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Hurricane Sandy: at least 69 deaths in the Caribbean, 113 in U.S., 2 in Canada

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As Sandy descends, tips from Katrina survivors

By Kathleen Koch, Special to CNN

updated 8:05 AM EDT, Mon October 29, 2012

(CNN) -- Hurricane veterans know when a bad one's coming. It's like those who feel the barometric pressure drop of approaching storm systems in their bones. I got the vibe midweek.

So I asked my friends on the Gulf Coast, hardy survivors of Hurricane Katrina, what advice they would share with those in Hurricane Sandy's path. But I didn't want the usual flashlight, batteries, water, generator, gasoline tips. Tell them something they don't know, I asked, something that helped get you through.
...
What I didn't expect was the advice of a different nature that many added after their practical tips:

? Faith and the knowledge that no matter what, your life and the life of your family is more important than any material possession you may have.

? Keep a positive attitude and help your neighbor!

? Remember to have patience with your family, friends and neighbors. ... Work together and share your resources.

? Talk to each other. Share old stories. Some of the best relationships were made in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, as neighbors discovered new friends next door and grew closer helping one another through a trying time.

...Nations, states, cities and individuals wisely invest time and money on prevention efforts, but we can't really predict when, where and how the effects of nature at its worst will be felt.

What we can control is our reaction.
...
Times of disaster reveal not just our human fragility, but our strengths. It is at times like this that we learn what we are made of. People come together, share what they have and accept help from others. Suddenly differences that once seemed insurmountable turn out to be quite insignificant. The worst of times can bring out the best.

Full text:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/29/opinion/koch-storm-advice/index.htmlxt:
 
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Connecticut

October 29, 2012

GOV. MALLOY ORDERS ROAD CLOSURES

No Trucks Allowed into State After 11AM; Complete Road Closure at 1PM

(HARTFORD, CT) ? Governor Dannel P. Malloy today ordered road closures for all state highways. The closures will be implemented in two phases. At 11:00 A.M., trucks will be prohibited from operating on limited access highways. At 1:00 P.M., state highways will be closed to all non-emergency related vehicles.

?Residents need to take this storm very seriously. Beginning in the next several hours, wind gusts will begin to exceed 50 m.p.h., making traveling along our roads ? especially wooded areas like the Merritt Parkway ? very dangerous. We?re doing this in two phases, so that trucks will first be prohibited and then all non-emergency vehicles. If you?re in a non-evacuation area, stay home.?




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For Immediate Release: October 29, 2012
http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?A=4010&Q=513116
 
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mayor Bloomberg Updates New Yorkers on City's Response to Hurricane Sandy[/FONT]

Live:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/live_event_static.html
 
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Opinion:

I do not know where this video was taken but this person should get out of there immediately

Sandy

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Published on Oct 29, 2012 by bubby1533
No description available.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4KkHdkg2kw
 
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New Jersey

Hoboken, pre-Sandy's arrival (RAW VIDEO)


Published on Oct 29, 2012 by scottybthc
No description available.


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3qsgzZxYfA
 
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Governor Cuomo Announces 2PM Closure Of Holland and Hugh Carey Tunnels

Surge Response Task Force Created, Bringing State and Federal Officials from the Coast Guard, FEMA, and Army Corps of Engineers Together to Ensure Coordination for Surge Response and Recovery
More than 80 Pumps Stationed at World Trade Center Site for Surge Response, With Additional 250 Pumps On-Hand if Needed
Albany, NY (October 29, 2012)

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Holland and Hugh Carey (formerly the Brooklyn Battery) tunnels will be closed effective at 2:00 PM, as Hurricane Sandy moves into the New York area.

The Governor today also established a joint state-federal Surge Response Task Force to oversee flood mitigation efforts, as well as coordinate and lead the state?s response to coastal surges during Hurricane Sandy.
The Task Force will be a joint state-federal effort in coordination with the City, led by Howard Glaser, Director of State Operations, and Jerome Hauer, Commissioner of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and will include:

?Joseph D?Amico, Superintendent of State Police, and Patrick Murphy, Adjutant General of New York Army and Air National Guard, and Captain Gordon Loebel of the US Coast Guard, to oversee public safety
?Joan McDonald, Commissioner of State Department of Transportation, Joseph Lhota, Chairman of Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Pat Foye, Executive Director of Port Authority of NY & NJ, to oversee transportation infrastructure
?Garry Brown, Chairman, Public Service Commission, and Gil Quiniones, President & CEO of New York Power Authority to oversee utility recovery
?Joseph Martens, Commissioner of Department of Environmental Conservation, and Colonel Paul E. Owens, Commander of the New York District of US Army Corps of Engineers, to oversee flood response
?Michael Moriarty, FEMA Deputy Regional Administrator

The Governor today visited the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan with the Task Force to inspect the mitigation infrastructure that is in place to guard against coastal surges.

