Sandy says the Sun Will Not Come Out Tomorrow
Posted: October 28, 2012 Filed under: open thread | Tags: Hurricane Sandy 44 Comments
We are all thinking about the folks that will be impacted by Hurricane Sandy. I’m feeling your pain!! They’re calling this a 100 year storm. I’ve seen more than my share of 100 year, 300 year and 500 year storms. Be prepared!!
Sandy may combine with a second storm coming out of the Midwest to create a system that would rival the New England hurricane of 1938 in intensity, said Paul Kocin, a National Weather Service meteorologist in College Park, Maryland. The hurricane currently passing the Bahamas has killed 21 people across the Caribbean, the Associated Press reported, citing local officials.
“What we’re seeing in some of our models is a storm at an intensity that we have not seen in this part of the country in the past century,” Kocin said in a telephone interview yesterday. “We’re not trying to hype it, this is what we’re seeing in some of our models. It may come in weaker.”
The hybrid storm may strike anywhere from the Delaware- Maryland-Virginia peninsula to southern New England. The current National Hurricane Center track calls for the system to go up Delaware Bay and almost directly over Wilmington, Delaware, just southwest of Philadelphia, on Oct. 30-31.
Please be certain to let us know how you are!
If it makes you feel better, lots and lots of experienced Louisiana Hurricane workers from LA GOHSEP are on their way up there to help out! We’re also sending fleets of utility trucks. I’m sure our Governor will be up there with you shortly too as long as there are opportunities for him to be on any television set within a short distance of New Hampshire.
Here are some helpful ideas for riding out Hurricane Sandy from the man who would be Fascist Dictator of the US:
#MittStormTips Women, stay indoors until you receive instruction from the nearest man. #AlsoMakeDinner
#MittStormTips: In case of flooding, raise your car elevator to at least the 5th or 6th floor of your mansion. #Sandy
#MittStormTips Stock up on extra housekeepers, kitchen staff, maintenance personnel.
#MittStormtips Pack a flashlight, extra batteries, portable radio, bottled water, a bayonet, and your binder full of women. #sandy
#MittStormTips I’m worried. Some of my best friends own insurance companies.
#MittStormTips: Check the Weather Channel for storm updates. Check Fox News for Why This Is Obama’s Fault updates.
Meanwhile, I should remind you that Mittens wants to get rid of FEMA. Just so you know, Governor Vaginal Probe of Virginia and Governor Shamu of 
New Jersey have their requests for Federal Emergency Authorizations in already. What? The market isn’t going to solve all their problems for them? What? Romney wants them ALL to take care of it themselves.
Hey Governors! Romney says you’re wasting our money! Take care of it yourselves! I’m just waiting for Pat Robertson’s verdict on what group of people he hates that he thinks God’s punishing this time out. My hope is that he has to explain the complete destruction of Liberty University. (No injured people, just total destruction of the damned property.)
h/t to PDGrey
Okay, so seriously, here’s some useful links that I always have handy.
FEMA: Apply for assistance and get help on your flood insurance claims.
American Red Cross: Get help with emergency shelters and hurricane preparation tips.
Weather Underground: This site is the only place to go for real weather information
Also, go there now for the latest warnings and updates.
and NO, I will not link to that horrid song. My cousin played Daddy Warbuck’s secretary on Broadway for quite a few years and I have no idea how she endured that song that many times a week.
Take Care!!! Be Safe and don’t follow #MittStormTips to strap your animals securely to the car roofs when evacuating safe in the knowledge that the rain will clear up the mess!!! Keep your pets inside and keep your pet’s leash, container and food handy in case you have to evacuate. You also need fresh water for you pets so be sure to check their daily water needs. Also, check ahead for pet friendly motels and shelters even if you think you won’t evacuate. Check for other arrangements like a pet storm shelter where you can send your pet free while you stay at another shelter if you get stuck in that situation. They will feed, walk, and make sure your pet gets to you after the storm. Your local government and Red Cross can help you with that!!! One of the big lessons of Katrina was that of the pet experience and now most states and Red Cross Chapters also have pet arrangements of some kind.
Again, Please be Safe!
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Maybe the world will end before the election. If it doesn’t Obama should run that video of Romney saying he doesn’t believe in federal disaster relief nonstop until Nov. 6.
Agreed!
I wonder what kind of protection there is for early votes cast? Seems under certain conditions and precints it could be variable and subject to manipulation.
“Hurricane Sandy shows why Romney’s wrong for America.” Obama should hammer him with that.
OT– I think Obama is going to be on Morning Joe tomorrow.
He’s back in DC holding meetings and has adjusted his schedule. I’m not sure if he will or not.
Why does he need a name plate? just a thought…
Well, they asked for his ID at the voting both … maybe republicans will impeach him for not properly showing ID at homeland security meetings when he wins a second term … I’m sure they going to try with that hyped up Benghazi nonsense that’s not true so why not some made up thing … QUICK CHECK! Is he wearing a flag on his lapel to scare off potential terrorist hail?
LOL! Good point, JJ!
