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By jmdickens
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#409348
jbock13 wrote:I'm not buying a central NJ landfall.
If there is a state that needs a bath, it is New Jersey.
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By Purple Haize
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#409365
jbock13 wrote:I'm all ready to go, just in case.

I'm more concerned about wind at this point than anything else.
Fringe benefit of holding a wake is all the food we have! We can heat it up over our fire place!
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By AZjonz
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#409373
From the meteorology department from my place of employment:
 Sandy is a very large expansive storm with a large wind field of 35-40mph winds.
 She moves onshore Monday evening near or just north of Atlantic City, NJ.
 Very significant outages will occur from Boston to the DC area.

Richmond metro area Impacts and timeline:
 Winds 15-30 mph with gusts 30-40 mph today thru mid day Monday.
 Winds in the Richmond area will range from 25-40 mph and gusts to 50-55 mph in the evening.
 Monday morning commute should be ok. Tuesday morning could be interesting.
 Peak threat for winds will be 6PM Monday thru 9AM Tuesday.

Per the North American model.
Stay safe everyone!
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By NotAJerry
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#409433
It's dropped to 50 around DC, winds are a sustained 20-25 already, it's been raining heavy since about 6:30, and we're still supposedly 15-20 hours from the real storm beginning. They're telling us 3-7 days without power, and to plan for the longer total, as they likely won't be able to start doing repairs for 24-36 hours after power goes out. This is not going to be fun.
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By bigsmooth
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#409441
ATrain wrote:
PAmedic wrote:
SuperJon wrote:That's cause you live in the middle of nowhere.
that's true.

and because of that I'm able to sit here naked while I type this

somewhere ATRAIN is salivating
You're not tall enough to ride, sorry.
:shock:
By ATrain
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#409443
Big waves at the Oceanfront this afternoon (pics on my facebook page). Sustained winds clocking in at 34mph with higher gusts. Stay safe tonight everyone.
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By Purple Haize
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#409444
ATrain wrote:Big waves at the Oceanfront this afternoon (pics on my facebook page). Sustained winds clocking in at 34mph with higher gusts. Stay safe tonight everyone.
Because we all have your Facebook page ha
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By 01LUGrad
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#409445
ATrain wrote:This drop in pressure is gives me a headache.
Sorry to hear that, except I can't hear it because my ears keep popping. Fighting a stupid month-long cold and having a gigantic pressure sucking hurricane off the coast is killing me.

I'm going to head down to the beach to get some photos after the morning tide subsides, since I can't leave my neighborhood when the water level rises over 4.5 feet above sea level.

Gotta love Tidewater.
By ATrain
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#409472
My agency closed all offices in the state. I get it with Norfolk and even Fairfax, but did they really need to close anything and everything west of I-95?

01 grad, check out the 15th streets pier. The waves are starting to go over the deck a little bit, and the water is up to the boardwalk 20th-10th streets.
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By 01LUGrad
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#409474
ATrain wrote:My agency closed all offices in the state. I get it with Norfolk and even Fairfax, but did they really need to close anything and everything west of I-95?

01 grad, check out the 15th streets pier. The waves are starting to go over the deck a little bit, and the water is up to the boardwalk 20th-10th streets.
Yeesh. Maybe I should take my water wings down there with me.
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By jbock13
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#409475
ATrain wrote:My agency closed all offices in the state. I get it with Norfolk and even Fairfax, but did they really need to close anything and everything west of I-95?

01 grad, check out the 15th streets pier. The waves are starting to go over the deck a little bit, and the water is up to the boardwalk 20th-10th streets.
Areas like Bristol and the Mountain Empire will get snow, so really the only place not getting much is Lynchburg and Roanoke. Except the strong winds which are yet to come.
By ATrain
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#409477
Yeah, they're having blizzard warnings out in the western mountains from a hurricane. This has to be an extremely rare occurence.

01Grad, Avalon pier further north is cut in half.
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By NotAJerry
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#409485
Part of the Ocean City, MD pier has now broken off and they're hours from the storm hitting full force.

Atlantic City is under water.

A ship sunk off the coast of NC with 2 of 16 crew missing.
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By jbock13
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#409489
It's heading far to the west than expected. Lynchburg will see rain pick up again this afternoon.
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By BJWilliams
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#409490
LUconn wrote:What's the deal with LU cancelling? It's raining.

My guess is potential liability. If they held classes today and the storm hit and some students got injured or killed walking to class or waiting for the bus or something, parents affected would probably sue because they didnt take safety measures or something...yeah it sounds silly but that is the best I can figure from it
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