?As Hurricane Sandy hits New York State, bringing potentially catastrophic flooding as well as coastal surges that could cause serious destruction, we must take all steps necessary to effectively and forcefully respond and protect New Yorkers,? Governor Cuomo said. ?Flooding in our coastal areas, particularly Lower Manhattan which at its lowest is just a few feet above sea level, has the potential to cause widespread damage, and the Task Force announced today will help the state properly marshal our resources and take rapid action. We have been coordinating on all levels?state, local, and federal?to mobilize all available resources in preparation for this storm. As New Yorkers, we will always do what we do best, coming together as one community during tough times. I want to remind all New Yorkers to do all they can to stay safe during this storm."

Specific actions taken by the state at the Governor?s direction to militate against flooding and potential surges include:

Additional Pumps at WTC site:

A major surge in Lower Manhattan could potentially lead to significant power outages and possible electrical fires, and the prevalence of pumps can be a key mitigation tool to respond to flooding.

Currently, there are approximately 30 strategically located permanent pumps around the WTC site that are in place to pump out ground and storm water. In addition there are an estimated 50 temporary pumps located in construction areas where water may accumulate, and are in place to pump water out to the city sewer system.

The state has also requested FEMA and the Army Corp of Engineers to deploy as necessary hundreds of additional large scale generators and pumps to low-lying areas including Lower Manhattan.

Governor Deploys NY Naval Militia and Additional 1,000 NY National Guard Troops to assist with potential storm surge:

The Governor today deployed the New York Naval Militia?s Military Emergency Boat Service, in addition to 1,000 additional New York Army and Air National Guard troops, to assist with potential surge.
The boats will be positioned strategically to provide critical support to mitigation efforts. The boats include:

◦PB440 Class Patrol Boat: Moose Boats M1-44 Catamaran (44 ft LOA)
◦PB400 Class Patrol Boat: MetalCraft Marine Kingston 40 SAR (44 ft LOA)
◦PB300 Class Patrol Boat: Nigel Gee Patrol Catamaran (34 ft LOA)
◦PB280 Class Patrol Boat: ALMAR Sounder (34 ft LOA)
◦PB220 Class Patrol Boat: MetalCraft Marine KingFisher 22 Hardtop (26 ft LOA)
◦PB230 Class Patrol Boat: Aluminum Chambered Boats DV-R (25 ft LOA)


The Governor also today announced the following additional state actions:

Unified Police Command:

The Governor today announced a Statewide Unified Police Command, to be led by State Police Superintendent Joseph D?Amico, which will provide central, coordinated oversight for all of the state?s law enforcement units? response to Hurricane Sandy.

The Governor today signed an Executive Order establishing the Unified Command.

The Unified Command will place state law enforcement units under central oversight, including units of the Department of Environmental Conservation, State University of New York, and Department of Parks and Historic Preservation authorities.

Steps to Address Power Outages

Department of Public Service (DPS) and the Long Island Power Authority are currently stationed at the State Emergency Management Office. The State?s electric utilities have secured over 1,070 external trained crews so far, of which approximately 399 are line crews. The crews have been secured from many states, including Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Michigan, California, Oklahoma, and Illinois.

In total, approximately 1,352 line crews statewide are currently available. In addition, over 845 damage assessors are available to survey the impact of the storm.

The utilities have also been increasing customer outreach and communications with public officials.

Bridge Closures in the Event Wind Speeds Reach 60 MPH:

In the event that wind speeds reach 60 MPH, the following bridges will be closed:

Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
Throgs Neck Bridge
Bronx-Whitestone Bridge
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Henry Hudson Bridge
Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge
George Washington Bridge
Goethals Bridge
Bayonne Bridge
Outerbridge Crossing

Drivers should note that speeds will be restricted to 25 mph once winds reach 30 mph and access by trailers, motorcycles, vans, mini buses, and vehicles with unstable cargo will be prohibited when winds reach 50 mph. Some bridge restrictions are already in place.
Preparation by Power Utilities for Storm Surge:

Long Island Substations
LIPA and National Grid are taking actions to protect low lying substations, each of which may serve thousands of customers, which could be severely damaged if inundated with salt water. The substations that were identified as having greatest risk of surge water impact were in southwestern Nassau County and also southeastern Suffolk County. LIPA and National Grid have sandbagged those stations to protect the electrical equipment. LIPA and National Grid have pumps deployed to the vulnerable substations.

Con Ed Steam and Electric Systems
Much of Con Ed?s electric, gas and steam system is underground. To protect the steam system from damage that could be caused by cold water coming into contact with the steam pipes, Con Ed is preemptively shutting down its steam system in flood zones. Con Ed is also preparing for the potential shutdown of two Lower Manhattan electrical networks, and depending on the flood levels, possibly networks in Brooklyn, Queens and other parts of several networks in Manhattan. This action will be taken if those networks begin to flood because it will be faster to restore power if the facilities are de-energized before the flooding.

