green tube Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 You mean December 1992. yep. sorry. dec 92. i vividly remember that storm, because it was nothing like anything i've witnessed before or since. they were the highest sustained winds i ever saw...... and they lasted for an enormous amount of time (12 hours-ish... if i recall). the night sky was routinely lit with exploding transformers. again, i've never seen anything like that ever again. ...and it ended with 2" of snow. i suspect hybrid-sandy may look similar, minus the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Yeah it was basically a 50 hour storm. Started Thursday afternoon as light sleet/rain mix, went over to heavy rain and 50 mph winds overnight and Friday. Then we got a break during the day and round 2 came in overnight into Saturday with more heavy rain and wind. Snow on the back end most of Saturday afternoon finally tapered down around dark with a slushy inch or two (lots more north and west). yep. sorry. dec 92. i vividly remember that storm, because it was nothing like anything i've witnessed before or since. they were the highest sustained winds i ever saw...... and they lasted for an enormous amount of time (12 hours-ish... if i recall). the night sky was routinely lit with exploding transformers. again, i've never seen anything like that ever again. ...and it ended with 2" of snow. i suspect hybrid-sandy may look similar, minus the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbc Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I am actually about a mile west of Route 9, down Friendship Road. We were fortunate during Irene in that we did not lose power at all. I don't recall losing power in December 1992, but that is 20 years ago. Definitively heading down I-195 to Belmar tomorrow. Developments on the west side of 9 in Howell actually probably didn't lose power as those developments are much newer than Candlewood. Candlewood was older than mostly all the other developments so power easily went out for us during December 1992. Older more susceptible methods of delivering electricity I guess lol. Behind my house was Woodstone and Oak Glen and they were newer developments so they also avoided power loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbc Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 yep. sorry. dec 92. i vividly remember that storm, because it was nothing like anything i've witnessed before or since. they were the highest sustained winds i ever saw...... and they lasted for an enormous amount of time (12 hours-ish... if i recall). the night sky was routinely lit with exploding transformers. again, i've never seen anything like that ever again. ...and it ended with 2" of snow. i suspect hybrid-sandy may look similar, minus the snow. My sentiments exactly. This storm may duplicate or Lord help us even surpass it. Never thought that would be possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoSki14 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 19 billion dollars in damages.... are you kidding me? Try living near a river. I'm not saying Irene wasn't bad, clearly the flooding damage was tremendous for numerous places as well as the coastal flooding and surge but the forecast a few days before it hit was a Category 2 slamming into NYC causing damage that would have made it a 75-100 billion dollar storm with surge some 3 times as high as we saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonli18t Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 but the forecast a few days before it hit was a Category 2 slamming into NYC causing damage that would have made it a 75-100 billion dollar storm Sources are good when you make grandiose claims about things that happened in the past. We all tend to remember things in a bit of an exaggerated fashion. You were proven wrong in your assessment of Irene under performing, now move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I dont wish anyone floods and wind damage so although it is an exciting weather event to watch unfold, esp its phasing and hybrid nature whatever you want to call it, I'd prefer we get spared. This would have been sweet if it was Jan though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoSki14 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Sources are good when you make grandiose claims about things that happened in the past. We all tend to remember things in a bit of an exaggerated fashion. You were proven wrong in your assessment of Irene under performing, now move on. I'll move on but I don't think I'm wrong, the amount of bust claims on this board during Irene was huge as well as the general public opinion. In fact, many have mentioned that the public may prove complacent with this storm because Irene wasn't as bad as forecast. It's not a false claim, a lot of people felt Irene was over exaggerated and less damaging than what it was supposed to be. And with that, I'll move on, what's done is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 If you think Irene was no big deal, just ask one of the twelve famalies in my town that had there houses condemed after Irene. Four because of complete or partial foundation failures. You haven't seen devastation until you have seen a water mark ten feet up on the side of your house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 The storm surge in NYC and the winds in the city at least did underperform so for people without basements and property with trees it might have seemed like a non event. But for those of us that got a ton of rain and had alot of wind damage (mostly away from the coast) and lost power for 3-5 days it definitely wasn't I'll move on but I don't think I'm wrong, the amount of bust claims on this board during Irene was huge as well as the general public opinion. In fact, many have mentioned that the public may prove complacent with this storm because Irene wasn't as bad as forecast. It's not a false claim, a lot of people felt Irene was over exaggerated and less damaging than what it was supposed to be. And with that, I'll move on, what's done is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 its the case with every big storm it seems. even the tightly wound winter storms over the past several years... its all about location. where one area of the state or even county can be impacted minimally and seem spared, areas 10 miles away get blasted. doesnt change the severity of the entire event. while Bloomberg can get on TV on mon/tue and say the 5 boroughs have been spared, other parts of the tri state you hear people are evacuating. and we have a complex event on our hands, things can and will change in consecutive computer cycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Cvs is so packed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Brief error by the Weather Channel this afternoon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Cvs is so packed Bc you're on here land not ringing anybody out!