<p>So what do the Boston cc’ers hear about Hurricane Danny? Of course, DH and DS are scheduled to fly into Logan at 9pm on Saturday night for the big apartment move on 9/1.
Between the Hurricane predictions and the traffic I expect due to Kennedy’s funeral I am more glad than ever I am not on this trip.</p>
<p>Probably not a hurricane at all but the weather will suck and I’d expect to be delayed. If the storm lingers, the flight may be cancelled. I’d check this out before going to the airport. If your airport isn’t online, try Logan’s site: [url=<a href=“http://www.massport.com/LOGAN/default.aspx]here[/url”>Boston Logan International Airport | Massport]here[/url</a>].</p>
<p>Thanks.Will do. Unfortunately it is a SW from LAX with a stop in MD so they may not know when they leave LAX that they are going to get stuck in MD. I’m going to make sure they pack toothbrush, etc. in a carry on bag.</p>
<p>I had the same thing happen last year with Dolly, going from Chicago to Harlingen on Southwest, through Austin (then Houston on the return trip). I literally was supposed to fly in the day after the hurricane struck, and started phoning Southwest a day or two prior to the flight to see what plans they had put in place. </p>
<p>They were absolutely flexible, despite saying the day before they were not canceling flights yet. However, once I saw that the storm was definitely hitting the Rio Grande Valley, I changed my flight to fly into Corpus Christi, and rented a car and drove to the valley (it’s about a two-hour drive). I was amongst many convoys of insurance company trailers and utility companies from throughout the country. I decided to make the car rental one-way, and not return to Corpus since I could return from Harlingen, but of course I was charged extra. It was worth it to me.</p>
<p>So I would definitely call them and talk to them about flying into another airport and renting a car. It’s a win-win situation for them because if flights into Boston are getting cancelled, your original reservation that you change will now open up two seats for all those people whose flights have been cancelled and waited to fly directly into Logan.</p>
<p>I’d appreciate updates about this too.</p>
<p>And there’s certainly an option for flying to Maryland and Amtracking it up the coast. Given the predictions, the rails will be fine. I think that BWI has an Amtrak stop …</p>
<p>If the hurricane was doing a direct hit on New London I wouldn’t say that … but the maps currently show it passing by closer than Bill last week but not as strong.</p>
<p>It is a long way from Baltimore to Boston on Amtrak. 7 hours.</p>
<p>Another option may be to fly SW into Manchester NH. It’s an hour from Boston and quite a bit further inland.</p>
<p>Danny is a tropical storm (winds of 45 mph) and very unlikely to become a hurricane - the wind patterns are not conducive to significant strengthening.</p>
<p>oh, so we won’t be the only ones moving into a new apartment on September 1 ? We bought an air mattress for my son tonight because I figured it might take him a while to buy a real bed and have a mattress delivered to his apartment. He was afraid if we got him an air mattress he might never get a real bed… smart kid! :D</p>
<p>Latest news was that they’d probably get the games in this weekend.</p>
<p>Means that Saturday the rain and wind will be heaviest in the AM (south) and PM ((around Boston) but is slated to improve before the evening.</p>
<p>As we say in SoxLand, it will be a “soakah”</p>
<p>But kids arriving at night Saturday should be OK.</p>
<p>Kei</p>
<p>It’s tempting to drive into Boston to see the students moving in but I should probably resist the urge. We have to move our son in to his apartment soon too.</p>
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<p>I was also thinking Hartford, which is even more inland.</p>
<p>Thanks all. A sokah I think they can handle a hurricane probably not. Teriwitt I had the same thought about Hartford. I have told the guys to just be flexible. I have lots of experience with airlines and booking flights and have promised to be on standby on the cel. Often in these situations you can do better on the phone than at the airport in a long line.</p>
<p>You’re right. Make sure everyone’s cell phone is fully charged, and have the recharger with them. I once missed my flight and had to phone from the airport to line up another flight. Being able to plug into an outlet was wonderful.</p>
<p>We are expecting severe storms for today and tomorrow in the DC/MD area. I would be more concerned in getting into BWI with their weather. They are even predicting flash flooding.</p>
<p>If you want to track the tropical storm, here are lots of trackers:</p>
<p>Track Tropical Depression Four, Track Tropical Storm Ana, Track Tropical Storm Bill / Stormpulse / Hurricanes, severe weather, tracking, mapping
National Hurricane Center
Intellicast - Active Hurricane in United States
Wunderground.com</p>
<p>** the links arent workiing-- let me retry</p>
<p>Here ya go</p>
<p>[Intellicast</a> - Active Hurricane in United States](<a href=“Intellicast | Weather Underground”>Intellicast | Weather Underground)
[National</a> Hurricane Center](<a href=“http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/]National”>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/)
[Stormpulse</a> / Hurricanes, severe weather, tracking, mapping](<a href=“Weather Intelligence and Analytics - Everstream AI”>Weather Intelligence and Analytics - Everstream AI)
[Welcome</a> to Weather Underground : Weather Underground](<a href=“http://www.wunderground.com/]Welcome”>http://www.wunderground.com/)</p>
<p>I just heard on the local Boston news that Logan will be on a very high alert tomorrow due to the many dignitaries coming to the city for the funeral, so those of you flying in tomorrow, be prepared. Between the storm (just said on the news, a weak tropical storm - not much wind, 2-5 inches of rain in spots) and the funeral, it will be a stressful day for those who need to be in and around the city.</p>
<p>Yeah, and the Sox game if it takes place.</p>