National Grid Gas System (Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island)
Given the strong possibility for flooding in low-lying coastal areas, gas distribution systems are vulnerable to damage. National Grid has accelerated patrols of flood prone areas in NYC and LI and has taken 12 regulator stations -- in the low lying areas -- out of service. To compensate, they have slightly increased the pressure in other nearby stations.

New Yorkers are urged to call their local utility to report power outages and downed power lines. If you have a gas leak or other gas emergency, you should leave your premises immediately and then call your local utility or 911. Contact information for the State?s major utilities is provided below:

LIPA: 1-800-490-0075, or go to www.lipower.org.
National Grid (Upstate Electricity): 1-800-867-5222
National Grid (Upstate Gas): 1-800-892-2345
National Grid (Metro Area Gas): 1-718-643-4050
National Grid (Long Island Gas): 1-800-490-0045
Con Ed: 1-800-75-CONED (1-800-752-6633), or go to www.coned.com.
Orange & Rockland: 1-877-434-4100, or go to www.oru.com
NYSEG (Electricity): 1-800-572-1131, or go to www.nyseg.com
NYSEG (Gas): 1-800-572-1121
RG&E (Electricity): 1-800-743-1701, or go to www.rge.com
RG&E (Gas): 1-800-743-1702
Central Hudson: 1-845-452-2700 or 1-800-527-2714, or go to www.centralhudson.com

http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/10292012-holland-hugh-carey-tunnelclosings
 
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President Obama news conference notes:

#USA - #Sandy - President Obama: Please listen to state and local officials. Evacuate if asked. Don't put 1st responders at danger.

#USA - #Sandy - President Obama: Power will be disrupted and may take several days to be re-established. Same delay for transportation.

#USA - #Sandy - President Obama: Go to http://www.ready.gov/ for info. Thoughts and prayers to those in harm's way. Help others. #compassion
 
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New Jersey

Garden State Parkway Closed From Exit 38 at Atlantic City Expressway to Southern Terminus in Cape May County - Motorists Should Anticipate Significant Closures on Turnpike and Parkway as Conditions Continue to Deteriorate

Monday, October 29, 2012

Trenton, NJ ? The New Jersey Turnpike Authority announced that it has closed the Garden State Parkway to traffic in both directions from Exit 38 at the Atlantic City Expressway to the toll road?s southern terminus in Cape May County.

The decision to close this approximately 35-mile section of the Parkway was made about 10 a.m. due to flooding in several locations. It will remain closed until further notice.

Motorists are advised that they should expect additional significant closures on both the Parkway and Turnpike in the coming hours as conditions continue to deteriorate.

All unnecessary travel should be avoided, but motorists who absolutely must travel should check www.511nj.org for up-to-the-minute information on travel conditions and road closures.

http://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/552012/approved/20121029c.html

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Christie Administration Activates Volunteer Emergency Response Hotline - Volunteers Asked to Call 1-800-JERSEY-7

Monday, October 29, 2012

Trenton, NJ ? New Jersey residents can help their neighbors recover from storm damage Hurricane Sandy may cause by volunteering in their communities. Depending on the severity of the approaching storm, volunteers may be needed to help with a variety of clean-up activities.
"During Hurricane Irene, I saw firsthand how individual New Jerseyans worked selflessly to help others during a crisis," said Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno. "Based on what we learned, we established this volunteer emergency response hotline to enhance our responsiveness during emergencies and better organize volunteers. Today we?re activating the hotline so that our state is prepared to direct volunteers where help may be needed.?

If you are interested in volunteering, call the state?s volunteer emergency response hotline at 1-800-JERSEY-7 (1-800-537-7397). This hotline was established earlier this year to enhance the state's emergency responsiveness by harnessing New Jerseyans' strong spirit of service.
If storm conditions preclude the hotline from being answered by live operators, volunteers may call one of two backup hotline numbers: 609-775-5236 or 908-303-0471. Volunteers may also send an email to rowena.madden@sos.state.nj.us.

If you are already a trained volunteer affiliated with an emergency response organization, please contact that agency to register your readiness to receive an assignment.
This hotline is managed by the New Jersey Business Action Center and the Governor's Office of Volunteerism. Both divisions are within the New Jersey Department of State.

Calls placed to the hotline will be received by the Business Action Center, which will work with the Office of Volunteerism and NJ AmeriCorps to match and direct volunteers where help is needed. When live operators are not available, callers can leave a voicemail message that includes their place of residence, availability and skills.
Those who need help from volunteers and other services may call 211 or go online at www.nj211.org.

 
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1st & Bay Ocean City, New Jersey - Oct. 29, 2012
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Published on Oct 29, 2012 by jonboyac

A jeep out for a drive decides it may be to deep ahead to proceed, and turns around with a splash.
About 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 29, 2012, 1st Street & Bay Avenue, Ocean City, New Jersey - Hurricane Sandy.
 
