Noontime News Roundup – October 29, 2012 – Sandy Live Blog

8 Responses to “Noontime News Roundup – October 29, 2012 – Sandy Live Blog”

1. winterbanyan Says:
   October 29, 2012 at 2:22 pm

   You can donate to the Red Cross through http://www.barackobama.com. Much help is going to be needed. Thanks!

2. Jim W Says:
   October 29, 2012 at 2:42 pm

   Did Climate Change Help Create ‘Frankenstorm’?

   As the East Coast braces for a possible direct hit from Hurricane Sandy, meteorologists are closely watching the storm’s “freak” formation. They’re calling it “unprecedented and bizarre,” a “perfect storm,” and a “frankenstorm” that could cause historic storm surges, last for multiple days, and cause over a billion dollars in damage.

   Dr. Jeff Masters’ WunderBlog

   Sandy to feed off near-record warm waters off the mid-Atlantic coast
   During September 2012, ocean temperatures off the mid-Atlantic coast in the 5×10° latitude-longitude box between 35 – 40°N, 65 – 75° W were 2.3°F (1.3°C) above average, according to the UK Met Office. This is the 2nd greatest departure from average for ocean temperatures in this region since reliable ocean temperature measurements began over a century ago (all-time record: 2.0°C above average in September 1947.) These unusually warm waters have persisted into October, and will enable Sandy to pull more energy from the ocean than a typical October hurricane. The warm waters will also help increase Sandy’s rains, since more water vapor will evaporate into the air from a warm ocean. I expect Sandy will dump the heaviest October rains on record over a large swath of the mid-Atlantic and New England.

   “Yes” Do you get it?

   • winterbanyan Says:
     October 29, 2012 at 3:21 pm

     I’ve been getting it for 30 years. Lessee, I remember a certain GOP presidential nominee laughing it off. We should have stopped laughing a long time ago.

3. Norbrook Says:
   October 29, 2012 at 2:52 pm

   Good afternoon. We’re starting to see some winds picking up, but nothing major yet. Right now, the prediction is for 2-3″ of rain possible. We were told this morning not to make any vacation/comp time plans, that we’re being placed on a call-out list to handle storm damage, if necessary. People out in the wilderness camping areas have been told to “get out, now.” and the only state campground still open in the Adirondacks has been evacuated. So, we’re about as ready as we’re going to be.

   • winterbanyan Says:
     October 29, 2012 at 3:23 pm

     I hope you don’t have a lot of storm damage to deal with, Norbrook, but it’s not looking good. Glad they cleared the campgrounds at least.

     • Norbrook Says:
       October 29, 2012 at 4:41 pm

       We rather hope so as well. This is a first for us. Normally. any weather-related damages aren’t this late in the year, and we’re generally responsible for our own areas in those instances.

4. HurrikanEagle Says:
   October 29, 2012 at 3:27 pm

   I apologize for not getting noontime news done today and I thank Winterbanyan for coming up with an amazing solution as quickly as she did.

5. winterbanyan Says:
   October 29, 2012 at 4:38 pm

   A crane 90 stories in the air has been blown over, and evacuations of surrounding buildings has begun in case the crane blows farther.