mulen Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Nerve wrecking evening i'm grateful to the board what a support group up till now thanks whoever is out there and its far from over.Heavy rain and wind i'm 5 miles from LGA.That twister had me going i spelled elderly wrong oh well i hope i don't feel that again even if it was airborne maybe not we won't know for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I personally agree...I'm not observing any chaos in Westchester County, though of course no one expects a TC to be as dangerous inland. But considering the media hype and the supermarket lines/traffic today, you'd think something worse than a windy rainstorm was occurring. Given the discussions, I was certain we were going to lose power in this storm, and we haven't even had a single flicker of the lights which occurs in modest thunderstorms. The 8/18 t-storm was much more impressive here with 3.5" of rain in less than 2 hours; this time, most of the rain has trained over the Catskills/Poconos, or slid to the south across Central NJ, which to be fair has been pummeled. RA 73.4/73 Strongest winds are near the coast, east of the storm. NYC, JFK and LGA have all gusted past 60mph. And as I type this another gust easily past 50mph here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteoutwx1796 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 5AM advisory track goes through NE nj....HORRIBLE scenario for the 8am hightide in manhattan...battery park might be submerged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Battery Park on TWC looks wild. Deserted streets, strong gusts, debris everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 5AM advisory track goes through NE nj....HORRIBLE scenario for the 8am hightide in manhattan...battery park might be submerged. Still a hurricane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Not to be a downer here but if this is impressing a lot of you that much you must not have been around for Gloria. Honestly a little depressed with this overall. Yeah some strong bands but based on some of the posts I see here the last hour or so you'd think a CAT3 was moving ashore. Mods please don't delete this as it's not a trolling post but an honest observation. Been at work in Westbury watching over a 40K square foot Federal facility and see nothing of the "Chaos" that seems to be going on around me Lol. Am I missing something ? Many people on here live well west of where Gloria hit and didnt see gusts to 65 mph and many didnt see this sort of rain either. I know what you're saying though, in Gloria there were power polls for miles bent and ripped out of the ground along major roads and this was from pure wind not trees knocking them over. This storm is not as strong but for many people its worse than they've ever experienced from any landfalling tropical system here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick05 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 power flickering this is probably it oh boy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Coned up to 43,000 outages now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick05 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 well f*** half the block has no power anymore, sh** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover11 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I personally agree...I'm not observing any chaos in Westchester County, though of course no one expects a TC to be as dangerous inland. But considering the media hype and the supermarket lines/traffic today, you'd think something worse than a windy rainstorm was occurring. Given the discussions, I was certain we were going to lose power in this storm, and we haven't even had a single flicker of the lights which occurs in modest thunderstorms. The 8/18 t-storm was much more impressive here with 3.5" of rain in less than 2 hours; this time, most of the rain has trained over the Catskills/Poconos, or slid to the south across Central NJ, which to be fair has been pummeled. RA 73.4/73 Umm its ripping here dude..lower westchester is starting to rock i think power is going to kick the bucket soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Many people on here live well west of where Gloria hit and didnt see gusts to 65 mph and many didnt see this sort of rain either. I know what you're saying though, in Gloria there were power polls for miles bent and ripped out of the ground along major roads and this was from pure wind not trees knocking them over. This storm is not as strong but for many people its worse than they've ever experienced from any landfalling tropical system here. Exactly. LGA approached 70mph wind gusts and it will probably be worse in a couple hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsnowx53 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Wow at the action going on in Western Suffolk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulen Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Thankfully i haven't heard one first responder truck yet lets keep it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 4.81" so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking70 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I personally agree...I'm not observing any chaos in Westchester County, though of course no one expects a TC to be as dangerous inland. But considering the media hype and the supermarket lines/traffic today, you'd think something worse than a windy rainstorm was occurring. Given the discussions, I