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It’s never the same outcome for anyone on LI with these storms.
Hurricane Sandy I lost power for about 1 1/2 days. That was the extent of it. Then Tropical storm Irene my basement flooded. Never know what you’re going to get.
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When I was growing up on Strongs Neck we had two or three hurricanes every year
(this was the fifties) . We would lose power for around five days and the water
would be out (I am not sure why.) We kids thought it was great fun because we
cooked all our meals outside and we pretended that we lived in the 1890s.
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Pretty rare for a 'Major' Cat3 on Long Island but about 5 on known record I believe, mostly East end tho. Overdue for one historically. Long term average sits at about 1 every 70yrs, but on the East tip Suffolk Co. its about every 50years. Last Cat3 was 1954. But to get a Cat3 with those water temps they have to be booking it up just off the East coast and move from say VA/NC to NY in one day-ish otherwise they'll be weaker level.
Nor'easters can and often do just as much or worse damage than hurricanes. More so because former tend to hang around longer than latter.
Great Hurricane of 1938 created Shinnecock inlet however 1992 Nor'easter wiped out much if not all dunes of Westhampton. Westhampton Dunes was incorporated in large part so that area would have legal standing to fight with Army Core of Engineers over sand replenishment for Westhampton dunes.
Nasty and bitter lawsuit later feds are on hook at least until 2027 for Westhampton Dunes sand replenishment, after that who knows...
As one might imagine idea of pumping federal dollars into restoration of sand for areas where home values well exceed millions isn't a great use of taxpayer's money.
What is clear is climate change, global warming or whatever you want to call it sea levels are rising. Piled on is the potential for frequency of major or even less so storms to pound Long Island's shores. Duane Road and rest are in peril.
I was at Bigelow's in Rockville Center and saw a Hurricane Evacuation path, similar to one I'd see in Florida.
I know NY/NYC gets hit with hurricanes from time to time, but not to the point where they'd have evacuation routes.
How often does LI get hit with them?
I remember seeing the hurricane evacuation signs in that area as well. I think there are more signs around there because that is one of the routes that people from Long Beach Island, Island Park and I guess parts of Oceanside might use.
But that does not mean that the whole Island would be flooded. The Island is up to 20 miles wide plus the land does start to slope upward pretty quickly toward some hills 200 to 400 feet high. Within a couple of miles from Great South Bay, the land is already 30 feet or more high. For comparison, that is higher than ALL of Miami-Dade or Broward counties in Florida.
But that does not mean that the whole Island would be flooded.
True, but that's not saying much given the relative difficulty of exiting LI under duress en masse for the people whose homes are likely to be affected if not even flooded. It's not like they can all head for the hills, let alone stay there.
True, but that's not saying much given the relative difficulty of exiting LI under duress en masse for the people whose homes are likely to be affected if not even flooded. It's not like they can all head for the hills, let alone stay there.
Any situation where the entire island would be evacuated for a storm is beyond remote and would likely mean NYC would have to be evacuated too. Not happening.
True, but that's not saying much given the relative difficulty of exiting LI under duress en masse for the people whose homes are likely to be affected if not even flooded. It's not like they can all head for the hills, let alone stay there.
why would you have to evacuate if you're not flooded?
And I'm sure some people would be "under duress", but if you're waiting to evacuate a hurricane at the last minute, you really should have your head examined.
why would you have to evacuate if you're not flooded?
You evacuate in advance of flooding and high winds.
Per FEMA:
Protective Actions. General evacuation guidance: The best action to protect yourself and your family from the flooding and high winds caused by hurricanes is to evacuate when ordered to do so, before those conditions hit your area.
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