Big Jims Videos Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Shark river hills marina flattened. Boats on front yards. Belmar beach front destroyed. Largest section of boardwalk left is 30 feet. About 20 square blocks still under water. Wall twp looks like A war Zone. Trees on everything. Asbury park beach front survived. All my family down here ok. The pics I took don't do it justice. And to think this scene is repeated for hundreds and hundreds of miles. Can't imagine anything is left on the barrier islands south of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 schools here closed again tomorrow. gonna need to find gas tomorrow for generator. looks like it will be few more days before we get power, cable , phone, internet back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 schools here closed again tomorrow. gonna need to find gas tomorrow for generator. looks like it will be few more days before we get power, cable , phone, internet back that sucks. how long were you powerless after the snow last October? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Light rain continues here in NW Chesco Temp down to 39.8 Rain today now at 0.74" Storm total at 5.08" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisNJ Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Sorry about that man. Luckily here in Richland Twp. we only lost power from 900 pm to 130 am. We just took our first drive around and there are several poles down blocking some roads, many red lights out, even on 309. Seems like most others in the area are still without power. Stay warm and venture out for gas soon because at the Giant we saw on 309 there was about a 50 car line. schools here closed again tomorrow. gonna need to find gas tomorrow for generator. looks like it will be few more days before we get power, cable , phone, internet back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Picture of our task force going to Ventnor to do evacs. Ended up rescuing 29 people as a group. Just about the whole city is shot, had 4 feet of water in some places, houses with water spewing out of foundations, it's bad. I'll have more pics up later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boch23 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Picture of our task force going to Ventnor to do evacs. Ended up rescuing 29 people as a group. Just about the whole city is shot, had 4 feet of water in some places, houses with water spewing out of foundations, it's bad. I'll have more pics up later. Are they FEMA ambulances? On Saturday I saw a group of them at a rest stop on 76 heading west. And at this point it goes without saying but be safe out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Anyone have official surge reports from coastal Nj locations and NYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCT777 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Glad that the winds were not too strong today...it was chilly with rain showers but at least I was able to cover up the place where the siding came off of my house until I can fix it this weekend. PECO estimates that the power will be back on at my house by 11 PM tomorrow...not bad compared to an earlier estimate of 6 to 7 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXTransplant Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Anyone have official surge reports from coastal Nj locations and NYC Here are a few. ... Maximum water levels from Post-tropical cyclone Sandy and accompanying surge... National ocean service gauges ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..maximum... ... .astronomical... .storm location... ... ... ... ... .water level... ... tide level... ..Surge... ..Time *sandy hook... ... ... ... .13.31 ft MLLW... 4.67 ft MLLW... .8.64 ft... 736 PM 10/29 Atlantic City... ... ... ... 8.90 ft MLLW... 4.08 ft MLLW... .4.82 ft... 824 PM 10/29 Cape May... ... ... ... ... ..8.91 ft MLLW... 5.40 ft MLLW... .3.51 ft... 924 am 10/29 Lewes... ... ... ... ... ... ..8.71 ft MLLW... 4.85 ft MLLW... .3.86 ft... 900 am 10/29 Reedy Point... ... ... ... ..9.10 ft MLLW... 4.04 ft MLLW... .5.06 ft... 154 am 10/30 Philadelphia... ... ... ... 10.62 ft MLLW... 5.26 ft MLLW... .5.36 ft... 406 am 10/30 Cambridge... ... ... ... ... .4.55 ft MLLW... 2.08 ft MLLW... .2.47 ft... 530 PM 10/29 Tolchester Beach... ... ... 4.79 ft MLLW... 1.35 ft MLLW... .3.44 ft... 724 am 10/30 MLLW = mean lower low water Storm surge is defined as the abnormal rise of water generated by a storm... over and above the predicted astronomical tide. The maximum water level... or storm tide... is the sum of the astronomical tide level and storm surge. For the purposes of the tables above... the maximum water level was the highest water level recorded at the designated gauge. The astronomical tide level was the predicted tide level for the time that the maximum water level was measured. The storm surge was calculated by subtracting the astronomical tide level from the maximum water level. *The reading for Sandy Hook is the highest level recorded until the gauge stopped reporting. The actual maximum water levels will be higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Are they FEMA ambulances? On Saturday I saw a group of them at a rest stop on 76 heading west. And at this point it goes without saying but be safe out there. They are from different ambulance squads throughout Indiana. Tomorrow a group from W PA comes in to relieve them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 It looks like a tsunami hit the Jersey Coast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I must say that I'm very blessed here. Never lost power, and no damage/flooding. Family all ok as well. At 11 PM, the center was directly overhead, and my ears certainly felt it. Many folks not so lucky in the CWA and elsewhere, prayers with them and their long journey ahead. My appreciation for Mt. Holly and their storm briefings, as well as the subforum posters for providing critical info and data as the anomalous event unfolded. Also, credit to the rescue crews for evacuating so many citizens. The shore death toll so far is remarkably low thanks to the cooperative efforts of everyone involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jims Videos Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 this just in from