Yawn. NYC and Boston are now in the warning cone of a Major Hurricane.....

[Junkdrawer]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/graphics/al07/loop_5W.shtml

So...the lead story on CNN.Com is, of course, saving an old stage used by R.E.M.

I guess NYC and/or Boston are too big to evacuate, so the best action is to hope it misses? :shrug:

[BurtWorm]

1. The warning cone of shame?

[meegbear]

2. We (Boston) hasn't had a named hurricane hit us since Bob in '91 ...

then came the "No Name" (Perfect) storm.

I can talk about it prefixing it with "When I was your age ...". I feel so sage-y.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. I'm not 35 miles from NYC

And about 35 from the shore in NJ. I don't know if I'm even supposed to get nervous about it. Weather reports here are treating this pretty nonchalantly.

[Junkdrawer]

4. Worst case scenario is always the hurricane that hits when a miss is expected....

leaving no time for an orderly evacuation and causing a large death toll with the last minute panic AND a large death toll with the storm.

[pipi_k]

12. They do seem to be treating it nonchalantly...

but they're also explaining it by talking about highs and lows and steering currents and whatever else they use when attempting to judge where a hurricane will head.

I understand what they mean and all, but there's always the memory of past storms that were supposed to go one way but took a minor turn, or ended up doing something totally unexpected.

Anything could happen...

even at the last minute.


We'll probably not know for sure unless/until it's bearing right down on us. I think we should be prepared but try not to worry too much.

Yeah, I know...easy to say...

:(

[JustAnotherGen]

28. I've never been through one

I guess there was one back in 1999?

*Hides head in Paperbag* - I tend to think of the weather reports in NJ of the Boy Who Keeps Crying Wolf.


I came from Western NY when I moved down here.


I've been through what/ Maybe 10 'Massive' Snow Storms since I've been down here . . . tee hee - And not one of them has been a 3 - 4 inches of snow in an hour. :rofl: More like over 12 hours. :rofl:

Perhaps I SHOULD take it seriously since the sky isn't falling (pardon the pun) with this per the weather forecasters on channel 12?

[jpljr77]

5. CNN is doing just fine covering Earl. As for the other story....

If you've ever been to the Georgia Theatre, you'd know why it's a big deal.

[Coyote_Bandit]

6. Ummmm......

Maybe you should check out your local news coverage - or maybe the weather channel.

I live in tornado alley. No frickin way I would consider CNN a credible source regarding my local weather including major incoming massive F5+ tornadoes.

[stray cat]

7. what do you need to know that is known?

[KamaAina]

8. Great. Every run seems to move it closer to the coast.

:scared:

[CTyankee]

10. I'm not too happy myself, as I live right near the L.I. Sound but a bit inland.

We got some pretty bad winds when Gloria ripped thru. Lots of uprooted trees. But our windows weren't blown out or cars overturned. the worst part was being without electricity for two days. I'm getting all the laundry done and I have one landline phone. I should get another flashlight, tho and think about what we'll eat...yay, I can empty the pantry!

[SoCalDem]

14. Even a miss, can wreak havoc when the storm surge "backs up" rivers

Get out those sandbags:scared:

[CTyankee]

18. Probably not that bad. We might have power outages and some high winds..

We've had that before, with Gloria, and it was a pain but not a major issue for a long time....

[slackmaster]

9. Interesting animation - K&R

:kick:

[Historic NY]

11. Were well overdue...remember 1938.

[RagAss]

22. No I don't remember 1938....and I'm old.

[Historic NY]

24. I wasn't around then but I still have hurricane lamps & filled with oil....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Hurricane_of_1938

[lukasahero]

31. I have my father's pictures of Providence/Pawtucket RI 1938

After Carol. It changed RI forever (we now have hurricane barriers along the bay.)

That said, I don't think people here care much about RI (the bluest state in the nation). I remember trying to bring attention to the devastating flooding that happened this spring and no one even noticed. Then Tennessee flooded and the board lit up like a pinball machine. :shrug:

[snooper2]

33. NYC would be so fucked by a direct hit..

Subway system completely flooded...

Storm surge would be devastating...

We are talking 6-7-800 Billion in damages...

Hope you folks have some supplies ready just in case

[Junkdrawer]

13. 5 PM Tuesday advisory moves the track WEST again! n/t

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?5-daynl?large#contents

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

15. I'm 50 miles due north of the NYC, and although near the Hudson, am inland. I'm

not worrying about storm damage here but how it will affect con ed and electricity. Note to self---get more c and d batteries.

[annabanana]

20. sigh. . .South Shore LI here

I HATE hurricane season

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

23. When I was a kid I lived for a few years in Seaford. I remember Donna. Hugs and wishing

you the best. :hug:

[greyl]

26. Get the batteries, but not any cigs. ;)

Imagine the storm helping to carry that habit away.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

27. Thanks greyl for remembering! On day 7 tobacco free! The ecigs are making

it incredibly easy and I have to remember to charge them ahead of time. :)

You used lovely imagery. :) Thank you and

:hi:

[edbermac]

16. CALL CONGRESS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!

:boring:

[malaise]

21. If Earl hits NYC you'll be calling

more than Congress. :D

[Junkdrawer]

17. The Great NYC/Boston Hurricane will NEVER include an evacuation

Because 3 days out (the absolute MINIMAL time it would take to do an even partial evacuation), it will always be a 1 in 50 or 1 in 100 shot. And what politician in their right mind would evacuate a city with those odds?

[DainBramaged]

19. It isn't just the cities, it's the HEAVILY packed suburbs surrounding both cities

We don't get hurricanes up here, but at least we won't get washed away like other areas of the country, our sewage systems can handle a LOT of water because of the huge suburbs.


What you got a problem with the Northeast?

[WilliamPitt]

25. Yawn?

[Junkdrawer]

30. Given the possible consequences, seems everyone is taking this too lightly....

I just checked the Boston Globe's website, and the story is buried WAY down the page.

I mean, shouldn't people be at least stocking their homes for a possible interruption of business-as-usual?

[pipi_k]

32. Same thing happens during major snowstorms around here

even though they're more common than hurricanes.

People wait till like the last minute before running off to buy snow shovels, food, etc.


I think the "cone of possibility" is probably what people are looking at, hoping Earl follows the outermost track.

Inland where I am, there doesn't seem to be much urgency, either. Not that there has to be the same as on the coast, but I haven't seen much more than some complaining about the Labor Day weekend being sort of crappy for a day or so.

[saltpoint]

29. We're probably moments away from Pat Robertson's

public declaration that God is sending a great storm to New York City for building that mosque...

That's Pat's usual M.O.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

34. Who watches CNN for that kind of info?

Everyone's been saying the same thing for days. The likely track is a brush of Cape Cod/Nantucket with tropical storm conditions in eastern Mass.