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
802 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
3 PM EDT TUESDAY
* LOCATIONS...ALONG NEW YORK HARBOR...NEWARK BAY...THE ARTHUR
KILL...THE TIDALLY AFFECTED PORTIONS OF THE HACKENSACK AND
PASSAIC RIVERS...LONG ISLAND SOUND...THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
SHORES OF LONG ISLAND...NEW YORK HARBOR...THE ARTHUR KILL... AND
TIDALLY AFFECTED PORTIONS OF THE HUDSON AND CONNECTICUT RIVERS.
* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
TODAY AND TONIGHT...2 TO 4 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES MONDAY
MORNING...AND POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 FT ABOVE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER END OF THE RANGE RELEGATED TO THE
MOST FLOOD PRONE COASTAL LOCATIONS WHERE TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL
REACH 6 TO 11 FT. THIS INCLUDES WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.
* HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION...BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO
BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FT ALONG OCEAN FACING SHORELINES BY LATE
MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...5 TO 8 FT WAVES
ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN FACING
PORTIONS OF LONG ISLAND SOUND...PECONIC BAY...AND NEW YORK
HARBOR. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BEACH EROSION AND
WASHOVERS.
* TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH THE HIGH TIDES
TODAY...WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY BY
THE MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING...
POSSIBLY TO RECORD LEVELS...IS LIKELY DURING THE MONDAY NIGHT
HIGH TIDE CYCLES. MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IN
POSSIBLE INTO THE TUESDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH
TIDES CYCLE.
* IMPACTS...A LONG DURATION COASTAL FLOOD EVENT IS EXPECTED WITH
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT AND MODERATE TO MAJOR
COASTAL FLOODING ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WHEN IT WILL
PEAK OUT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE EXACT TRACK/TIMING OF THE
COASTAL STORM WILL DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE OF COASTAL FLOODING
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING'S HIGH TIDE CYCLES...BUT
THE POTENTIAL IS INCREASING FOR SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION AND
MODERATE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IN HISTORICALLY FLOOD PRONE
SPOTS.
&&

NY HARBOR WATER LEVELS FOR MONDAY MORNING
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................
THE BATTERY NYC.....831 AM.........8.4.............MODERATE..
BERGEN POINT NY.....830 AM.........9.0.............MODERATE..
NOTE NO MAJOR FLOOD STAGES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THESE SITES.
...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR MON MORNING...
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................
KINGS POINT NY......1159 AM........12.0............MODERATE..
LATTINGTOWN NY......1158 AM........12.1............MODERATE..
STAMFORD CT.........1131 AM........12.1............MODERATE..
BRIDGEPORT CT.......1128 AM........11.5............MODERATE..
NEW HAVEN CT........1128 AM........9.9.............MODERATE..
NOTE NO MAJOR FLOOD STAGES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THESE SITES.
...EASTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR MON MORNING...
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................
NEW LONDON CT.......928 AM.........6.0.............MODERATE..
NOTE NO MAJOR FLOOD STAGES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THIS SITE.

SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR MON MORNING
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................
E ROCKAWAY INLET NY.814 AM.........7.4/5.9.........MODERATE..
FREEPORT GAGE NY....858 AM.........6.6/5.9.........MAJOR.....
JAMAICA BAY NY......840 AM.........9.2/7.0.........MODERATE..
POINT LOOKOUT.......741 AM.........7.1/6.0.........MODERATE..

OCEAN WATER LEVELS FOR MON MORNING
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................
MONTAUK POINT NY....903 AM.........5.7.............MODERATE..
NOTE NO MAJOR FLOOD STAGES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THIS SITE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
&&

http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone3

Urgent Weather Message for New York (Manhattan), NY

I wish the National Weather Service would stop yelling at me.

 

[depotoo]

Ocean City Evacuation Ordered
Residents must leave downtown by 8 p.m.
Ocean City Evacuation Ordered | NBC4 Washington

 

[Synthaholic]

Large and Dangerous Sandy Continues to Move Parallel to East Coast, Taking Aim at Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
http://www.weather.gov/
all warnings, watches, etc.