my friend on fire and rescue in Toms River area: water rescues STILL ongoing in Ocean County. Many more people trapped. He says he's rescued a $(%* ton so far. Also posted a bunch of Belmar Beach and Shark River Hills Marina photos in the NYC obs thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jims Videos Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 It looks like a tsunami hit the Jersey Coast... My cuz, who was in belmar three blocks in, said it WAS like a tsunami..all of a sudden it kept coming, faster and faster... it was a true "storm surge"...but I didn't know storm surges moved that fast...and rose that fast...thought it was more of a gradual increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I think once the dunes were flattened it just roled in like a tsunami, or at least that is the way some of the video from OCNJ looked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I just lost power for around 10 minutes. We kept power except for a very brief outage last night that lasted maybe a minute but we lose power tonight? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Ventnor Heights, this was one of the low spots. I'm the short one, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslotted Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I just lost power for around 10 minutes. We kept power except for a very brief outage last night that lasted maybe a minute but we lose power tonight? Really? Probably an issue with them restoring service somewhere else, but I hear you. My wife and I were joking earlier that after keeping power throughout the worst of it, we would randomly lose it tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 SILive.com : Hurricane Sandy's death toll on Staten Island grows: Cops confirm 5 fatalities STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Hurricane Sandy has so far claimed at least five lives across Staten Island, the NYPD confirmed. At 12 p.m. Tuesday, officials making a wellness check discovered the bodies of John Filipowicz Sr., 51, and his son, John Filipowicz Jr., 20, in the basement of their 72 Fox Beach Ave. home in Oakwood Beach, according to NYPD spokesman Det. Joseph Cavitolo. The storm had inflicted severe damage to the home's roof and structure and both father and son appeared to have been crushed by debris inside the basement. They were pronounced dead on the scene. At 2:30 p.m., police discovered Ella Norris, 89, dead in her 728 Buel Ave. home in Ocean Breeze. While the cause of her death is pending, officials believe she may have drowned due to flooding. Sandy had also caused the death of an off-duty police officer, Arthur Kasprzak, 28, assigned to the NYPD's 1st Precinct in Manhattan. Police believe that Kasprzak ushered his girlfriend, his infant child several adult relatives and friends to the attic of his 20 Doty Ave. home in South Beach. He then descended into the basement, where police believe he may have been electrocuted when live wires made contact with flood waters. Also, at 1 a.m. Tuesday, police discovered the body of Angela Dresch, a 13-year-old eighth-grade student, after a catastrophic wave slammed into her family's home on Yetman Avenue in Tottenville, tearing the structure apart. Her father, George, has not been found, and her mother, Patricia, is in critical condition at Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay. Police had no information on a report Tuesday morning that firefighters found a person dead inside 164 Grimsby St., Midland Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksCO_PA Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Hour 26 without power now, vast majority of feasterville still dark, was over at friends in falls twp earlier & the damage was incredible, many large oaks completely uprooted laying across homes & cars. Lower bucks definitely took a beating from sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plokoon111 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 More of Casino Pier. Man this is sad, they had a really nice haunted ride on the back of the pier if I could remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Hour 26 without power now, vast majority of feasterville still dark, was over at friends in falls twp earlier & the damage was incredible, many large oaks completely uprooted laying across homes & cars. Lower bucks definitely took a beating from sandy My wife is staying with family in Croyden. They got power back around 8:30 or so. No power for 24 hours or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 As the rain from Sandy comes to an end, my total for the storm from start to finish (2 days) ended up being 3.39". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 More of Casino Pier. Man this is sad, they had a really nice haunted ride on the back of the pier if I could remember. Damn, that picture brings back happy memories from visits years ago but today brings much sadness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 this just in from my friend on fire and rescue in Toms River area: water rescues STILL ongoing in Ocean County. Many more people trapped. He says he's rescued a $(%* ton so far. Also posted a bunch of Belmar Beach and Shark River Hills Marina photos in the NYC obs thread. I'm reposting your pictures here, Jim (since there in the PHI CWA)... hope you don't mind: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbs Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Picked up 0.65 since yesterday AM for a 6.16" total just topping Irene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Total rain here: 2.75" from Sally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 made to work, high speed internet . home front, still no power, cable, internet, land lines. area looks like a war zone. had a hard time finding open gas station. many power lines still down on the roads and many back roads are barely passable. many dark areas driving from qtown to lansdale area. trying to figure out for our area which was worse, last year oct. snow or sandy. sandy was more widespread around here thats for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Sounds like Bucks Co. Really got crushed based on your posts and a few others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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