He better be wearing that pin to show off his support for USAN products-after that last flap in 2008.
Any hints on which one is Barack Obama?
Oh Gawd JJ, that’s hysterical about the name plate! 😆
Perhaps it was to show him where to sit? I see by the sign to the left and above that they are on air. And just saw a clip on the Weather Channel that looked like it was from that meeting.
The wind is howling and there is a mist of precip. All schools in the area are closed, including colleges and universities, government offices etc. I got an email from the Richmond Times Dispatch (I guess because I get the weekend paper delivered) that they will be putting the paper to bed early tonight so that they can get tomorrow’s edition out early for the safety of the carriers. Mind you, we aren’t supposed to get the worst of it at all. I’m really concerned about DC and all of the major cities and metropolitan areas up north. This is going to be major.
It is surreal when you see all the pictures on twitter of empty shelves…
First thing to run out is Strawberry Pop Tarts and water … then batteries …
just letting you know
I’d have called Lehman’s to send me a rush case each of canned chicken and beef. The chicken is pretty good. I haven’t tried the beef yet. Even if some of my crew are vegetarians, my pets aren’t.
I don’t think I ever ate a pop tart, so I probably wouldn’t miss it. However, I would likely need a few Hershey’s with almonds.
Reminds me to keep an extra case of cat food on hand at all times. And a big bag of kitty litter.
Don’t forget about the projected snow fall, in feet, for the mountains of West Virginia and TN. We are waiting for “Lake enhanced rain” in Cleveland from the back winds after the storm reaches inland to New York State. Living in this part of the country is a weather experience.
I agree that Obama should run that clip of Romney. We shall see if Obama is up for it. I read a comment somewhere that Obama never misses an opportunity to go for the capillaries.
Good point. Hurricane on this end and blizzard conditions to the west with some areas expecting 1 to 2 feet of snow.
I grew up in the Buffalo, NY area so I know what you mean about “lake effect”.
My husband’s sister lives in Ithaca. We’ve seen the snow coming down and you look up and not a cloud in the sky…
Weather Channel’s Senior Meteorologist Issues Grave Warning | Alternet
Tropical Weather and Storms – Hurricane Updates from weather.com
I’m not making light of anything but this reminds me of those bad weather-out-of-control movies on syfy.
I hope you guys don’t loose power and will be OK.
Thanks for Mitt storm tips they are funny as hell!
Trees that are not just the right height are especially dangerous in high wind.
Remember, the storm has to go through Syria– it’s Sandy’s only access to the sea
See, if Romney were Pres., he would have already labeled hurricanes “weather manipulators” and we would be in the clear. 🙂
#MittStormTips are not something 47% of Americans deserve to know about since they feel entitled to having roofs on houses they own.
#MittStormTips Women! Make appt. NOW 4 ur mandatory transvaginal ultrasound b4 the grid goes down!
Use Chris Christie as a sand bag to prevent flooding!
#MittStormTips: Put your dog on the roof of your house during storm and bet neighbor $10,000 that you don’t own a dog.
Romney’s Storm Tips @RomneyStormTips
Everyone chill out… Sandy will end earlier then expected… she has dinner to get on the table
The twitter is wild those!!! They’re all pretty funny
Weather Underground @wunderground
Watch the WunderMap as #Sandy begins to make her anticipated turn. http://wxug.us/tj53
I just saw Paul Ryan empty out and refill some sandbags for the photo-op #Sandy #RomneyStormTips
I’ll quit now 🙂 Stay safe and goodnight!
Everyone stay safe. Best thoughts to all in the path!
Just issued! Really unbelievably worded!
http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=PHI&product=PNS&format=CI&version=2&glossary=0
1938 film of hurricane + WPA film. That 1938 storm was the one when Katherine Hepburn lost her home, she wrote about, said all that was left was a bath tub.
http://io9.com/5955680/incredible-footage-of-what-happened-the-last-time-a-massive-hurricane-hit-new-england?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-provokes-largest-preemptive-public-transportation-shutdown-us-history/3727/
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/10/why-sandy-has-meteorologists-scared-in-4-images/264198/
Yeah, I don’t think I ever read a public announcement quite like that!
Note 3 is the only part that looks unusual to me (long-time mountain weather watcher here) for storm-warning language. It IS strong! I recall reading about folks who wouldn’t evacuate before Mt. St. Helens blew — that was a different kind of natural disaster, but some people just don’t believe science’s best predictions.
Hope people & animals may be safe and damage is minimal.
Yeah, I remember Harry Truman. Watching that from my side of the Columbia at that time was somthin’
Cliff Mass, meteorology professor and weather guru with more wonky technical goodness.
This is something cool too:
*very* cool!
Everyone in the N.E. y’all be safe and I hope you have all your preps done.
On one of the wx websites I followed from nola, as a storm was approaching, the amateur met guys would say it was time to get the squirt cheese and crackers. This is the squirt cheese:
http://www.nabiscoworld.com/easy-cheese/
From that WX message, DEOS is this:
http://www.deos.udel.edu/