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE SANDY ADVISORY NUMBER 30
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012
500 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...SANDY MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE...
...LANDFALL EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING ACCOMPANIED BY
LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...38.8N 74.4W
ABOUT 30 MI...45 KM ESE OF CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY
ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM S OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

THERE ARE NO COASTAL TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

HOWEVER...THERE ARE NON-TROPICAL HIGH-WIND WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND STATES. PLEASE SEE
STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES.

HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST
BETWEEN CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA AND CHATHAM MASSACHUSETTS. THIS
INCLUDES THE TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT...THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY...DELAWARE BAY...AND THE COASTS OF
THE NORTHERN DELMARVA PENINSULA...NEW JERSEY...THE NEW YORK CITY
AREA...LONG ISLAND...CONNECTICUT...AND RHODE ISLAND.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF CHATHAM TO
MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS...THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY...AND
SOUTH OF CHINCOTEAGUE TO EXTREME NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED
BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND NOAA DOPPLER
WEATHER RADARS TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 38.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.4 WEST.
SANDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 28 MPH...44 KM/H.
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING
UNTIL LANDFALL OCCURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF SANDY
IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY COAST WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SANDY IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION INTO A FRONTAL OR WINTERTIME
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHORTLY. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED
PRIOR TO LANDFALL. SANDY IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AFTER LANDFALL.

HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
485 MILES...780 KM. SUSTAINED WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE
OCCURRING FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH LONG ISLAND AND LONG
ISLAND SOUND...AND SOUTHWARD ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY...
DELAWARE...AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND INCLUDING ALL OF THE
CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE BAYS. HURRICANE-FORCE WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATORS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. A HAM RADIO OPERATOR
RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 64 MPH...103 KM/H...WITH GUST
TO 86 MPH...138 KM/H IN WESTERLY RHODE ISLAND...AND ANOTHER HAM
RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 76 MPH...122 KM/H IN
BARNSTABLE MASSACHUSETTS.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON REPORTS FROM THE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 940 MB...27.76 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND...TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OVER
PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES FROM NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD
TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TO SPREAD OVER OTHER PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. HURRICANE-FORCE WIND GUSTS HAVE REACHED THE
SOUTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND
MID-ATLANTIC STATES...FROM CONNECTICUT SOUTHWARD TO NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE...INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WINDS AFFECTING THE UPPER FLOORS OF
HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR
GROUND LEVEL.

STORM SURGE...THE COMBINATION OF AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE
AND THE TIDE WILL CAUSE NORMALLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE COAST TO BE
FLOODED BY RISING WATERS. THE WATER COULD REACH THE FOLLOWING
DEPTHS ABOVE GROUND IF THE PEAK SURGE OCCURS AT THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE...

NC NORTH OF SURF CITY INCLUDING PAMLICO/ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...3 TO 5 FT
SE VA AND DELMARVA INCLUDING LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY...2 TO 4 FT
UPPER AND MIDDLE CHESAPEAKE BAY...1 TO 3 FT
LONG ISLAND SOUND...RARITAN BAY...AND NEW YORK HARBOR...6 TO 11 FT
ELSEWHERE FROM OCEAN CITY MD TO THE CT/RI BORDER...4 TO 8 FT
CT/RI BORDER TO THE SOUTH SHORE OF CAPE COD INCLUDING BUZZARDS
BAY AND NARRAGANSETT BAY...3 TO 6 FT
CAPE COD TO THE MA/NH BORDER INCLUDING CAPE COD BAY...2 TO 4 FT
MA/NH BORDER TO THE U.S./CANADA BORDER...1 TO 3 FT

SURGE-RELATED FLOODING DEPENDS ON THE RELATIVE TIMING OF THE SURGE
AND THE TIDAL CYCLE...AND CAN VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
GIVEN THE LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY...ELEVATED WATER
LEVELS COULD SPAN MULTIPLE TIDE CYCLES RESULTING IN REPEATED AND
EXTENDED PERIODS OF COASTAL AND BAYSIDE FLOODING. IN ADDITION...
ELEVATED WATERS COULD OCCUR FAR REMOVED FROM THE CENTER OF SANDY.
FURTHERMORE...THESE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
SANDY IS A TROPICAL OR POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE. FOR INFORMATION
SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

RAINFALL...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER FAR
NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 8
INCHES POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER PORTIONS OF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES...INCLUDING THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK STATE
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH NEW ENGLAND.

SNOWFALL..SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TO THE KENTUCKY BORDER...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES
OF SNOW EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA/TENNESSEE
BORDER AND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND.

