Hurricane Sandy 2012

[Tamikosmom]

Published: Oct 29, 2012, 1:58 PM EDT

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Thanks, Janet! Good to know they were here! I'm where the little green star is. We'll be fine, but I guess it does sort of explain the snow in October!

 

 

Are you sure?  This storm is like no other!  It is unrelenting.  Hubby and I as well as a neighbour/friend are watching CNN and ... I have to keep reminding myself that this is no movie ... it is reality.

My French Canadian DIL is worried sick about her family back East.  I was talking to her mother in Quebec ... across the Hull River from Ottawa, Ontario ... a few minutes ago.  She assured us that her hubby is tracking the storm and all indications are they may get some strong winds and heavy rains but that is it.  I wish my normally in control DIL was not so anxious.

Janet

[MuffyBee]

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-live-updates/
Hurricane Sandy: Live Updates
October 29, 2012

4:42 PM EDT: Sandy by the numbers — 9 in of rain in Virginia Beach and 86 mph wind gusts in Westerly, R.I.
4:39 PM EDT: Hurricane Sandy now expected to make land fall around 6 pm Eastern in cape May County, N.J., just south of Atlantic City.
4:31 PM EDT: Soldiers Guard the Tomb of Unknowns During Hurricane Sandy

(Karin Markert/OldGuard/Facebook)
4:19 PM EDT: Several New York City area bridges will be closed this evening beginning at 7 pm Eastern, said N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The Throngs Neck, Whitestone, George Washington, Verrazano, Henry Hudson, , Marine Parkway and Cross Bay Veterans Memorial bridges will all be closed.  The Lincoln and Midtown Tunnels and the RFK, Bayonne, Goethals and Outerbridge Crossing all remain open for now.
4:15 PM EDT:  Sandy is expected to dump between two and three feet of snow on Snowshoe, W.V. by Tuesday evening. As of 3pm Eastern today, the area had received 6.5 inches.
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[MuffyBee]

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/28/hurricane-sandy-updates/
Hurricane Sandy Batters the Northeast: Live Updates on the Superstorm
By TIME NewsFeedOct. 28, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy barrels northwards, city and state officials are not taking preparations lightly.  Major transit systems, schools and businesses have been shuttered ahead of expected flooding, strong winds and, yes, even possible snow. TIME will continue to update this page as the storm develops, so please check back for the latest news. Here’s what we know so far.

Oct. 29, 4:33 p.m.: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the closure of several bridges in the New York City area. The Tappan Zee bridge across the Hudson river reportedly closed at 4:00 p.m.; the Throgs Neck, Whitestone and George Washington Bridges are scheduled to shut to traffic at 7:00 p.m. The Triboro Bridge, the Lincoln Tunnel and the Queens- Midtown Tunnel will remain open.

Oct. 29, 4:15 p.m.: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a press conference that Hurricane Sandy’s speed is accelerating; the heaviest weather, once expected to hit later this evening, is now expected as early as 6 p.m. “Sandy’s fury is still going to come this evening,” the governor said. “This is the last warning that we’re going to be able to give people to get to a safe place before that coastal surge really hits.”
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[MuffyBee]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/29/7-best-hurricane-sandy-storm-cams-video.html
7 Best Hurricane Sandy ‘Storm Cams’ (Video)
October 29, 2012

http://aws1.earthcam.com/
Extreme Weather Event
You have been redirected to EarthCam's coverage of Hurricane Sandy.
EarthCam's regular website will continue following the hurricane.
Dubbed 'Frankenstorm', Hurricane Sandy poses a major threat to portions of the U.S. East Coast. Damaging winds, storm surge flooding, and even heavy snow, target the Northeast ahead. Check out multiple webcam views, along with streaming video and audio, and watch as the hurricane unfolds!




http://aws1.earthcam.com/?c=liberty
HarborCam

http://aws1.earthcam.com/?c=tsstreet
Times Sq. Street

http://aws1.earthcam.com/?c=tsrobo3
Times Sq. Crossroads

http://aws1.earthcam.com/?c=tstwo
Times Square South


http://aws1.earthcam.com/?c=bb
Brooklyn Bridge


http://aws1.earthcam.com/?c=boston
Boston MA

http://aws1.earthcam.com/?c=ftlaud
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

http://aws1.earthcam.com/?c=myrtle
Myrtle Beach SC

http://aws1.earthcam.com/?c=palmbeach
Palm Beach FL

[klaasend]

So far I've heard from Blink and San today.  San just a few minutes ago and she's still OK.  Hope NUT and Bearly are OK too. 

[can]

My daughter and grandson are on Long Island, worried here in Ohio.  Prayers please?   

 
Do you know if they have evacuated their area?

[Dihannah1]

Fox new on Shep. Just mixed with the winter storm and hitting high tide, during full moon. Being called a Superstorm, never to be seen in history!  Worse than thought! Daughter keeping me updated. The pics on her FB on her street are unbeleivable already!

