Hurricane Tracking 2012

[whs]

The wind did not seem to make a lot of damage. My wife who is currently with her mother in the outskirts of NY reported that they only lost a few shakes (shingles) from the side of the house. And a lot of smaller branches that fell into the yard.

But for those who live close to any water, it is a different story. The Hudson in Tarrytown and Peekskill went overboard.

 

[Britton30]

NYC subways flooded and closed, all bridges and tunnels to Manhattan and Long Island closed. Boardwalk at Atlantic City washed away.

4-5 million without power.

 

[LADYPINKtomato1]

New ..from my MSN home page just now...

At least 16 US deaths blamed on Sandy; over 7.5 million without power across the East. More ....

 

[Slartybart]

10/30/2012 10:30 All clear

Sandy was quite anti-climatic around here. "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll knock over your recycling bin". I'm thankful for that, other areas weren't as fortunate.


Light Rain 45°F (7°C)

• Humidity 93%
• Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
• Barometer 29.24 in (989.8 mb)
• Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
• Visibility 7.00 mi
• Wind Chill 42°F (6°C)

Last Update on 30 Oct 9:54 am EDT

 

[Britton30]

11:01AM, 10/30/12
Sandy's pigtails, outer bands, are just starting to brush over my area now. May have some snow later. Temp 41F, Winds NW 8MPH, Gusts W 30MPH, Wind chill 36F.

 

[Slartybart]

Snow on Mt Crumpit! Get your skis out.

11:01AM, 10/30/12

Sandy's pigtails, outer bands, are just starting to brush over my area now. May have some snow later. Temp 41F, Winds NW 8MPH, Gusts W 30MPH, Wind chill 36F.

 

[Layback Bear]

A little news from around Cleveland Ohio. Winds 40 to 45 mph with gust of 60 to 70. It varied from time to time. I don't remember the numbers but many without power and heat. Lots of rain and it is still raining. The wind and rain has got better late this mourning.
During the the high wind all kinds of things flying around banging against the house keeping the cat and me awake. My basement with lots of water but it is resending now. The city storm drains just couldn't keep up with the rain. The furnace still works, thank the Lord. I just sold my car yesterday mourning and got it out of the driveway and this mourning one of my big oak trees left a big branch where/wheir the car was. My house still retains it's new roof. All and all not bad for a record breaking storm. Silly but one of the things I noticed is that the squirrel nest some how are still in the trees.
They are surly one the the worlds great engineers. Many people went to Lake Erie shore line (dumb) and watch the 30 ft. waves coming from a 60 ft. deep lake. Myself looked out the window wondering how those big trees were holding onto the earth and not falling on my house. I no longer have to rake the leaves in my yard is a plus.
I will have to find help putting my patio swing back on the patio. It's quiet heavy.

 

[Slartybart]

Layback: all good news... considering. sure is easier selling a car without a tree in it. Methinks the squirrels know something we do not.

 

[bigmck]

I don't want to play "My Hurricane Is Bigger than Your Hurricane" BUT really. They are calling Sandy possibly the worst in history. Sorry folks, I live on the Gulf and we see a lot of them and bad ones. I think all of the fuss in because it is New York. What do you think Phone Man?

 

[fireberd]

I'm in Florida and have been through several Hurricanes in Biloxi, Ms. A big hurricane wherever it is can be disastrous, but in the northeast with the large population and many big cities it is more devastating than for example the recent New Orleans disaster.

On a positive note, my brother in Grantham, Pa (Harrisburg area) didn't have much other than some rain and a little wind. He has a permanently parked camper near Ocean City, Md and they lucked out there too.

 

[whs]

I don't want to play "My Hurricane Is Bigger than Your Hurricane" BUT really. They are calling Sandy possibly the worst in history. Sorry folks, I live on the Gulf and we see a lot of them and bad ones. I think all of the fuss in because it is New York. What do you think Phone Man?

