Stay Safe East Coast
Being a life-long east coaster and a human that cares about the well-being of all, I’d like to make sure that my friends, family, loved ones, supporters, haters, enemies, frienemies and all that are dealing with Hurricane Sandy will be safe.
Last year I pressed on about being prepared for Irene. Although Irene didn’t bring the incredible damage as expected… at least people were prepared. I’m glad that everyone took the warnings for Hurricane Sandy seriously. Below is the latest information as of 11:00pm EST for hurricane Sandy. The jet stream, the strength of the storm itself coupled with the lunar tide and incredible low pressure shows that this will be one hell of a storm. There are already 24′ waves reported off the coast. The storm surges have already hit 3′ and the storm is STILL 500 miles away!
If you live in a questionable area for flooding, check with your local authorities to make sure that you’re not in a mandatory evac zone. I’d rather you all be safe and over prepared with something to talk about than sorry….
STAY SAFE EAST COAST
Hurricane Update
Sandy will be one of the strongest cyclones to hit the U.S. East Coast in years, with damaging winds, storm surge and rainfall flooding the primary threats.
NEW YORK CITY EVAC ZONE
WHERE IS SANDY NOW?
Forecasters say Hurricane Sandy is about 470 miles (756 kilometers) southeast of New York City and the center of the storm is expected to be near the mid-Atlantic coast on Monday night. The National Hurricane Center said late Sunday night that the storm has top sustained winds of 75 mph (121 kph), with higher gusts. It is moving toward the northeast at 14 mph (23 kph). Hurricane-force winds extend up to 175 miles (284 kilometers) from the storm’s center. Sandy is on track to collide with a wintry storm moving in from the west and cold air streaming down from the Arctic.
New York City
shut down its mass transit system, closed its schools and ordered hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes Sunday in the face of increasingly dire predictions about the wall of water that could hit the nation’s largest city as part of the superstorm bearing down on the East Coast. A seawater surge of anywhere from 6 to 11 feet threatened to swamp parts of lower Manhattan, flood subway tunnels and knock out the underground network of power, phone and high-speed Internet lines that are the lifeblood of America’s financial capital. While the New York Stock Exchange will close its trading floor, Big Board trading will continue electronically.
New Jersey
Gov. Chris Christie says all state offices will be closed Monday. He also urged school districts to cancel classes on Monday. The moves come one day after the governor declared a state of emergency, citing the potentially devastating storm. He has ordered mandatory evacuations of the state’s southern barrier islands and all Atlantic City casinos by late Sunday afternoon, and also shuttered state parks until further notice. Officials say shelters will be set up in 18 counties to accommodate roughly 12,000 people and, if needed, the state will mobilize five shelters to house another 5,000 people. Christie urged residents to stay indoors while the slow-moving storm makes its way through the state.
Connecticut
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says the state is likely to see the worst-case scenario from an East Coast superstorm and is urging residents to heed evacuation orders. Malloy said on Sunday that strong storm surges are expected along the shoreline and power outages could last for days. Malloy says the water surges may be the worst since those of the 1938 hurricane. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for Sunday in parts of Bridgeport, Fairfield, East Haven, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook and Branford. Voluntary evacuations are being urged in parts of Westport and New London.
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