SURF...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM FLORIDA THROUGH
NEW ENGLAND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATES WILL BE ISSUED AT 700 AND 900 PM EDT...AND
WHEN LANDFALL OCCURS.

$$
FORECASTER STEWART

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/292058.shtml


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HURRICANE SANDY DISCUSSION NUMBER 30
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012
500 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

SANDY IS MAINTAINING A SMALL AREA OF DEEP CONVECTION NEAR THE
CENTER...WITH BOTH AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT DATA
AND VARIOUS MICROWAVE SATELLITE DATA INDICATING A 20 N MI DIAMETER
EYE HAS DEVELOPED SINCE THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY. MAXIMUM 700 MB
FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS HAVE BEEN 94 KT IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT...AND
SFMR-ADJUSTED SURFACE WINDS OF 80-83 KT HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN THE
SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT MORE THAN 90 N MI FROM THE CENTER. THE
AIRCRAFT DATA ALSO INDICATE THAT THE CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS FALLEN A
LITTLE...TO ABOUT 943 MB. BASED ON THE LATEST RECONNAISSANCE
DATA...THE INITIAL INTENSITY HAS BEEN INCREASED TO 80 KT.

RECONNAISSANCE CENTER FIXES INDICATE THAT SANDY HAS BEEN GRADUALLY
TURNING TO THE LEFT AND IS NOW MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD OR ABOUT
330/16 KT. THE LATEST RECON FIXES HAVE BEEN FALLING ON THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST TRACK...AND SO HAVE THE LATEST 12Z NHC FORECAST MODELS.
THEREFORE...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE ADVISORY PREVIOUS TRACK
OR REASONING ARE REQUIRED. SANDY IS NOW LOCATED NORTH OF THE AXIS
OF A STRONG NEGATIVELY TILTED MID-/UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH...AND THE
HURRICANE SHOULD TURN NORTHWESTWARD VERY SOON. LANDFALL ALONG OR
JUST SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST IS EXPECTED LATE THIS
EVENING...AT WHICH TIME A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED.
AFTER MOVING INLAND OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES A DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED. BY 48 HOURS...THE POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND THEN NORTHEASTWARD. THE OFFICIAL
NHC FORECAST TRACK IS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY TRACK...AND
LIES CLOSE TO A BLEND OF THE CONSENSUS MODELS TV15 AND TVCN.

SANDY IS CURRENTLY TRAVERSING A NARROW RIDGE OF WARM SSTS AROUND
27C...WHICH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF STREAM. THIS EXTRA
LOW-LEVEL HEAT INPUT HAS LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE RECENT INCREASE
IN CONVECTION AROUND THE EYE. HOWEVER...SANDY WILL BE MOVING OVER
THE NORTH WALL OF THE GULFSTREAM WITHIN THE NEXT 3 HOURS...WHICH
WILL BRING A HALT TO ANY SIGNIFICANT INNER-CORE CONVECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER...THIS SHOULD HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE
OVERALL INTENSITY OR THE SIZE OF THE EXTREMELY LARGE WIND FIELD
THAT IS NOW MORE THAN 1000 N MI IN DIAMETER. AT THE MOMENT...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE ONLY OCCURRING IN THE SOUTHWEST
QUADRANT...BUT MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THESE COULD SPREAD INTO
THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE BEFORE LANDFALL.

SURFACE DATA INDICATE THAT WELL-DEFINED WARM AND COLD FRONTS LIE
VERY NEAR THE CENTER OF SANDY...AND THE COMBINATION OF COLDER OCEAN
WATER AND NEARBY FRONTAL SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN
EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION BEFORE THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE REACHES
THE COAST. HOWEVER...THIS TRANSFORMATION WILL NOT DIMINISH THE
OVERALL IMPACTS FROM WINDS TO HURRICANE STRENGTH...LIFE-THREATENING
STORM SURGE... AND FLOODING RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DANGEROUS
WEATHER SYSTEM. BASED ON THE GLOBAL MODELS...THE CYCLONE SHOULD
WEAKEN FAIRLY RAPIDLY AFTER LANDFALL.

INTERESTS ARE REMINDED NOT TO FOCUS ON THE CENTER OR THE EXACT
FORECAST TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...SINCE STRONG WINDS COVER AN AREA
SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES ACROSS...AND THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL NOT
NECESSARILY BE NEAR THE CENTER...ESPECIALLY JUST A FEW HUNDRED FEET
ABOVE THE GROUND.

AS NOTED IN PREVIOUS ADVISORIES...TO AVOID A HIGHLY DISRUPTIVE
CHANGE FROM TROPICAL TO NON-TROPICAL WARNINGS WHEN SANDY BECOMES
POST-TROPICAL...THE WIND HAZARD NORTH OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING
AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONVEYED THROUGH HIGH WIND WATCHES AND
WARNINGS ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.





FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 29/2100Z 38.8N 74.4W 80 KT 90 MPH
12H 30/0600Z 39.8N 76.6W 65 KT 75 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
24H 30/1800Z 40.4N 78.3W 50 KT 60 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
36H 31/0600Z 41.3N 78.2W 40 KT 45 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
48H 31/1800Z 42.8N 77.5W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
72H 01/1800Z 45.1N 75.5W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
96H 02/1800Z 46.3N 72.2W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
120H 03/1800Z 47.5N 65.5W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP

$$
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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012
700 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...SANDY BECOMES POST-TROPICAL...
...CENTER EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...

SUMMARY OF 700 PM EDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...39.1N 74.4W
ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM ENE OF CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY
ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM S OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.93 INCHES

AS INDICATED IN THE 5 PM DISCUSSION...SATELLITE...RADAR...AND
AIRCRAFT DATA INDICATE THAT SANDY HAS CONTINUED TO LOSE TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS. NHC IS NOW DESIGNATING SANDY AS A POST-TROPICAL
CYCLONE. IN ADDITION...THE MAXIMUM WINDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY
AND ARE NOW NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H.

NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE TIDE GAUGES HAVE RECENTLY REPORTED STORM
SURGE HEIGHTS OF 12.4 FEET AT KINGS POINT NEW YORK...AND 7.2 FEET
AT THE BATTERY NEW YORK...AND 7.5 FEET AT SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY.
TOTAL WATER LEVELS WILL BE EVEN HIGHER WHEN HIGH TIDE OCCURS.

A WIND GUST TO 82 MPH WAS RECENTLY REPORTED AT ISLIP NEW YORK. A
SUSTAINED WIND OF 45 MPH WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH WAS RECENTLY
REPORTED AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN NEW YORK.

ANOTHER UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AT THE TIME OF LANDFALL AND AT 900 PM
EDT. NHC WILL ISSUE ITS LAST ADVISORY ON SANDY AT 1100 PM EDT. THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...HPC...WILL BEGIN ISSUING
PUBLIC ADVISORIES AT 500 AM EDT TUESDAY. HPC PUBLIC ADVISORIES WILL
BE ISSUED UNDER THE SAME WMO AND AWIPS HEADERS AS THE NHC PUBLIC
ADVISORIES...AND WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE VIA THE NHC WEBSITE.

$$
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CBS/AP/ October 29, 2012, 7:47 PM

Superstorm Sandy slams into N.J. coast

Last Updated at 8:40 p.m. ET
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey

Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline 80 mph winds and hurled a record-breaking 13-foot surge of seawater at New York City on Monday, roaring ashore after washing away part of the Atlantic City boardwalk and putting the presidential campaign on hold.

Just before its center reached land, the storm was stripped of hurricane status, but the distinction was purely technical, based on its shape and internal temperature. It still packed hurricane-force wind, and forecasters were careful to say it remained every bit as dangerous to the 50 million people in its path.
...
The storm knocked out electricity to more than 2 million people and figured to upend life for tens of millions more. It clobbered the boarded-up big cities of the Northeast corridor, from Washington and Baltimore to Philadelphia, New York and Boston, with stinging rain and gusts of more than 85 mph.
...
At least four deaths were blamed on the storm in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New York. Among them were two people killed by falling trees. Sandy, which killed 69 people in the Caribbean before making its way up the Atlantic, began to hook left at midday and was about 40 miles south of Atlantic City by evening, moving west-northwest at almost 30 mph - faster than forecasters expected.

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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012
900 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS GUSTS REPORTED OVER LONG ISLAND AND THE NEW
YORK METROPOLITAN AREAS...

SUMMARY OF 900 PM EDT...0100 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...39.6N 74.6W
ABOUT 15 MI...24 KM NW OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.96 INCHES

NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE TIDE GAUGES HAVE RECENTLY REPORTED STORM
TIDE HEIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND TIDE RELATIVE TO
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...OF 13.3 FEET AT KINGS POINT NEW YORK...13.7
FEET AT THE BATTERY NEW YORK...AND 13.3 FEET AT SANDY HOOK NEW
JERSEY.

A WIND GUST TO 79 MPH WAS REPORTED AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN
NEW YORK. A WIND GUST TO 90 MPH WAS REPORTED EARLIER THIS EVENING
AT ISLIP NEW YORK.

NHC WILL ISSUE ITS LAST ADVISORY ON SANDY AT 1100 PM EDT. THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...HPC...WILL BEGIN ISSUING
PUBLIC ADVISORIES AT 500 AM EDT TUESDAY. HPC PUBLIC ADVISORIES WILL
BE ISSUED UNDER THE SAME WMO AND AWIPS HEADERS AS THE NHC PUBLIC
ADVISORIES...AND WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE VIA THE NHC WEBSITE.

$$
FORECASTER BROWN/ROBERTS
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New York

Seawater flooding subway tunnels

Posted: Oct 29, 2012 8:15 PM CDT<NOSCRIPT orgfontsize="10px"></NOSCRIPT><!--END wnDate-->Updated: Oct 29, 2012 8:15 PM CDT<NOSCRIPT orgfontsize="10px"></NOSCRIPT><!--END wnDate-->
By LUKE FUNK, Senior Web Producer -

MYFOXNY.COM -
It it turning into the worst case scenario for the MTA as storm surges from Sandy batter New York City.

