bmorelights Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 My lights are flickering in downtown Baltimore... Might be going dark for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRanger Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Sandy has punched down on the gas pedal... if it doesn't find the brakes, the precip is gonna cut off early here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 No flicker yet..but winds are howling occasionally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinBaltimore Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Sandy has punched down on the gas pedal... if it doesn't find the brakes, the precip is gonna cut off early here. That second front is going to stall her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four Seasons Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Winds are definitely picking up here in Mount Vernon. Also hearing more crashing sounds outside as things are being blown around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Sandy has punched down on the gas pedal... if it doesn't find the brakes, the precip is gonna cut off early here. Two things. First, as Wes and Thunderman said, once this comes ashore, the westward movement is expected to slow and eventually stall. Some of the models show a loop in the track along the MD/PA border. Second, in a discussion by Woody! (I think) the other day, he said that models tend to over-do the duration of tropical systems and he discussed that he thought we might have an earlier cut-off to precip when compared to what the models were depicting. Not arguing. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Sandy has punched down on the gas pedal... if it doesn't find the brakes, the precip is gonna cut off early here. Radar hallucinations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 surprised to see some half-melted snowflakes mixed in with the rain in Middletown about 15 minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budice2002 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Channel 8 says storm is weaking now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Channel 8 says storm is weaking now. It is a weakling now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJField Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The "eye" looks like it is moving more WNW instead of NNW. Seriously, conditions here in Rockville are not bad. Moderate drizzle and some gusts. Trees spend a lot of time standing still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 This is gonna bust wind wise in this area. I'm just not seeing it. Max 50 mph. This 60-70 mph stuff is over blown. The hurricane hunters are having a hard time finding those kinds of winds even on the open ocean. Long Island is going to get it though... 60 mph gusts easy. I'm gonna have to eat my words now that it's accelerated and a bit further south. The 925mb temp gradient is playing havoc with the lapse rates bringing those 925mb 50 kt winds down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The "eye" looks like it is moving more WNW instead of NNW. Seriously, conditions here in Rockville are not bad. Moderate drizzle and some gusts. Trees spend a lot of time standing still I'm surprised - we are getting slammed with frequent gusts to 45 or 50mph over here in Silver Spring/Colesville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 A few big-time gusts here. Has seemed to ramp up in the last 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurojosh Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The "eye" looks like it is moving more WNW instead of NNW. Seriously, conditions here in Rockville are not bad. Moderate drizzle and some gusts. Trees spend a lot of time standing still Yeah, breezy and wet in Bethesda, but not exactly newsworthy. Should we still expect TS conditions in this area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 A few big-time gusts here. Has seemed to ramp up in the last 5 minutes. The wall of rain after the "lull" is just moving west of town....game on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Yeah, breezy and wet in Bethesda, but not exactly newsworthy. Should we still expect TS conditions in this area? You too?! Are you two in sheltered areas? I've been getting rocked here as of recent. House is creaking quite a bit and a good gust every 1-3 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Let the bust calls commence! lol...it was never supposed to really get good until evening and later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Winds have been much stronger for the last 20-30 minutes. Guess it's game on. If I lose power I want to wish all of you well. Stay away from trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacindc Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 You too?! Are you two in sheltered areas? I've been getting rocked here as of recent. House is creaking quite a bit and a good gust every 1-3 minutes. My brother in Bethesda has been ho-humming all day, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 People reporting mild conditions must be in the shadow of a hill or something. It's howling off and on in my neighborhood. Easy 40+ every 5 minutes or so and becoming more frequent and stronger as time wears on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The wall of rain after the "lull" is just moving west of town....game on Not a tropical weenie, but if you check Dover's radar, it really looks like the leading edge of the main game might be entering the Chesapeake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurojosh Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 You too?! Are you two in sheltered areas? I've been getting rocked here as of recent. House is creaking quite a bit and a good gust every 1-3 minutes. It's definitely strong enough to turn an umbrella inside out... I guess all I'm asking is whether, with the accelerated track and slight change in LF we're looking at, whether we can still expect conditions to worsen and stay bad all night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Not a tropical weenie, but if you check Dover's radar, it really looks like the leading edge of the main game might be entering the Chesapeake. Def looks like that... easy gusts over 40 now every few mins... prob 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJField Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 You too?! Are you two in sheltered areas? I've been getting rocked here as of recent. House is creaking quite a bit and a good gust every 1-3 minutes. Maybe.....I'm thinking. I am on the SE side of a little hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I've noticed that elevation makes a difference in perceived wind strength. Even just going up to my top floor makes things more intense as the winds seem to be hitting the windows a bit harder up there. Also, a lot of the trees around me are pretty young, so they're not catching the gusts higher up as well and not swaying as much. I can see some older, much larger (100+ ft) trees a half mile in the distance, and they're moving around like crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 It's definitely strong enough to turn an umbrella inside out... I guess all I'm asking is whether, with the accelerated track and slight change in LF we're looking at, whether we can still expect conditions to worsen and stay bad all night? yeah - not really anything to change i the forecast I don' think. Howling winds here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Just ticked below 29.00 in Hg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 DC Gubment closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo2 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Meh in the Frederick Valley so far . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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