Stormlover74 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Looks like most places west of the Hudson are drying out pretty quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 That's a couple of streets from my house. That area can flood sometimes but it's been worse since Sandy. That's the direction the water came from when Sandy's surge hit-it was actually worse coming from the bay where I am than the ocean. The water today doesn't seem to be high enough to get into anyone's homes but it's close. The weakness with the LB storm drain system into Reynolds Channel is that the water first starts backing up into the streets even though the bulkheads rise higher. Too bad when they were originally filling the barrier island they didn't make the whole strip as high as areas of PT Lookout and Atlantic Beach that stayed above water in Sandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weathergun Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Sea Girt,NJ reported 40mph+ gusts reported for 30 mins. Peak gust at 49mph: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?sid=NJ52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 The weakness with the LB storm drain system into Reynolds Channel is that the water first starts backing up into the streets even though the bulkheads rise higher. Too bad when they were originally filling the barrier island they didn't make the whole strip as high as areas of PT Lookout and Atlantic Beach that stayed above water in Sandy. And I bet it's even worse this morning out near the Hospital and Canals-that area floods even more frequently. The ocean actually didn't look that terrible-the water went a fair amount up the beach but not enough to where I'd be worried about the ocean pushing onto the streets. Power just flashed a couple of times here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 And I bet it's even worse this morning out near the Hospital and Canals-that area floods even more frequently. The ocean actually didn't look that terrible-the water went a fair amount up the beach but not enough to where I'd be worried about the ocean pushing onto the streets. Power just flashed a couple of times here. I never understood how they could build the hospital in one of the lowest points in town with a basement where many of the functions were carried out. You would have thought they would have filled the area and built up a hill. A bunch of people saved their cars in Sandy by parking on the hill where the buses are in Lido. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Dry slot about to push into eastern Suffolk. Downpouring here now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover11 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Heavy rain 38F 1.35" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 34.3 w/ rain .58" so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I never understood how they could build the hospital in one of the lowest points in town with a basement where many of the functions were carried out. You would have thought they would have filled the area and built up a hill. A bunch of people saved their cars in Sandy by parking on the hill where the busses are in Lido. It seems like most things built pre 1950 were built right on to the beach/marsh with very little fill. Post 1950 like lido they came in with tremendous amounts of fill and built up the land before building. It's especially noticeable in south Merrick, Bellmore an Wantagh. Where large tracks of marsh were filled in around 1960 and huge developments of high ranches built at an average elevation of 6'. These houses did well during Sandy as water only made it on to lawns and streets despite being right on the bay. Areas further inland that were developed earlier and not built on fill flooded worst. It's super apparent today as the fill developments have no flooding at all and the older areas further north and inland do. I just drove up to New Hyde Park and roads were in good shape. Rates are just under the threshold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Here was the LB Boardwalk this morning-just nasty conditions. As you can see the ocean wasn't a concern for overwashing-the flooding this morning was all from the bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I never understood how they could build the hospital in one of the lowest points in town with a basement where many of the functions were carried out. You would have thought they would have filled the area and built up a hill. A bunch of people saved their cars in Sandy by parking on the hill where the buses are in Lido. we do dumb things http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/17/us-storm-sandy-newjersey-railway-idUSBRE8AG0K220121117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Northern state Parkway closed due to flooding. Southern State is flooding in some areas. Meadowbrook Parkway is starting to flood (lake on southbound side is rising ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Really getting pounded here now with a heavy wind driven rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I'm in Freeport near the Nautical mile. Significant flooding here. Will try to post pics when I get home later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Northern state Parkway closed due to flooding. Southern State is flooding in some areas. Meadowbrook Parkway is starting to flood (lake on southbound side is rising ) Yeah at 106/107 west of there it's fine. I thought the meadow brook was fine. The literal meadow brook did seen high but I highly doubt it goes out of it's banks. The rain event this summer was much more extreme do to the incredible rates. This is more of a run of the mill heavy rain event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Yeah at 106/107 west of there it's fine. I thought the meadow brook was fine. The literal meadow brook did seen high but I highly doubt it goes out of it's banks. The rain event this summer was much more extreme do to the incredible rates. This is more of a run of the mill heavy rain event I've seen it overflow before. Scary when it does. The Meadowbrook had patches of flooding in the right lane. The highest water I saw in Freeport was bumper height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I can hear the building swaying at 54th and A of A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Winds are even ripping up here now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I'm in Freeport near the Nautical mile. Significant flooding here. Will try to post pics when I get home later. Right up to the borderline moderate mark. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/uv?site_no=01310521 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4alb Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 wind is really picking up here. Some nasty gusts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Looks like the low has begun to occlude per current radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbenedet Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Good swath from NYC to Western Suffolk county, will see 3-4", and locally 4"+ of rain before this ends in about an hour. Very impressive rates over the past half hour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Right up to the borderline moderate mark. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/uv?site_no=01310521 Can't post my images. Says file it too large. I'm not good with this kind of stuff. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwcMan Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Temp 39...light rain ATM. Low center still south of Long Island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Can't post my images. Says file it too large. I'm not good with this kind of stuff. Any suggestions? Get better at it? Lol Photobucket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Can't post my images. Says file it too large. I'm not good with this kind of stuff. Any suggestions? If you're using an iPhone, send yourself the picture in a smaller size. Otherwise, I'd use something like Photobucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 12z Euro doesn't stall the low south of LI. Drives it north into NECT by 10pm tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Get better at it? Lol Photobucket? Lol I'll try after work. I did all this on my lunch break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Radar has almost a 12/30/2000 look to it. I agree that at this rate we should have 3"+ of rain pretty soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 12z Euro doesn't stall the low south of LI. Drives it north into NECT by 10pm tonight. 2nd low for tomorrow is way east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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