|
|
Post by glittergma on Oct 29, 2012 9:57:39 GMT -5
Winds picking up here in mid CT. Leaving the house. It has been such a nice house. Fondest memories if it goes. What an amazing house, skylar! I hope it, and you stay safe! Keep us posted if you can. |
|
JazzRocks
Member
The Crazy Train is Ready to Roll!
Posts: 4,280
Location:
|
Post by JazzRocks on Oct 29, 2012 10:13:31 GMT -5
Rain & winds picking up now and getting scary. Can't leave my house - have to be here to assess damage. Plus two pussy tats.
|
|
sk_PF
Member
Posts: 277
Location:
|
Post by sk_PF on Oct 29, 2012 10:30:35 GMT -5
To all impact by Sandy, please be careful and stay safe.
|
|
animated
Member
Some days are better than others....
Posts: 179
Location:
|
Post by animated on Oct 29, 2012 10:31:34 GMT -5
|
|
animated
Member
Some days are better than others....
Posts: 179
Location:
|
Post by animated on Oct 29, 2012 10:40:35 GMT -5
I have always been fascinated by the Moon and gleefully thought of tthe Full Moon and Halloween ... now... I want that moon to shy away...
..............................................
Full moon could make Hurricane Sandy impact worse
Heaven and Earth may be aligning to turn Hurricane Sandy into a real monster, just in time for Halloween.
Forecasters expect Sandy to make landfall along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States on Monday or Tuesday (Oct. 29 or 30). It may merge with a separate tempest hitting the region at about that time, creating an immensely powerful "Frankenstorm" whose effects could be magnified by the full moon.
When the moon waxes to its full phase Monday afternoon, high tides along the Eastern Seaboard will rise about 20 percent higher than normal, even without the help of Sandy's storm surge, said Joe Rao, a meteorologist for News 12 in Westchester, N.Y. (Storm surges occur when a hurricane's winds push the water surface above normal levels.)
"Add a big storm, and the full moon will only serve to exacerbate the situation by helping to accentuate the higher-than-normal water levels, possibly leading to moderate or major coastal flooding and beach erosion," Rao told OurAmazingPlanet via email.
A gravitational lag usually causes the highest tides to come a day or two after every full moon, he added.
"So the worst coastal flooding wrought by Sandy might actually come on Tuesday, all depending on exactly where and when the storm makes landfall," said Rao, who is also the Night Sky Columnist for OurAmazingPlanet sister site SPACE.com. [How to Prepare for Hurricane Sandy]
At full moon, the Earth, sun and moon are arranged in a line, with Earth in the middle. Tidal ranges are especially high at this time because the gravitational tugs of the sun and moon on our planet reinforce each other. The same effect is felt at new moon, when the three bodies all line up, with the moon between Earth and the sun.
Indeed, tides at the new and full moons are called "spring tides." The term has nothing to do with the season; it comes from the German verb "springen," which means "to spring up," Rao said.
Full and new moons have magnified storm impacts in the past, such as during the devastating "Ash Wednesday" tempest that rocked the U.S. East Coast in March 1962. The moon was full when this storm hit, but it was also at perigee -- the point in its orbit when it comes closest to Earth -- making things even worse.
A close lunar approach is one thing folks in Sandy's path don't have to worry about -- small comfort, perhaps, but it's something.
"If there is any saving grace in this upcoming situation regarding Sandy, it is that Monday's full moon comes less than three days before it arrives at apogee (farthest from the Earth)," Rao said.
www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57541968/full-moon-could-make-hurricane-sandy-impact-worse/
|
|
JazzRocks
Member
The Crazy Train is Ready to Roll!
Posts: 4,280
Location:
|
Post by JazzRocks on Oct 29, 2012 10:54:48 GMT -5
Lovely animated! Thank you!
|
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
Location:
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2012 11:05:26 GMT -5
Thinking about you, skylar and JazzRocks. Keep safe and I hope your homes are ok.  WE are is SE MA and I think we are fortunate to be far enough away from the coast to experience serious flooding, just lots of really tall trees. I heard on the TV that all traffic into CT is being stopped at 1 pm except for emergency vehicles. The MBTA here in MA is shutting down all services at 2pm and the AMTRAK between Boston and New York that runs past the back of our yard stopped last night There will surely be trees all over the tracks with this |
|
|
|
Post by crazyoldgal on Oct 29, 2012 11:18:42 GMT -5
Here's a bitch
I work for a township. It's mandatory to man the office for the residents. This is bullshit. If it gets worse, I'm out of here.
|
|
|
|
Post by crazyoldgal on Oct 29, 2012 11:24:43 GMT -5
AND
I have a coy pond. will my fishes float out. SIlly to worry about that but they are hand fed and are my pets.
I guess it's silly but still I worry Not about my basement flooding because I live in a very heavily stream area thus the name of my street "BASIN" but I don't worry about the basement but stupid fish. oh well
|
|
|
|
Post by skrealitycheck on Oct 29, 2012 11:28:42 GMT -5
AND I have a coy pond. will my fishes float out. SIlly to worry about that but they are hand fed and are my pets. I guess it's silly but still I worry Not about my basement flooding because I live in a very heavily stream area thus the name of my street "BASIN" but I don't worry about the basement but stupid fish. oh well I dont think thats silly at all!!! I am watching my dog as the wind picks up crossing my fingers that the power stays on!!!! |
|
