<p>Oddly, some cell servce went out after the DC quake.<br>
We’re also in the northeast. Power on my block runs underground; whatever loop we are on, we’re usually spared the outages neighbors around the corner have experienced. But, my biggest concern is losing the a/c. Fortunately, D1 flew to Europe yesterday.</p>
<p>Hate the humididty that precedes these. And everyone seems to get cranky from the barometric yo-yos.</p>
<p>FYI, here’s a link that shows when the wind will hit your town/city. From this, it does look like Brooklyn needs to worry more than a little. [How</a> hard Hurricane Irene will hit your area - Boston.com](<a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/nation/specials/110826_irene_winds/?p1=News_links]How”>http://www.boston.com/news/nation/specials/110826_irene_winds/?p1=News_links)</p>
<p>franglish, thanks so much…I will keep my fingers crossed that my daughter’s concert can happen on Monday night as planned (for a long time) and that the subways are running so everyone can get there. In the scheme of life, it is not as important as safety but it matters a great deal to her.</p>
<p>Snowflake, that chart is interesting…doesn’t show Vermont though!</p>
<p>soozie, just type in a city and state, like Bennington,VT, and the map will zoom to that location. You can also click on the map and the chart will change, or you can drag the map to go more north, and then click on a location. Either way, if you’re in VT, expect some good wind tomorrow for about 10-12 hours!</p>
<p>soozievt, it is unlikely that the subways will be running on Mon, according to Bloomberg. They are moving hundreds of trains underground into tunnels, and it will take lots of time to move them back to where they need to be after the storm passes. </p>
<p>“Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said that mass transit was “unlikely to be back” in service on Monday”
"Transit workers were charged with executing a huge, mostly underground ballet, moving 200 subway trains away from outdoor yards that could flood if the storm delivered the 6 to 12 inches of rain that forecasts called for. The trains were to be parked in tunnels across the city, making regular runs impossible. "
<a href=“New York City Shuts Down Amid Flooding Fears - The New York Times”>New York City Shuts Down Amid Flooding Fears - The New York Times;
<p>Snowflake, now I see. Before I just saw the cities listed on the left and didn’t realize you could find other cities. It looks like for my town, 50 mph winds at 6 PM Sunday night. </p>
<p>menloparkmom, ugh, thanks for the update on the subways in terms of Monday in NYC. I am not gonna tell my D about that yet.</p>
<p>Who’s got a good radar tracking website? Color coded and animated? For the rain predictions?</p>
<p>I mean, weather.com has the eye practically in NYC and weather underground shows it barely into VA. What am I doing wrong?</p>
<p>How strong is 30-40 mph wind? Strong enough to lift up moderately heavy patio furniture?</p>
<p>Iglooo, Yes! Batten down the hatches. The problem with this wind is that it will be happening for 10 hours straight in some places. I just called my D in Boston (max wind >70mhp right predicted for tomorrow afternoon) and she said, Mom, I don’t know what all the fuss is about … there’s just a little rain outside. I guess all I can do is hope she doesn’t go from one apartment to the next when the wind starts to pick up. Iy Yi Yi.</p>
<p>Hurricane hype is way overblown. This is barely a hurricane and will have little impact whatsoever today/tomorrow. Almost a made for TV/politicians event.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.gplus.com/Topic/Hurricanes[/url]”>https://www.gplus.com/Topic/Hurricanes</a></p>
<p>If it will allay some fears/concerns…I note the weather report for DC (where my daughter now lives) says only winds of 20-40mph-as of 130pm PDT-it looks like this hurricane is dissipating. She called last night-reassuring me she had food for a week that doesn’t require a refrig/stove to cook, flashlight w/extra batteries, and lots of bottled water. My guess is your child is just as capable with a Plan “A” and Plan “B”.
I am holding good thoughts for all affected.