[can]

Fox new on Shep. Just mixed with the winter storm and hitting high tide, during full moon. Being called a Superstorm, never to be seen in history!  Worse than thought! Daughter keeping me updated. The pics on her FB on her street are unbeleivable already!

Good that your daughter is keeping you updated.

[can]

Muffy - thanks for your updates, etc.

The images you posted earlier really tell a tale.

I have a loved one in New York.  Hoping to hear from him soon.

[Dihannah1]

Prayers CAN for your loved one in NY too!

[crazybabyborg]

So far I've heard from Blink and San today.  San just a few minutes ago and she's still OK.  Hope NUT and Bearly are OK too. 

OMG, Klaas....... I really started not to ask about anyone in particular because I can't remember where everybody is located! Please tell me you've heard from Nut? Janet said that Bearly was on the forum this morning, but I haven't checked to see if she's been back. Prayers to all monkeys impacted by Sandy!

My cable was out for a while today for no reason I can justify. I hate it when that happens! 

[MuffyBee]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/29/hurricane-sandy-ship-abandoned-ship-coast-guard/1665339/
1 dead, captain missing after 14 saved as Bounty sinks
October 29, 2012

9:07PM EDT October 29. 2012 - One crewmember of the tall ship HMS Bounty died and U.S. Coast Guard teams battling Hurricane Sandy rescued 14 others who had abandoned the movie replica before it sank off North Carolina early Monday. The captain is missing.

The body of 42-year-old Claudene Christian was found Monday evening, the Coast Guard reported. The search continues for the 63-year-old captain, Robin Walbridge.

A helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., found Christian, who was "unresponsive." CPR was performed, and she was then flown to Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City. Hospital spokesman Patrick Detwiller said Christian arrived at 6:40 p.m. ET and was pronounced dead at 7 p.m.

She and Walbridge reportedly were swept overboard when they got into lifeboats. Both were in cold-water survival suits and life jackets, CBC News says.
More...

[Tamikosmom]

Sandy wreaks havoc across Northeast; at least 10 dead
updated 10:11 PM EDT, Mon October 29, 2012

(CNN) -- Though no longer a hurricane, "post-tropical" superstorm Sandy packed a hurricane-sized punch as it slammed into the Jersey Shore on Monday, killing at least 10 people from West Virginia to North Carolina and Connecticut.

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At least five people had been killed in storm-related incidents in New York state, including three killed by trees falling on homes in Queens and in the town of New Salem, near Albany, city and state officials said. Falling trees were also blamed for the two deaths reported in New Jersey and one in Connecticut, authorities there told CNN.

And in West Virginia, a woman was killed in a car accident after the storm dumped 5 inches of snow on the town of Davis, said Amy Shuler Goodwin, a spokeswoman for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's office.

Sandy had already claimed at least 67 lives in the Caribbean, including 51 in Haiti. And before hitting land, it overwhelmed the sailing ship HMS Bounty, a replica of the historic British vessel, off North Carolina. Fourteen of the ship's crew of 16 were rescued, but the body of one deckhand was found Monday evening and the ship's captain was still missing Monday night, the Coast Guard said.

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/29/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html

[cookie]

If anyone is still reading, go take a look at the moon...has a large dark circle around it.. I was told that it is called a nexus..

[klaasend]

So far I've heard from Blink and San today.  San just a few minutes ago and she's still OK.  Hope NUT and Bearly are OK too. 

OMG, Klaas....... I really started not to ask about anyone in particular because I can't remember where everybody is located! Please tell me you've heard from Nut? Janet said that Bearly was on the forum this morning, but I haven't checked to see if she's been back. Prayers to all monkeys impacted by Sandy!

My cable was out for a while today for no reason I can justify. I hate it when that happens! 

Looks like San's power is out now.  Not sure about Nut.  I just got home though so I haven't checked to see if she has checked in.  May be a while before power can be restored. 

[klaasend]

If anyone is still reading, go take a look at the moon...has a large dark circle around it.. I was told that it is called a nexus..

O/T - having nothing to do with the Hurricane but the moon was so beautiful this morning I actually took a photo of it.  That was taken at about 6am and it's shining on the ocean:

[MuffyBee]

That's gorgeous, Klaas.  I noticed the moon looked really beautiful  when I walked out to pick up my newspaper early this morning.  But there was no reflection from water as was in your view. 

[cookie]

beautiful photo K...

did you look at the moon this evening?
I was told that it is a nexus..

hope all our monkey friends are safe

[klaasend]

I was at dinner but just see I got a message from San from about 2 hours ago.  She said it was BAD, they were flooded but they were still going to stay put.  Pretty sure her power is out.

She just texted me.  The house is a mess, power is still out, water starting to subside some.  Geez what a mess.

[klaasend]

beautiful photo K...

did you look at the moon this evening?
I was told that it is a nexus..

hope all our monkey friends are safe

Didn't see it this evening yet, looks like there may be some cloud cover.