I guess there are not so many airboats in NYC as there are in New Orleans Airboat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Will seadoos and jet skis be a worthwhile substitute ?
Are the storm chasers arriving ?
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I guess there are not so many airboats in NYC as there are in New Orleans Airboat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Will seadoos and jet skis be a worthwhile substitute ?
Are the storm chasers arriving ?
It is loosing power and will probably be a tropical storm with a lot of wind and water once it gets to the Big Apple.
Flooding will occur but the weakening strength is good news for the trees and buildings and other breakable parts.
Well damage is too be expected but this storm was way over media-hyped. According to them Arizona could flood from this storm. I think generally storms tend to fizzle as they move north due to the temp and distance from the Equatorial Zone.Quote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
Yeah, that's my understanding of it. They get their energy from the heat from the water and obviously as you go further from the equator.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Roamy
We got off really easy on this one. Very minor damage in the area, and lots of rain, but the winds stayed fairly low. The last I saw about a half million or so people in NC and VA without power. Other than the emergency broadcast tornado warnings interupting the F1 qually nothing at all here. I hope the same farther north, as their tides are less favorable.
As for the media coverage and hype, if they took it lightly and thousands of homes were leveled by the worst case storm, the world would be critical of that as well. This is one instance where warning of worst case makes sense. I've been through enough big storms and hurricanes to know that if nothing else they are unpredictable.
As for the energy and heat factor, the gulf stream carries warm waters along the eastern coast of the US, not really turning much away from the coast until the Chesapeake Bay area. Luckily most storm go inland and lose energy before that point. A real worst case storm could retain most of it's energy up to the NC/VA border area and then turn inland and wreak all kinds of havoc.
When I was living on Okinawa we had a close brush with a tyhpoon that went from "fizzling out and likely to die" to a super typhoon with wind speeds in the 160 mph range very quickly.
Well, I saw no cows flying around in circles out my windows - the water surge has not been as bad as expected and thank goodness the winds were not as strong through Manhattan that could have hurt our trees in Central Park. I'm sure reports of damage will be wide spread but again, fortunately, not as bad as predicted.
Nice to see yourself and airshifter are all good :)Quote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
Though the storm was much less than expected, last reports are that at least 18 people have died from storm related incidents. Locally an 11 year old boy was crushed and killed when a large tree went through the apartment they were sleeping in. Quite a few of the other deaths were due to trees also.
A man in NY died of electrocution when doing into water to try to save a child.
Keep these things in mind the next time a small storm comes your way, and remember how much worse it could get.
Very good advice. Tbh if I were in that situation I would either leave if evactuation was suggested or mandatory, OR I would stay in my house away from windows and such.Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
I've never understood why people:
1. Live in tornado prone areas, rebuild their damaged house, for it to be blown down again
2. Live in areas prone to regular hurricanes every year
3. Live in flood zones/next to rivers that flood regularly
4. Live next to volcanoes
5. Live in areas prone to mudslides
etc etc.
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