~APOL</p>
<p>It’s amazing that if politicians do nothing they are screwed and if they prepare they are screwed. NY and NJ have tens of thousands of people, hundreds of miles of roads, and bridges and tunnels that need to be dealt with in a major storm, I don’t care if it’s technically a hurricane or “only” a tropical storm, it takes advanced planning that, yes, MAY be unnecessary but going by the advanced notice (which is the only notice the government can listen to given the time needed to prepare) I believe they made the right call. It’s not going to be a summer shower, the volume of rain is enough of a reason to have to deal with this storm in advance, any high wind will only exacerbate the situation. </p>
<p>barrons - what would you have liked the mayors and governors to have done, ignore the warnings? Not evacuate all the outlying islands (Fire Island, Outer Banks, etc)?</p>
<p>I am watching the storm via CNN. I just watched a weatherman standing in the water while wind was howling. How safe was that? They are telling people to stay out of harms way, while filming someone in the water with waves pounding behind him. I don’t think they need to have someone outside in a storm for me to appreciate how bad it is.</p>
<p>The news coverage so soooooooo predictable.</p>
<p>Very concerned about my D1. She is in Manhattan in her high rise apartment on the 31st floor. Her apartment has floor to ceiling windows and basically overlooks the Hudson River A beautiful apartment unless there is a hurricane!. Who knew?? She lives in evacuation zone C, which was not a mandatory evacuation zone for this hurricane.</p>
<p>But everything I read and hear says high risers are very dangerous with high winds. I heard on the weather channel that with floors above 20, the winds are a step up in category from the hurricane category. </p>
<p>I’ve been talking a lot to my D1 and she is not a fool. But I am really concerned about windows blowing out. She has two bathrooms in her apartment w/o windows and a hall. There is also the building staircase.</p>
<p>So I can only hope her windows stand up, and/or she is in a safe place.</p>
<p>amtc–exactly! With luck, everyone is going to be fine, and maybe they would have been without the evacs and road closures, or maybe they wouldn’t have been. Hopefully, the story will be there is no story, and maybe that will be because it was taken seriously.</p>
<p>I’m not a Chris Christie fan at all, but i think he’s handled this exceptionally well. Gotta give credit where it’s due.</p>
<p>morrismm - good luck to your daughter. If she hasn’t done so, ask her to remove small items from her living room, or from any rooms with large windows. Put her valuables (including clothes, handbags, shoes, electronics) in some water proof place (maybe large garbage bags).</p>
<p>Thank you oldfort. Unfortunately, all of the rooms in her apartment have floor to ceiling windows with beautiful views of the Hudson, downtown Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty, etc.</p>
<p>Her building management told them to get items off of window sills and to remove items from their outdoor balcony. They sent someone to each apartment this morning to make sure everything was removed from their balcony. </p>
<p>I copied the email you sent to your D, oldfort (from this or another thread?- I can’t remember) So she says she is going to fill her tub with water so she can flush in the event electricity is off. She has money, food, flashlight and candles.</p>
<p>At this point, NYC has no way in or out so she has to ride it out. Let’s hope the best!</p>
<p>The rain in NYC is picking up now and there has been thunder and lightning. Also we have a tornado watch. Despite that, there is not much wind at the moment. They are saying that we will have wind by morning. Morrismm-- it’s understandable that you are worried about the 31st floor apartment. However, from what they are saying now, the most severe threat is from the flooding, rather than the wind, which seems to be less than anticipated. That is a danger for people who live in the Zone A evacuation areas, the low-lying beach areas. Also, there is a very small likelihood of the power going out throughout the city. In the evacuation zone, ConEd might turn off the power sporadically, but the power lines are all underground in the city, and although we have had power outages in past years, they were more related to system-wide failures like blackouts, and not due to storms. I don’t think we will lose power. </p>
<p>People are being told that the time for evacuating is over and they should stay put now. Maybe your daughter found a friend lower down in altitude that she can stay with. Mayor Bloomberg, who has done a great job the last few days, what with our recent earthquake and now the hurricane, just said that the city is in very good hands and that we’ll all get through this. Hang in there!</p>