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrick Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 i would think this forum would be jumping .... guess everyone is out shopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEG NAO Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Don't have to worry about Sandy making landfall in NYC Cantore is on his way there https://twitter.com/JimCantore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow_Miser Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 It's amazing that out of all of the solutions that were on the table earlier in the week, the models have converged on the worst case scenario track for the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser25973 Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 It's amazing that out of all of the solutions that were on the table earlier in the week, the models have converged on the worst case scenario track for the area. There's still time for models to adjust... it can't be as bad they say it's going to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rygar Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Personally I think the rains are the biggest threat and thankfully the heaviest stuff is staying to our south. Not too minimize the risk for immediate coast of course, that is different entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailstorm Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I wish everyone luck in being able to get through this storm without any damage or hardships. I am NOT rooting for destruction or casualties. However, as a bit of a hurricane enthusiast, seeing the NHC not issuing hurricane watches or warnings in our area for this storm takes away half of my excitement for this historic event. We will not be able to have the prestige of adding another official cyclone strike in our area to our climatolgical list. This is because not a single mention of a cyclone impact on NYC will be found in the NHC database of archived advisories and summaries, due to the NHC cutting off all watches and warnings prior to this so-called "coastal storm" making landfall. High Wind Warnings and Coastal Flood Warnings will not cut it, in my opinion, especially that Sandy will still have a meaningful warm core as it arrives here. Sorry for my rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcad1 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Funny how the nhc has tropical stom, warnings in effect for the off shore waters up to southern new England but yet they hand over land warnings to local offices makes no sense!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Look that's the decision they went with. You don't think everyone on the planet doesn't already think a hurricane is coming? People will be prepared regardless of whatever Sandy is when she arrives SINCE THERE WILL LIKELY BE AT LEAST A PARTIAL TRANSITIONING TO A POWERFUL EXTRA TROPICAL CYCLONE...ALL HAZARDS FOR THE MOUNT HOLLY AREA WILL BE GENERATED USING STANDARD NON TROPICAL PROCEDURES. Upton: IT HAS TO BE EMPHASIZED...THAT ALTHOUGH THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO POST-TROPICAL BEFORE LANDFALL...IT WILL BE A LARGE AND DANGEROUS STORM FOR THE NORTHEAST/MID ATLANTIC. Funny how the nhc has tropical stom, warnings in effect for the off shore waters up to southern new England but yet they hand over land warnings to local offices makes no sense!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 We are screwed lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Well I guess Bloomberg is now a meteorologist. He thinks that this will not be as bad as Irene. He said he expects schools to be open and people going to work next week. Are you serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Sounds about right for hovercraft operators, tree surgeons and electricians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser25973 Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 Chris Christie, Michael Bloomberg... no one's taking this storm seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hohnywx Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Chris Christie, Michael Bloomberg... no one's taking this storm seriously. Christie just ordered a mandatory evacuation of the coast...how is he not taking it seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Well I guess Bloomberg is now a meteorologist. He thinks that this will not be as bad as Irene. He said he expects schools to be open and people going to work next week. Are you serious? he didn't take boxing day seriously look what happened. I see a repeat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green tube Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 We are screwed lol i was going to post the exact same thing.... except i was going to add a "so" between are and screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 This could start to get into Katrina or Galveston-1900 territory as far as impacts ... human impacts can still be reduced with 60h now left for effective planning. NHC should drop the handoff idea and declare a hurricane warning stressing extraordinary potential. But I gather CNN and some networks, local TV mets are more or less at that stage already. This is no secret storm but as to the name Sandy, perhaps a better one would be She-it (last joke I'm making on this). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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