The agency that runs the subway system reports that up to four feet of seawater is entering subway tunnels under the East River.

The MTA had tried to prepare the system to keep out the saltwater but the surge of water proved to be too much on Monday evening.


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Mammoth storm Sandy plunges NYC into darkness

By JENNIFER PELTZ
Associated Press / <META content=2012-06-29 itemprop="dateCreated">October 29, 2012
...
Shortly after the massive storm made landfall in southern New Jersey, Consolidated Edison cut power deliberately to about 6,500 customers in downtown Manhattan to avert further damage. Then, huge swaths of the city went dark, losing power to 250,000 customers in Manhattan, Con Ed spokesman Chris Olert said.

Another 1 million customers lost power earlier Monday in New York City, the northern suburbs and coastal Long Island, where floodwaters swamped cars, downed trees and put neighborhoods under water.

The storm had only killed one New York City resident by Monday night, a man who died when a tree fell on his home in the Flushing section of Queens.

The rains and howling winds, some believed to reach more than 95 mph, left a crane hanging off a luxury high-rise in midtown Manhattan, causing the evacuation of hundreds from a posh hotel and other buildings. Inspectors were climbing 74 flights of stairs to examine the crane hanging from the $1.5 billion.

The facade of a four-story Manhattan building in the Chelsea neighborhood crumbled and collapsed suddenly, leaving the lights, couches, cabinets and desks inside visible from the street. No one was hurt, although some of the falling debris hit a car.

On coastal Long Island, floodwaters swamped cars, downed trees and put neighborhoods under water as beachfronts and fishing villages bore the brunt of the storm. A police car was lost rescuing 14 people from the popular resort Fire Island.
...

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Con Edison workers trapped in New York power plant by Sandy: Reuters witness

Reuters
9:31 p.m. CDT, October 29, 2012

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nineteen workers were trapped inside a Consolidated Edison power station on the east side of Manhattan...

A rescue worker, who declined to be named, said the station had suffered an explosion inside.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-storm-sandy-conedbre89t03d-20121029,0,3116971.story

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I am not sure if this is the explosion mentioned in the article:

(Raw video)

Hurricane Sandy - Massive Transformer explosion in New York


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Published on Oct 29, 2012 by J?nior LeoneloNo description available.


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BULLETIN
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY ADVISORY NUMBER 31
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012
1100 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...SANDY STILL PACKING HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS...
...NEXT PUBLIC ADVISORY TO BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...39.8N 75.4W
ABOUT 10 MI...15 KM SW OF PHILADELPHIA PENSYLVANIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...952 MB...28.11 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

THERE ARE NO COASTAL TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

HOWEVER...THERE ARE NON-TROPICAL HIGH-WIND WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND STATES. PLEASE SEE
STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES.

HURRICANE-FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST
BETWEEN CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA AND CHATHAM MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE
NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS INCLUDES THE TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND
TO SMITH POINT...THE MIDDLE AND UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY...DELAWARE
BAY...AND THE COASTS OF THE NORTHERN DELMARVA PENINSULA...NEW
JERSEY...THE NEW YORK CITY AREA...LONG ISLAND...CONNECTICUT...AND
RHODE ISLAND.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NORTH OF CHATHAM
THROUGH MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND...AND OVER THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY...
AND SOUTH OF CHINCOTEAGUE TO EXTREME NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.4 WEST.
THE POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 18
MPH...30 KM/H. A WEST-NORTHWEST TO NORTHWEST MOTION WITH SOME
REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST IS FORECAST TUESDAY NIGHT. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF SANDY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
PENNSYLVANIA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO...THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN NEW
YORK TUESDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING OVER WATER TO THE EAST OF
THE CENTER. STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM...TO
THE EAST OF THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 485 MILES...780 KM FROM THE CENTER. A SUSTAINED WIND OF 56
MPH...WITH A GUST TO 71 MPH WAS RECENTLY REPORTED AT LAGUARDIA
AIRPORT IN NEW YORK. A TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY AUTOMATED OBSERVING
SITE HAS REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 67
MPH...ALONG THE COAST OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY WITHIN THE PAST HOUR.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON SURFACE DATA IS 952
MB...28.11 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND...TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES FROM VIRGINIA NORTHWARD THROUGH NEW ENGLAND.
HURRICANE-FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST OF NEW
JERSEY...NEW YORK...SOUTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND DURING
THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WINDS AFFECTING THE UPPER FLOORS OF
HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR
GROUND LEVEL.