Yes.

Storm.

Rain.

Wind.

Bad.

 

[depotoo]

Synthaholic, wish they would too.
Be safe.

Don't know where you are but Ocean City has now ordered an evacuation. See link just above.

 

[depotoo]

Mt Holly, NJ NWS briefing -
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/phi/briefing/packages/current_briefing.pdf
it includes maps and a personal plea

 

[depotoo]

BULLETIN
HURRICANE SANDY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 25A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012
200 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...SANDY EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING TO
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...INCLUDING LONG ISLAND SOUND AND NEW YORK
HARBOR...
...WINDS FORECAST TO BE NEAR HURRICANE FORCE AT LANDFALL...
...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...32.8N 71.9W
ABOUT 270 MI...440 KM SE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 575 MI...930 KM S OF NEW YORK CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...951 MB...28.08 INCHES


Hurricane SANDY Public Advisory

 

[depotoo]

A car goes through the high water as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Ocean City, Md. Governors from North Carolina, where steady rains were whipped by gusting winds Saturday night, to Connecticut declared states of emergency. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m. Sunday. / AP

Cities order mass evacuations as Sandy nears - CBS News

Beach homes take a beating from waves generated by Sandy in Longport, N.J. Faebook/Jacqueline Bolton Correia

A Delaware police car is stuck at the Indian River Bridge near Fenwick West, De. Facebook/Steve Martz

Parts of Grandview Island see water across streets in Hampton, Va. Facebook/Sherry Winstead Martin
http://www.weather.com/news/hurricane-sandy-pictures-photos2-20121025

 

[Synthaholic]

Synthaholic, wish they would too.
Be safe.

Don't know where you are but Ocean City has now ordered an evacuation. See link just above.

I am safe, in hurricane-free Florida!

 

[depotoo]

Synthaholic, wish they would too.
Be safe.

Don't know where you are but Ocean City has now ordered an evacuation. See link just above.

I am safe, in hurricane-free Florida!

me too! Good to know.


Everyone else in Sandy's path, please take it seriously.

 

[BecauseIKnow]

Whatever happens. God is fair

 

[depotoo]

Flood water fills the streets in Norfolk, Va. iWitness/amber 31212

Flooding in and around Hatteras Village on the ocean and soundside in Hatteras, N.C. iWitness/mandogg90

A car goes through the high water as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the east coast, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Ocean City, Md.

Photos: Sandy Inches Closer to East Coast - weather.com

 

[JimH52]

I am in the middle of Virginia and they are talking wind gusts of 50 MPH. That will take trees down and electricity out. I still scratch my head when I see the phone company with its lines underground and the Electric Company with lines entangled in trees....????

Land Lines are on the way out, but electricity will be here for generations. What is wrong with this picture?

 

[depotoo]

NJ TRANSIT will implement a gradual system-wide shutdown of all bus, rail, light rail and Access Link service, starting at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon and continuing through 2:00 a.m. on Monday morning.

The Atlantic City Rail Line will also suspend operations effective at 4:00 p.m. due to the rapidly declining weather conditions within the region and the continued evacuation of Atlantic City.

Train 4678 will be the last train leaving Atlantic City this afternoon. This train will leave Atlantic City at 2:43 p.m. and will arrive in Philadelphia at 4:19 p.m. Train 4679 will be the last train leaving Philadelphia on the Atlantic City Rail Line. This train will depart Philadelphia at 2:39 p.m. and terminate in Absecon at 4:00 p.m.

NJ Transit service to end today as storm approaches. last train to leave Atlantic City this afternoon - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Atlantic County News

 

[depotoo]

I am in the middle of Virginia and they are talking wind gusts of 50 MPH. That will take trees down and electricity out. I still scratch my head when I see the phone company with its lines underground and the Electric Company with lines entangled in trees....????

Land Lines are on the way out, but electricity will be here for generations. What is wrong with this picture?

I so agree. Where we live, private developments (gated communities) all new, have them put underground, whereas others are not.