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Hurricane Sandy


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About the watch or warning issue, I just can't help but wonder how Accu Weather would have handled this if they were in the driver's seat. If the NHC didn't exist, I think AccuWeather would probably be best able out of all the private weather services to handle the functions of the NHC. I don't think they would ever under-warn.... which is great. Joe Bastardi would hopefully come back to Accu Weather and run it. We'd have more hurricane compliance than ever before. It takes a good communicator to run an operation that the NHC.

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About the watch or warning issue, I just can't help but wonder how Accu Weather would have handled this if they were in the driver's seat. If the NHC didn't exist, I think AccuWeather would probably be best able out of all the private weather services to handle the functions of the NHC. I don't think they would ever under-warn.... which is great. Joe Bastardi would hopefully come back to Accu Weather and run it. We'd have more hurricane compliance than ever before. It takes a good communicator to run an operation that the NHC.

Eventually, we'd probably have the boy who cried wolf effect at some point. High stakes forecasting is tough.

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From Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli: To my friends in the NYC/NJ/LI area. I've had a lot of calls today so let me just address this here... Most of you know I have been immersed in the weather since I was 3 years old. I've seen just about everything in weather but I can tell you that I have never seen a storm quite like this one before. It is NOT the strongest storm I have ever seen. Hurricanes can...be much stronger.

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But here's what makes this different... I have never seen a "Nor'easter" this strong before. I have never seen a storm "back up" into the coast after being over the ocean, building seas, for many many days. I have never seen a storm that is so strong over such a giant "widespread" area. Typically the impacts are more localized... Not this one.

Every storm has completely different outcomes. And since we have never seen anything quite like this before the impacts are difficult to predict. But here's what seems most likely... 1. Plan on being without power for at least a few days most areas. 2. If you live close to the ocean or bay expect coastal flooding worse then any other storm you have seen in that area. If you live near rivers that typically flood you can pretty much count on flooding again.

4. Expect it to be several days before "business as usual" is again possible. There will be many trees down and roads that will need clearing.

Please pass this along if you feel it helpful.

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good post he knows what hes talking about atleast hes trying to get the word out

From Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli: To my friends in the NYC/NJ/LI area. I've had a lot of calls today so let me just address this here... Most of you know I have been immersed in the weather since I was 3 years old. I've seen just about everything in weather but I can tell you that I have never seen a storm quite like this one before. It is NOT the strongest storm I have ever seen. Hurricanes can...be much stronger.

...

But here's what makes this different... I have never seen a "Nor'easter" this strong before. I have never seen a storm "back up" into the coast after being over the ocean, building seas, for many many days. I have never seen a storm that is so strong over such a giant "widespread" area. Typically the impacts are more localized... Not this one.

Every storm has completely different outcomes. And since we have never seen anything quite like this before the impacts are difficult to predict. But here's what seems most likely... 1. Plan on being without power for at least a few days most areas. 2. If you live close to the ocean or bay expect coastal flooding worse then any other storm you have seen in that area. If you live near rivers that typically flood you can pretty much count on flooding again.

4. Expect it to be several days before "business as usual" is again possible. There will be many trees down and roads that will need clearing.

Please pass this along if you feel it helpful.

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Hey guys let's try to get back on topic here. Storm looks better on satellite... and a friend sent this to me but the IKE in Sandy is a 5.2. Katrina/Wilma was a 5.0 and Ike was a 5.4

I'm only in a few minutes at a time tonight...just delete crap as you see fit. Whichever poster has the most crap deleted, they will be banned for the storm.

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IKE is a more complicated calculation, winds speed converted to energy, and then integrated for area affected.

Also a snapshot calculation, unlike ACE. IKE is a better measure of damage potential than just Saffir Simpson scale. Probably comparing IKE to SS scale is better than saying ACE...

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I'm only in a few minutes at a time tonight...just delete crap as you see fit. Whichever poster has the most crap deleted, they will be banned for the storm.

I just deleted like 10 posts. Guys storm stuff only... no IMBY questions etc. If you have a question ask in the banter thread or even experiment with that amazing thing called Google.

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while the core of this is on monday...i think it's going to rip out here pretty good starting late tomorrow afternoon. soundings suggest good mixing through the night and we are already tapping into a decent NE jet so could be gusting to 35 to 40 mph through a good chunk of sunday night, before things ramp up toward morning.

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while the core of this is on monday...i think it's going to rip out here pretty good starting late tomorrow afternoon. soundings suggest good mixing through the night and we are already tapping into a decent NE jet so could be gusting to 35 to 40 mph through a good chunk of sunday night, before things ramp up toward morning.

Yes. I was shocked when I pulled up the 12z soundings on BUFKIT with just how windy it will get tomorrow evening.

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