WEATHER REPORTS here are now warnings to be prepared… but we still wait. There will be many other things to focus on if Sandy turns into a Nor’easter, considered the most fiercest of storms. However, right now fall is in full bloom, so I’d rather just take in that view, because if Sandy hits it will be gone.
Confidence is growing that Sandy will be a major threat to portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Though we feel that it’s likely Sandy will hit some portion of the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic coast, there remains uncertainty with where this occurs and the exact magnitude of the impacts. The forecast involves a rare, complex atmospheric setup that will allow the system to pivot back to the northwest into the region rather than simply moving out to sea.
[...] Residents from New England to New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia should remain vigilant and be prepared to take action in the next few days.
I’ve been in three fierce storms since we landed in the Washington, D.C. area, one was the worst snowstorm in 100 years. The other still knocked out the power for days, and the last one did too. We take weather very seriously here now.
I’m just glad no one takes those climate change fanatics seriously.
I’m in Maryland (DC suburbs) and the panic is already starting to set in, probably because of very vivid memories of last July, when we had one bad thunderstorm followed by days-long power outages after another. We are pretty confident that we suffer under the regime of the most incompetent, god-awful electric company ever conceived in the mind of man, a company which responds to the approach of every bad storm with a slew of “Pepco Cares” commercials and reminders that they’ve “invested billions” to “make repairs faster,” blah blah blah….commercials it’s customers aren’t able to see all that often, since we go black whenever a stiff breeze blows through or it rains a bit harder than usual.
If these storms don’t convince people to quit hanging power lines on polls in the midst of huge trees nothing will. It would be worth the expense to bury them.
Hurricanes are a very random affair, so it is not yet time to push the panic button. Keep an eye out for the track for now. Sandy could get pushed out into the Atlantic, or die out in cold patch of water. In VA and MD the biggest concern will be rain and wind. I would worry more about the rain. Damage from water can be a home owner’s worst nightmare. Be ready for major flooding and all the joys it brings. If they have not sold out yet, get a portable generator that way the food in the fridge won’t go bad. Stay safe, stay sane.