was certain we were going to lose power in this storm, and we haven't even had a single flicker of the lights which occurs in modest thunderstorms. The 8/18 t-storm was much more impressive here with 3.5" of rain in less than 2 hours; this time, most of the rain has trained over the Catskills/Poconos, or slid to the south across Central NJ, which to be fair has been pummeled. RA 73.4/73 NZucker-- It is not chaos here where I am in Westchester, but I am guessing now that we have had 6 inches of rain 2.5 inches in the last hour or so and winds are gusting to at least 45 miles per hour. I was outside 15 minutes ago and the trees were leaning over because of the wind. And we are still about 6 hours from the heart of the storm. I think it has been pretty dramatic. I am happy that we have not lost power. But I am guessing we still may. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Manny Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Man my window and dorm door is beginning to shake a bit here in New Paltz. Getting good here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Energy Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 446 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN NASSAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... SUFFOLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... * UNTIL 515 AM EDT... * AT 444 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CAPTREE STATE PARK...OR NEAR ROBERT MOSES STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAY SHORE...BABYLON...LINDENHURST...DEER PARK...FARMINGDALE... MELVILLE...LEVITTOWN...PLAINVIEW...WOODBURY...HICKSVILLE... SYOSSET...WESTBURY...BROOKVILLE...OYSTER BAY...PORT WASHINGTON... GLEN COVE AND BAYVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. && LAT...LON 4064 7335 4066 7327 4068 7326 4066 7338 4083 7375 4084 7372 4083 7371 4084 7372 4086 7367 4085 7366 4087 7366 4092 7355 4072 7319 4071 7323 4069 7326 4064 7323 4067 7313 4066 7309 4062 7330 TIME...MOT...LOC 0846Z 123DEG 38KT 4068 7326 $$ SJN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking70 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Tornado Warning for Nassau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 New Tornado Warning-- Nassau and Suffolk Counties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Energy Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 i knew that cell was gunna be a TOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojitodd Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 5AM advisory track goes through NE nj....HORRIBLE scenario for the 8am hightide in manhattan...battery park might be submerged. TWC just said that the advisory will be 75 mph winds still a hurricane and a bit of a west trend to the track...at least that is what they said. Also slightly faster foreward motion...again just what TWC said... 75 mph 958 mb 18 mph nne *now TWC says no change in track...after just saying a bit to the west before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 NZucker-- It is not chaos here where I am in Westchester, but I am guessing now that we have had 6 inches of rain 2.5 inches in the last hour or so and winds are gusting to at least 45 miles per hour. I was outside 15 minutes ago and the trees were leaning over because of the wind. And we are still about 6 hours from the heart of the storm. I think it has been pretty dramatic. I am happy that we have not lost power. But I am guessing we still may. 6"? WOW! HPN is only at 3.11", and I'm not even sure we've had that much here. I guess the dryslot moved from east to west and avoided places further north. It is really pounding rain outside now, impressive. Still not sure we will get the 8-10" models/HPC showed, as it looks as if the heaviest rains may be interior NY/PA well to the west of the track. We should have figured this from prior experience, as it's common for the heavy rains to be further west of the track than predicted. I would say maximum winds here have been around 40mph but it's hard to say exactly given I have protection to the east/southeast, and also the fact that winds off the deck have been more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick05 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 TORNADO WARNING FOR SUFFOLK!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonli18t Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 still have power here, now a tor warning, sounds violent outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 serious winds and rains here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojitodd Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Looking around at different stations, most in NYC/northern NJ area at five inches or more of rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteoutwx1796 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Exactly. LGA approached 70mph wind gusts and it will probably be worse in a couple hours. Yes 75mph sustained winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT5ANDREW Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 There are big trees down on Francis lewis Blvd in Queens between 73rd ave and Union tpke.There are also big tree down on the Westbound grand Central parkway by the Mobil gas station right before the 188th street exit.What a storm,this reminds me of Belle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Yes 75mph sustained winds. Highly doubt that LGA is sustained at 75, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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