Hurricane Sandy, a menacing monster of a storm that forecasters said would bring “life-threatening” flooding, churned toward some of the nation’s most densely populated areas on Sunday, prompting widespread evacuations and the shutdown of the New York City transit system.
Officials warned that the hurricane, pushing north from the Caribbean after leaving more than 60 people dead in its wake, could disrupt life in the Northeast for days.
New York went into emergency mode, ordering the evacuations of more than 370,000 people in low-lying communities from Coney Island in Brooklyn to Battery Park City in Manhattan and giving 1.1 million schoolchildren a day off on Monday. The city opened evacuation shelters at 76 public schools.
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2. Karen B. wrote:
From a weather forum I follow. Someone just posted a portion of today’s NWS flood warnings for NY / NJ - it shows current ACTUAL high tides and flood levels this morning, and those expected for tonight. Pretty much the entire NY Metro coastal area will be dealing with MAJOR flood levels. WATER LEVELS FOR THIS MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE ...NY HARBOR WATER LEVELS FOR THIS MORNING… COASTAL….........TIME OF…...FORECAST TOTAL…..FLOOD….. THE BATTERY NYC…..831 AM…......9.0…..........MODERATE.. ...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR THIS MORNING… COASTAL….........TIME OF…...FORECAST TOTAL…..FLOOD….. KINGS POINT NY…...1159 AM….....12.8….........MODERATE.. ...EASTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR THIS MORNING… COASTAL….........TIME OF…...FORECAST TOTAL…..FLOOD….. NEW LONDON CT…....928 AM…......6.3…..........MODERATE.. ...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THIS MORNING… COASTAL….........TIME OF…...FORECAST TOTAL…..FLOOD….. E ROCKAWAY INLET NY.814 AM…......8.0/6.5…......MAJOR…..
COASTAL….........TIME OF…...FORECAST TOTAL…..FLOOD….. MONTAUK POINT NY….903 AM…......5.9…..........MODERATE.. TONIGHT’S FORECAST WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHTS HIGH TIDE CYCLE ...NY HARBOR WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING… COASTAL….........TIME OF…...FORECAST TOTAL…..FLOOD….. THE BATTERY NYC…..813 PM…......10-12…..........MAJOR…. ...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT… COASTAL….........TIME OF…...FORECAST TOTAL…..FLOOD….. KINGS POINT NY…...1227 AM….....15-16….........MAJOR…. ...EASTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING… COASTAL….........TIME OF…...FORECAST TOTAL…..FLOOD….. NEW LONDON CT…....952 PM…......8.5-9.5….......MAJOR…. ...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING… COASTAL….........TIME OF…...FORECAST TOTAL…..FLOOD….. E ROCKAWAY INLET NY..814 PM…......12/10.5…......MAJOR…. ...OCEAN WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT… COASTAL….........TIME OF…...FORECAST TOTAL…..FLOOD….. MONTAUK POINT NY…..923 PM…......7.5-8.5….......MAJOR… October 29, 9:34 am | [comment link] |
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I just saw this live video from Point Pleasant NJ (from of all places the Telegraph in the UK)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9639915/Hurricane-Sandy-live.html
The storm looks really powerful there already, and the center is still 12+ hours away. Terrifying to think of really….
October 29, 9:26 am | [comment link]