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You are classified as "weather illiterate". The storm surge on the S Shore of LI and New York Harbor are predicted to be the highest "EVER" in modern times. This situation is too dangerous for ignorant folks like yourself..
There's a marina in CT that's already underwater (that's LI Sound BTW).
Outer Banks flooded 300 miles from the storm's center.
South shore people in complete denial, all will be whining on Wednesday...not that we'll hear it here
Best of luck everyone....I'm sure that storm will make that easterly turn based on your GOOD VIBES (how groovy!) and you'll all be merrily trick or treating whilst there's barely a leaf on the ground come Wednesday.
List of school closings in Nassau County from channel 7 website Baldwin UFSD Bellmore-Merrick CHSD CLOSED East Williston UFSD CLOSED Farmingdale UFSD CLOSED Glen Cove City SD CLOSED Hicksville UFSD CLOSED Island Park UFSD CLOSED Lawrence UFSD CLOSED Locust Valley CSD CLOSED Lynbrook UFSD CLOSED Manhasset UFSD CLOSED North Bellmore UFSD CLOSED North Merrick UFSD CLOSED Port Washington UFSD CLOSED Roosevelt UFSD CLOSED Roslyn UFSD CLOSED St. Raymond School E Rockaway CLOSED Valley Stream CHSD CLOSED Wantagh UFSD CLOSED Wantagh UFSD closed
northern New Jersey in particular will be hammered.
Some people here are acting like this is a Category 5 Hurricane Katrina. The 1938 Hurricane ... on please that is just absurd. That made landfall as a Category 3 storm, as it presently stands Sandy is barely a Category 1 and will further weaken as she gets closer.
The only reason the 1938 Hurricane was so bad was because the hurricane tracking technology was very limited at the time and no evacuations were done. Newsflash: this is 2012, we know exactly where the hurricane is head ... yes, Long Island will still be within the 200 mile danger zone but this is NOT Hurricane Katrina. This will be equivalent to a strong nor'easter.
Bear in mind that in 1940 there were approximately 600,000 people living in Nassau and Suffolk Counties combined. Despite the lack of hurricane tracking in 1938, you had far fewer people living in harm's way.
Today we close to 2.9 million people, a lot more development and congestion. We saw people in Katrina not heed warnings to evacuate. During 1991's perfect storm two people from Staten Island died -- there was no reason for them to have died other than they didn't heed warnings. There were dolts on TV today who with much bravado insisted they were staying put. This may not be 1938's hurricane, might not be Katrina, but we could easily sustain huge damages due to the significantly greater number of homes.
List of school closings in Nassau County from channel 7 website Baldwin UFSD Bellmore-Merrick CHSD CLOSED East Williston UFSD CLOSED Farmingdale UFSD CLOSED Glen Cove City SD CLOSED Hicksville UFSD CLOSED Island Park UFSD CLOSED Lawrence UFSD CLOSED Locust Valley CSD CLOSED Lynbrook UFSD CLOSED Manhasset UFSD CLOSED North Bellmore UFSD CLOSED North Merrick UFSD CLOSED Port Washington UFSD CLOSED Roosevelt UFSD CLOSED Roslyn UFSD CLOSED St. Raymond School E Rockaway CLOSED Valley Stream CHSD CLOSED Wantagh UFSD CLOSED Wantagh UFSD closed
Really? You don't think "This is not likely to be a high-wind storm" contradicts, "WINDS FORECAST TO BE NEAR HURRICANE FORCE AT LANDFALL"?
Winds that are "near hurricane force" means that they are not even category 1 strength winds. More than a slight breeze to be sure but not going to be a big concen.
My SIL works in the copiague schools too and said they rarely close, as of right now no afternoon or evening activites. I really hope they close because then I don't have to get up at 5:45 am to be there for 7:00 am LOL
I think you're missing the point - not trying to compare the storm, per se, to Katrina...more the attitudes of some people. Most of whom probably live in or near an evacuation area and are like "yeah, whooo hoooo....all I need is beeeeeeer!!!" and then will be shocked when the 911 dispatcher tells them they can't be rescued.
Also, I could be wrong, but I believe WIHS is not a homeowner and maybe lives with his parents? If so, that changes one's perspective drastically. I didn't give a ***** about stuff like this when I lived with my parents either. A hurricane if you are not in imminent danger can seem like a bit of fun when you are not staring down a $30K "wind deductible".
Point taken Twingles. And I agree with you, but there are always those that make every storm out to be he coming of the apocolypse which isnt true either. I remember as a kid in Florida (and went through more storms than I care to remember down there), storms were no big deal to me because it was my parents problem if there was damage. Boy does being a homeowner change that!
Question for you actually: is it true that 'hurricane/wind' deductibles only apply if the storm is classified as a hurricane and not a tropical storm? Or is that a myth?
Bear in mind that in 1940 there were approximately 600,000 people living in Nassau and Suffolk Counties combined. Despite the lack of hurricane tracking in 1938, you had far fewer people living in harm's way.
Today we close to 2.9 million people, a lot more development and congestion. We saw people in Katrina not heed warnings to evacuate. During 1991's perfect storm two people from Staten Island died -- there was no reason for them to have died other than they didn't heed warnings. There were dolts on TV today who with much bravado insisted they were staying put. This may not be 1938's hurricane, might not be Katrina, but we could easily sustain huge damages due to the significantly greater number of homes.
Unfortunately there will ALWAYS be people who will refuse to evacuate. It could be a cat 5 storm headed straight for the shore and there will still be holdouts. People are nuts.
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