[Wilton2ParkAve]

I provided a map proving otherwise.

Trees down aren't a big deal, basically an inconvenience on par with losing power.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Wilton2ParkAve

Trees down aren't a big deal, basically an inconvenience on par with losing power.

Tell that to the many people who had trees fall on their home/cars.

And, uh, your map proved exactly what I was saying. LOL Shoreline near the eye of the storm not bad at all. All of the inland towns in that area - near 100% out.

Thanks for proving my point!

[Archguy]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Tell that to the many people who had trees fall on their home/cars.

Yeah no kidding. After Isabel half of my neighbors cut down their (remaining) trees since the others had destroyed their houses.

[Wilton2ParkAve]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Tell that to the many people who had trees fall on their home/cars.

And, uh, your map proved exactly what I was saying. LOL Shoreline near the eye of the storm not bad at all. All of the inland towns in that area - near 100% out.

Thanks for proving my point!

Power outages are not what you need to fear during a big storm..........

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Not really, though. My house is set up a little bit so I don't have to worry about flooding. Actually, during Irene, inland towns suffered a LOT more damage than my neighborhood did. The worst that Branford experienced was a road washing out in Short Beach. That's it.

Same. I'm near the water but well above it. Never lost power during either freak storm. No damage to my street.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Wilton2ParkAve

Power outages are not what you need to fear during a big storm..........

And what causes those power outages?

Trees.

[JViello]

Irene was a tropical fart, not a hurricane.

If a cat 2-3 storm comes up, mass destruction along the coast is not a question of if, but how bad. The hurricane of 38 devastated the shoreline. Storm surge of up to 20 feet was recorded. That's one of the issues and dangers LI sound creates...water stacks up, so even a 12 foot storm surge quickly grows as it gets squeezed into the sound.

I'm sorry to say, but many of those who think they will be "okay" if that magnitude of storm hits, are really fooling themselves. If your house is 8 feet above sea level, go stand on your roof and look around...that's where the storm surge will be.

This is downtown Stamford with a 13 foot storm surge. Slosh models have a cat 4 surge peaking at 38 feet!

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by JViello

Irene was a tropical fart, not a hurricane.

If a cat 2-3 storm comes up, mass destruction along the coast is not a question of if, but how bad. The hurricane of 38 devastated the shoreline. Storm surge of up to 20 feet was recorded. That's one of the issues and dangers LI sound creates...water stacks up, so even a 12 foot storm surge quickly grows as it gets squeezed into the sound.

I'm sorry to say, but many of those who think they will be "okay" if that magnitude of storm hits, are really fooling themselves. If your house is 8 feet above sea level, go stand on your roof and look around...that's where the storm surge will be.

This is downtown Stamford with a 13 foot storm surge. Slosh models have a cat 4 surge peaking at 38 feet!

The northern part of my neighborhood is about 32 feet above sea level. When it comes to flooding, I'm not nervous.

Downtown Stamford is VERY lowlying. I'm not surprised it flooded.

[JViello]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

And what causes those power outages?

Trees.

Not necessarily. A lot of large outages are caused by flooded sub stations which take a hell of a lot longer to fix than a wire splice.

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

The northern part of my neighborhood is about 32 feet above sea level. When it comes to flooding, I'm not nervous.

Downtown Stamford is VERY lowlying. I'm not surprised it flooded.

Then I suppose you are one of the lucky ones. When...not if, a major storm comes in, I don't think many are going to fair nearly as well. My inlaws had water lapping their driveway with Irene. They are screwed, as is the entire neighborhood.

[Stylo]

There are enough hills here that you can choose to live at a nice elevation but still have either water views or be walkable to a beach. In my case, I'm 70' above sea level and a 10 minute walk to the beach.