A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Man, this is timed just about perfectly with high tide, which is in half an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 974.5 mb here now. 71 mph wind gust East Moriches. 57 mph sustained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojitodd Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Josh, you should try to get to Long Beach Stephanie Abrams is reporting there just now on TWC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 The center is still S of Long Branch NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 The Long Beach lifeguard tower just got destroyed by the surge. Live on WABC 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 1130z: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 The AWIPS time of arrival tool puts the center entering Brooklyn at 857 AM EDT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Water rising rapidly, covering Long Beach, Freeport, Staten Island and even Manhattan low lying areas now, covering blocks and still moving. This surge is like a minitsunami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojitodd Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Water rising rapidly, covering Long Beach, Freeport, Staten Island and even Manhattan low lying areas now, covering blocks and still moving. This surge is like a minitsunami. can you link to where there are pics/live video please? I can't find anything on national tv showing this. Thanks. *and if Josh gets to Long Beach, can he please kick Al R. into the ocean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Crude drawing of circulation: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 can you link to where there are pics/live video please? I can't find anything on national tv showing this. Thanks. *and if Josh gets to Long Beach, can he please kick Al R. into the ocean? LOL it's on WABC 7 they might have an internet feed, lemme go check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Here you go http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/livenow?id=8330259 there's also a www.longbeachsurfcam.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Looks like Wall Street has been breached too. Those guys seemed bewildered at how quickly the water came up (in all those places at once.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 Driving on Belt Parkway along S shore of Brooklyn/Queens, approaching Lindenwood and JFK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojitodd Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Still a hurricane..will be a hurricane officially into NYC. 75 mph, 963 mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Well, the eye is passing over Queens. Water breached onto Cross Bay Blvd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 971.8 mb now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 Driving by JFK, 972.5 mb. Alex, I think based on the 8 am advisory and also the radar, that the center is coming ashore a little W of JFK. Don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Driving by JFK, 972.5 mb. Alex, I think based on the 8 am advisory and also the radar, that the center is coming ashore a little W of JFK. Don't you think? Yes, Josh, it looks like eastern Brooklyn western Queens. Belmar NJ pressure is 965 mb as of 7:55 AM Maybe the lowest pressure hasn't even made it up here yet, Josh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 The wind there is west so the lowest pressure has to be just north of Belmar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 For the first time in the 30s the Atlantic Ocean has washed over Long Beach to the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jconsor Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Be careful. The Belt is quite vulnerable to storm surge. Portions were submerged in the March 2010 nor'easter. Driving on Belt Parkway along S shore of Brooklyn/Queens, approaching Lindenwood and JFK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 970.5 mb still falling rapidly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Wow, stay safe Josh and good luck on this Part II of the doubleheader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 As per JConsor Weather Underground station in Sayville, NY reported sustained winds of 76 mph and gusts of 91 mph. http://www.wundergro...sp?ID=KNYSAYVI2 Too bad it isn't considered official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 In Laurelton. 971.5 mb. Light winds and drizzle. Heading E on Sunrise Highway, just entered Nassau County. P.S. I have been adjusting for local elevation for all of these readings, rest assured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 In Laurelton. 971.5 mb. Light winds and drizzle. Heading E on Sunrise Highway, just entered Nassau County. P.S. I have been adjusting for local elevation for all of these readings, rest assured. There are elevations there, Josh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad strangler Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Precip is going to shut off fast on the backside of whatever this is right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 There are elevations there, Josh? I have a GPS-based app that give you USGS elevation for your location. I do not believe that Sayville reading-- sounds waaaay too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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