OT -- Storm Thread -- How's Everyone Doing?

**purplepoe** · 10-29-2012, 11:08 AM

Friend of mine works for accuweather.

"Direct quote from a document I am working on right now...
"Hurricane Sandy has sustained winds of 90 mph and continues to intensify. It already has the lowest barometric pressure in the Northeast U.S. in history.
In the history of modern meteorology, there has never been a storm like Hurricane Sandy."

PP

**wickedsolo** · 10-29-2012, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Complex

Funny.

I live in Harford County. It seems I will have the next few days off with my two kids and wife. The wind and rain is starting to pick up. My understanding is conditions are going to be pretty dangerous tonight into tomorrow. We have very large, mature trees surrounding the house. As a result, we have the air mattress ready to go and we will all be sleeping in the family room downstairs tonight.

Be safe everyone! Don't do anything rash (like going out for more beer!).

Worth it.

**Ravens75** · 10-29-2012, 11:23 AM

I've been out and its rough and getting worse. I'm going to volunteer at my local hospital to be an emergency driver.

Other than that, I hope to get a lot of work finished over the next 36 hours.

**pslholder96** · 10-29-2012, 11:44 AM

I'm at work and probably should be leaving soon. I work in the White Marsh area and the winds have started to really pick up. I've got to make sure the parents are okay. Their generator is in standby

As for me I live 10 mins away from my folks and need to start thinking about dry ice locations to hit bright and early in the morning. No sense in getting them now when they'll start evaporating.

**ballhawk** · 10-29-2012, 11:47 AM

If any of you guys are friends with Tony L on facebook, he has a whole bunch of pictures of ocean city posted. The whole town is basically under water right now.

**RavensQB** · 10-29-2012, 12:03 PM

Fagers Gazebo is down....

**HoustonRaven** · 10-29-2012, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by RavensQB

Fagers Gazebo is down....

It's a rumor. It's still standing.

It's underwater though .....

http://fagers.com/sandycams.html

**Paintballguy** · 10-29-2012, 12:09 PM

OC is getting absolutely hammered, and the storm still isn't here yet.

**Rxdoxx** · 10-29-2012, 12:11 PM

I use a weather-fanatic's web site in Timonium a lot
http://www.timoniumweather.com/wx6.html
.27" of rain in the last hour

I've got the above ground pool cover flapping in the breeze 15' of egde has pulled loose.
So many leaves in it now that its pointless to do anything.
Liner has a tear... don't think anyone will notice the extra groundwater even though it was a lot of gallons.
But that while an aggravation, is minor, sump pumps are working and indoors is dry.

**RavensQB** · 10-29-2012, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by HoustonRaven

It's a rumor. It's still standing.

It's underwater though .....

http://fagers.com/sandycams.html

Jon Boesche'

According to our on air interview (Maria & Me) with Mike "Batman" from Ocean City...the pics floating around of the Fager's Island Gazebo...that's NOT the Fager's Gazebo. It's a Gazebo just north of Fager's. We trust his take on things...

Ahh

**wickedsolo** · 10-29-2012, 12:37 PM

From a friend:

**AirFlacco** · 10-29-2012, 12:43 PM

TV just showed pics of that Gazebo in OC and half of it is under water. That was a couple of hours ago.

It said that much of Atlantic City is under water.

Ch 13 said it would be worse hurricane ever. So far so good with our power still on but Im holding my breath.
Last year it was off for a week with that hurricane Just checked the basement and it's OK with the pumps still running but if power goes out.....

**DrUnk** · 10-29-2012, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Complex

Funny.

I live in Harford County. It seems I will have the next few days off with my two kids and wife. The wind and rain is starting to pick up. My understanding is conditions are going to be pretty dangerous tonight into tomorrow. We have very large, mature trees surrounding the house. As a result, we have the air mattress ready to go and we will all be sleeping in the family room downstairs tonight.

Be safe everyone! Don't do anything rash (like going out for more beer!).

I have the same problem. I'm surround by very large trees, and they worrying me right now.

**AirFlacco** · 10-29-2012, 12:52 PM

I'm in Harford too with a tree studded lot.

Those big oaks are swaying like crazy and not just the branches. I mean the entire freaking tree is swaying straight
toward the house.

My nephew is an appraiser for an insurance co and he expects to get thousands of claims when the storm is over. He
and his partner cover houses from Harford Co to Dundalk.

**HoustonRaven** · 10-29-2012, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by wickedsolo

From a friend:

Bayside at about 33rd .....

That's a hell of a surge.

**AirFlacco** · 10-29-2012, 01:06 PM

The Guv is on TV and said he is closing the Bay Bridge, Key Bridge and Tydings Bridge over the Susquehanna and a couple
more.

Over 24,000 homes are w/o power now and the brunt of the storm hasn't hit yet. He told everyone to stay off
the roads.

**Ravenswintitle** · 10-29-2012, 01:08 PM

Remember a few years ago one came through and I was without power for 10 days. Sucks when you're on septic and well water. I have a big ass generator so we did OK but I hope you guys don't experience the same. Stay safe

**AirFlacco** · 10-29-2012, 01:15 PM

Hurricane just doubled its speed to 24 mi pr hr and climbing in speed and could hit Bmore around 6 pm.

Gusts up to 37 mph and getting stronger.

OC has over 4" of rain. BWI has over 2.5" of rain.