Hurricane Tracking 2012

[smarteyeball]

Good luck to all those affected.

 

[Anak]

Wolfgang

Wolfgang, I apologize also.
I didn't have my brain in gear.

I've been noticing as we get closer, the NWS is modifying their forecasts that winds will be N, steady 26 to 31mph with gusts to 50-70mph, and to be alert for Tornadoes.

Jack

If you mean the Grantham where Messiah College is located, that is about 14miles South of us here in Enola.
It is a very nice location all year round.

I would like everyone to know that I have been in conversation with Wolfgang, and I am hoping it went well.

About my last post, my only excuse is that it was a long day. In the future I shall endeavor to govern myself, accordingly.

It is 4:50am EDT as I write, and we are getting a little rain, so far since 8pm there has been 0.16” of rain and winds are out of the N @ 9mph.
There is a High Wind Warning, and Flood Watch.

Our worse time is projected to be from 2pm today (10-29-12) until 8am Tuesday.


For Firebird,
It says 4 Miles NE Dillsburg PA, but zoom on the google map twice, and you'll see Grantham : http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.15446759593017&lon=-76.98982686767579

I'd like to thank all the members that have posted since my last visit, I have read and agree with all that has been said.


The calm before the storm.....


Steve

 

[F5ing]

Good luck to all those affected.

I that, for sure...

 

[fireberd]

Steve, Grantham is south of the big metropolis of Dillsburg. My brother's mailing address is Mechanicsburg. He can hear the cars racing at Williams Grove from his house.

Weather channel report, as I write this, is only light rain.

My sister in Harrisburg went all out, buying batteries, water, a battery powered aerator pump for her aquarium, etc.

 

[Slartybart]

06:30 Monday 10/29/12: Steady winds, not strong. bands of rain, nothing really heavy.
location: Thornadale, Pa, US 30 - Triangulate major cities: Philadelphia, Reading, and Lancaster.



Light Rain - 52°F (11°C)

• Humidity 83%
• Wind Speed N 16 G 23 mph
• Barometer 29.47 in (997.6 mb)
• Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
• Visibility 9.00 mi
• Wind Chill 47°F (8°C)

Last Update on 29 Oct 5:54 am EDT.

 

[whs]

It is really strange how this storm is flying a curve over land. Why could'nt it stay over the Atlantic. That's too bad.

 

[JimJoe]

The jet stream and other systems affect a tropical storm/hurricane's path.

 

[HAVOC]

I hope I don't lose power. Lost power for 5 days last year at this time.

 

[Slartybart]

08:30 Monday 10/29/12: Winds stronger, Rain heavier and steady. So far, just a storm and it looks as though Sandy will pass though here without making too much trouble.

 

[whs]

I hope I don't lose power. Lost power for 5 days last year at this time.

I wish they would put those power lines under ground. In Florida where my house is we have underground power lines. A few years ago when we had a force1 hurricane passing we never lost power.

 

[Slartybart]

The old grid.... underground power lines are smarter than above ground power lines, but they present problems as well.

Florida is mostly sand, in bedrock areas, shifts can snap the lines. Low lying areas have water risks...

Anyway, Tesla might have been on the right track - transmitting electricity. too bad he simply invented the radio although Marconi gets popular credit.

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[Anak]

Steve, Grantham is south of the big metropolis of Dillsburg. My brother's mailing address is Mechanicsburg. He can hear the cars racing at Williams Grove from his house.

Weather channel report, as I write this, is only light rain.

My sister in Harrisburg went all out, buying batteries, water, a battery powered aerator pump for her aquarium, etc.

Jack, I think you may be a little dis-oriented.

If you look at this map, North is up towards Harrisburg. East is to the right towards Philly, Down or South (Rt15) is towards Fredrick, MD about an hour away:



Number 1 arrow is the raceway with Grantham 2miles? to the East.
The Post Office grouped smaller towns into the larger towns, thus your brothers Mechanicsburg address (17055-17050). About 5miles West of Grantham.

#2 points to Dillsburg and points South on rt15.



As a side note:
Rain starts and is steady, then stops for a while, then picks up again.
Since 5am EDT (10-29-12). Up 0.19” to a total of 0.34”, We have 0.48 in our backyard.
At 10am it was:
Winds, N 12 G 20
Pressure, 29.48 998.4
Sometimes you can hear a howl....

Our local Fire Co. #19 had a one siren call at 6:20am. Wasn't close enough to the scanner to find out what it was.

Had a momentary outage (<5sec) at 7:16am. Long enough to set off every clock in the land.
Found out later there are outages already in the area.

For anyone that wants to keep track of the Central Pa. area, I'm sure your local Power Co. has something similar.
https://www.pplelectric.com/my-account/outage-center/outage-map.aspx

I'm planning an Album I'll post the link.
I'll try to keep updates say, 6-12pm, if I miss one it means power is out.

 

[fireberd]

We've lost power many times at my location in Florida. The sub-division I'm in is all underground electric lines, but its the usual open overhead lines to the sub-division.

Steve, yes, it really is north. I'm originally from Mechanicsburg but I've been away too long (I left in 1955 when I went into the Air Force).

 

[Slartybart]

10:30 Monday 10/29/12: Winds still strong, Rain is banding heavy/light.

Heavy Rain Fog/Mist - 52°F (11°C)

• Humidity 93%
• Wind Speed N 17 G 29 mph
• Barometer 29.28 in (991.3 mb)
• Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
• Visibility 1.75 mi
• Wind Chill 47°F (8°C)

Last Update on 29 Oct 9:54 am EDT

 

[Slartybart]

The BIG picture - Radar
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The BIG Picture - IR Satellite

 

[Borg 386]

All schools are closed today.

Got another warning from the Telephone company that people may loose their internet connections.

In the event of extreme weather conditions associated with Hurricane Sandy, impacted areas could experience power outages which would make your High Speed Internet service unavailable.

I think that would be the least of my concerns, more worried about the electricity. And we're sitting right on the boarder of a blizzard warning. Hopefully the wind blows most of the leaves off the trees so we don't have a repeat of last October....

Wishing everyone luck during this hurricane....

 

[Anak]

I left in 1955 when I went into the Air Force.

I would like to thank you for your years of service.

hmmm...Let's see, that makes you a "little" older than me.

 

[JimJoe]

One of my co-workers just told me there are people out there driving around as the storm approaches.

Folks, hurricans and other tropical weather are NOT point sources of wind and rain ! Get to shelter and stay there until the all clear is sounded !

When the winds get above 45 miles per hour rescuers will NOT show up.

 

[whs]

The BIG picture
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Holy cow - that thing is massive. On German TV they compared it to a European scale and said it would range from Denmark to Italy. I believe it.

 

[Slartybart]

13:00 Monday 10/29/12: Winds getting stronger and constant, Rain heavier and constant.

Rain Fog/Mist 53°F (12°C)
Humidity 93%
Wind Speed N 15 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.14 in (986.5 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill 48°F (9°C)
Last Update on 29 Oct 11:54 am EDT