In terms of damage (cost), it is probably one of the biggest. Here is a little history: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/history/

 

[LADYPINKtomato1]

The area alone was huge... I'm sure there's no actual account of storm damages.. if it's like what happens
after a southern tornado.. it takes time to gather all the needed info.
My brother is in Cape Cod.. I talked to him this morning.. all is well and wet, he too is very lucky.. it was more a hit and miss affair there.. not so with so many around and in NYC and the surrounding states.
I hope you all are safe ..

 

[Layback Bear]

Considering the area Sandy is doing damage to including New York City the cost will be much bigger than any storm this nation has ever seen.

 

[LADYPINKtomato1]

Considering the area Sandy is doing damage to including New York City the cost will be much bigger than any storm this nation has ever seen.

LBBear I agree .. covered to much to not have been the worst of all recorded.

 

[Anak]

We made it through with a few scrapes mostly tree debris. We had two momentary outages; one at 7:16am EDT and the other at 5:33pm both <5sec.

With the way the lights were flickering I changed my mind about the 6hour updates, between clean-up and helping the neighbors this is the first I've been back online since early Monday morning.

Rain in the area ranged from 2 to 3” up to 8” we had 3.68”

Wind started around 6am Monday and didn't let up until Tuesday morning.
Worst was from 7 to 10pm Monday night, winds averaged 50mph. That first hour it was a 55mph average.

It was strange, for about an hour Monday night from 11pm to midnight you couldn't hear the winds howling, the DW also heard the silence, then they picked up again until 9 Tuesday morning.
We figured that was when “Sandy” was passin' through.

Had a pleasant surprise earlier around noon on Monday, my auto parts jobber called to tell me he was getting 2 generators in and if I was still interested so I'm picking one up.
The truck would've been here yesterday, but there were vehicle restrictions from Staunton Va. to here so he'll be giving me a call when it's in.

Album link: "Sandy" 10 - 29 to 30 - 2012

 

[JimJoe]

Katrina was a CAT 3 when it came ashore, Sandy was a CAT 1. Katrina didn't just damage New Orleans, they simply got more news coverage. The higher the CAT(category) number the higher the winds.

It was interesting watching reporters broadcast from Biloxi they couldn't get to Gulfport after flying into the airport at Gulfport. Maybe they meant downtown Gulfport, but still their claim made no sense.

The devastation from Katrina was from the western state line of Louisiana over to the panhandle of Florida and going hundreds of miles inland. Not a small distance. When I came back, after evacuating, I saw downed trees from Katrina as far noth as 300 miles inland.

I think Katrina was bad, but Sandy might have done more damage due to people in the Northeast not having buildings able to handle hurricanes.

I was in Maryland in the 1990s. I was told by people who grew up there that they were immune to hurricanes.

 

[JimJoe]

I was saddened to read that most of the first 38 people who died from Sandy were killed by falling trees. Hurricanes can pick up and toss debris, cars, trees, 18 wheelers, and even trains at you. Don't go outside during hurricanes.

And if the eye of the hurricane goes over, you might think it has passed, but the eye is just the quiet at the center. It is miles wide and when it passes, the storm picks up again. It is also a bad time to go outdoors.

 

[whs]

Yes that is terrible. In the neighborhood of my brother-in-law (Westchester county), two boys were killed inside their house when a tree fell on the house.

The problem is that the houses are not being built for any weather. When I built my house in Florida, I wanted them to put a 12" concrete ceiling over the whole house under the roof (like we do in Europe). They did not know how to do that. Now I will lose my whole house when the roof flies away. With a proper ceiling, that would only be a minor damage.

 

[JimJoe]

For wooden houses there are items called hurricane clips. They connect the walls and the roof beams. Screws, rather than nails, are used.

They add additional grip between the walls of the house and the roof so the roof doesn't fly away.

After Hurricane Andrew hit Florida years ago, inspectors found no hurricane clips, which are required by Florida law. Some construction companies had to pay up in fines and lawsuits. I believe some lost their construction licenses as well.

 

[JimJoe]

Some photos of various hurricane clips.

hurricane clips for rafters - Google Search

Evidently some teams have the name hurricane, or the word clip is in the image title. But you get the idea. Metal strips screwed to the wood to keep the roof attached to the house.