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Banter Thread for PHL area : Sandy / Post Trop Phase


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I can still see some big rainfall totals somewhere, but one thing that seems unlikely is a big Delaware River flood. One thing I've been calming people about if they ask... just doesn't look like the upper basin will get the necessary rainfall to generate a significant flood. Unless the track makes a radical change.

Agree with that totally Ray. Yardley does not need another flood.

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I hope this resonates with folks near the coast...

NOUS41 KPHI 281841

PNSPHI

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-

055-060>062-067>071-291200-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

241 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA...

SANDY IS EXPECTED TO SLAM INTO THE NEW JERSEY COAST LATER MONDAY

NIGHT, BRINGING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DAMAGING WINDS TO THE REGION.

THE STORM IS A LARGE ONE, THEREFORE DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT CENTER

OF THE STORM AS ALL AREAS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.

THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN HISTORIC STORM, WITH WIDESPREAD WIND

DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES, INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING, AND MASSIVE

BEACH EROSION. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND PROLONGED WIND

WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LONG LASTING POWER OUTAGES AND SERIOUS

FLOODING.

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP AS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO

WORSEN TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY.

SOME IMPORTANT NOTES...

1. IF YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO EVACUATE A COASTAL LOCATION BY STATE

AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, PLEASE DO SO.

2. IF YOU ARE RELUCTANT TO EVACUATE, AND YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO RODE

OUT THE '62 STORM ON THE BARRIER ISLANDS, ASK THEM IF THEY COULD DO

IT AGAIN.

3. IF YOU ARE RELUCTANT, THINK ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES, THINK ABOUT

THE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WHO WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH YOU WHEN YOU

MAKE THE PANICKED PHONE CALL TO BE RESCUED, THINK ABOUT THE

RESCUE/RECOVERY TEAMS WHO WILL RESCUE YOU IF YOU ARE INJURED OR

RECOVER YOUR REMAINS IF YOU DO NOT SURVIVE.

4. SANDY IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM. THERE WILL BE MAJOR

PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURIES ARE PROBABLY UNAVOIDABLE, BUT THE GOAL IS

ZERO FATALITIES.

5. IF YOU THINK THE STORM IS OVER-HYPED AND EXAGGERATED, PLEASE ERR

ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION.

WE WISH EVERYONE IN HARMS WAY ALL THE BEST. STAY SAFE!

$$

NWS MOUNT HOLLY, NJ

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Just did a walk around town here in Woodbury Gloucester county...snapped pics with my phone for "before" pics should things change dramatically later...walked to the Natl Guard armory and chatted with a guardsmen on smoke break...he said the armory would be used as a command center, most of their equipment was sent towards the shore in a convoy that left this morning...walked down to Woodbury creek which is tidal and already full, going to check back at high tide. Light rain and breezy, occasionally gusting about 20-25mph

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Mandatory evac's along the DE coastline. Almost to late now. Here's the only road leading into/out of S. Bowers Beach, DE. Water level was at about 8 - 10" when I got there, 30 minutes later it was closer to 16" and high tide is still about an hour from now. This pic was about an ago, so I would imagine by full high tide that sign you see in the pic will be gone and that means the water will have breached the bridge i was standing on when I took this pic. Waves at this location are normally 1' or so (3' on a really bad day), already crashing at 5' - 6' this morning. Couldn't get to the beach without de-clothing though so just eyeballed it from the truck. i'll see if any of the pics i took of the wave action came out clear enough to post (was still really dark for the time)

I know that road. I grew up in Camden and graduated from CR. I know someone who lives off of that road in a townhouse right on the Bay in Slaughter. I hope they evacuated.

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Still can't believe this is actually going to happen... We sit here and see isobars and wind maps and rain maps... In less than a day we'll be in the full swing of things.

Stay safe everyone. Stay inside if you can.

I said to my mom this morning in our weekly phone call that it's almost surreal. I feel like I'm going to wake up and find that it was all a dream.

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