STORM SURGE...THE COMBINATION OF AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE
AND THE TIDE WILL CAUSE NORMALLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE COAST TO BE
FLOODED BY RISING WATERS. THE WATER COULD REACH THE FOLLOWING
DEPTHS ABOVE GROUND IF THE PEAK SURGE OCCURS AT THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE...

NC NORTH OF SURF CITY INCLUDING PAMLICO/ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...2 TO 4 FT
SE VA AND DELMARVA INCLUDING LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY...2 TO 4 FT
UPPER AND MIDDLE CHESAPEAKE BAY...1 TO 3 FT
LONG ISLAND SOUND...RARITAN BAY...AND NEW YORK HARBOR...6 TO 11 FT
ELSEWHERE FROM OCEAN CITY MD TO THE CT/RI BORDER...4 TO 8 FT
CT/RI BORDER TO THE SOUTH SHORE OF CAPE COD INCLUDING BUZZARDS
BAY AND NARRAGANSETT BAY...3 TO 6 FT
CAPE COD TO THE MA/NH BORDER INCLUDING CAPE COD BAY...2 TO 4 FT
MA/NH BORDER TO THE U.S./CANADA BORDER...1 TO 3 FT

SURGE-RELATED FLOODING DEPENDS ON THE RELATIVE TIMING OF THE SURGE
AND THE TIDAL CYCLE...AND CAN VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
GIVEN THE LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY...ELEVATED WATER
LEVELS COULD SPAN MULTIPLE TIDE CYCLES RESULTING IN REPEATED AND
EXTENDED PERIODS OF COASTAL AND BAYSIDE FLOODING. IN ADDITION...
ELEVATED WATERS COULD OCCUR FAR REMOVED FROM THE CENTER OF SANDY.
FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

RAINFALL...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER FAR
NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 8
INCHES POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER PORTIONS OF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES...INCLUDING THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK STATE
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH NEW ENGLAND.

SNOWFALL..SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TO THE KENTUCKY BORDER...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES
OF SNOW EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA/TENNESSEE
BORDER AND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND.

SURF...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM FLORIDA THROUGH
NEW ENGLAND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.


NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON SANDY. FUTURE INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN
PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION
CENTER...UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCPAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT33
KWNH...BEGINNING AT 500 AM EDT. THESE PUBLIC ADVISORIES WILL ALSO
BE AVAILABLE ON THE NHC WEBSITE.

$$
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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY DISCUSSION NUMBER 31
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012
1100 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

SATELLITE...RADAR...SURFACE...AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT DATA
INDICATE THAT SANDY MADE LANDFALL NEAR ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY
AROUND 0000 UTC. THE INTENSITY OF THE POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 80 KT AT LANDFALL WITH A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF
946 MB. AT LANDFALL...THE STRONGEST WINDS WERE OCCURRING OVER
WATER TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. HURRICANE-FORCE
WINDS GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND THE NEW YORK
METROPOLITAN AREA THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A SIGNIFICANT STORM
SURGE HAS OCCURRED ALONG A LONG STRETCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST.

ALTHOUGH THE CYCLONE SHOULD STEADILY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER
INLAND....CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE AS STRONG WINDS AND
ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST FOR ANOTHER DAY
OR SO. HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER A LARGE
AREA OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES...POSING A VERY
SIGNIFICANT INLAND FLOOD RISK. SANDY TOOK A NORTHWARD JOG BEFORE
LANDFALL THIS EVENING AND HAS ALSO SLOWED DOWN. THE POST-TROPICAL
CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN FURTHER AND TURN NORTHWARD...THEN
NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE NHC TRACK IS
SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY AND IS A BLEND OF THE ECMWF AND
GFS MODELS.

NOW THAT SANDY IS A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE...THE NEXT PUBLIC
ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION
CENTER...HPC...AT 500 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE PUBLIC ADVISORY WILL BE
ISSUED UNDER THE SAME WMO AND AWIPS HEADERS AS THE NHC PUBLIC
ADVISORIES...AND WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE VIA THE NHC WEBSITE.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.

THANKS GO OUT TO THE CREWS OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA
HURRICANE HUNTERS FOR PROVIDING CRITICAL MEASUREMENTS IN AND AROUND
SANDY DURING THE LAST SEVEN DAYS. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE CONDUCTED SPECIAL RADIOSONDE RELEASES AS SANDY
APPROACHED THE COAST.


FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 30/0300Z 39.8N 75.4W 65 KT 75 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
12H 30/1200Z 40.5N 77.2W 55 KT 65 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
24H 31/0000Z 41.3N 78.3W 40 KT 45 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
36H 31/1200Z 42.6N 77.9W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
48H 01/0000Z 44.0N 76.9W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
72H 02/0000Z 46.5N 74.5W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
96H 03/0000Z 48.5N 70.5W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
120H 04/0000Z...ABSORBED

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FORECASTER BROWN
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There's currently a big fire at Breezy Point, Queens. They are showing it on TV and saying at least 15 houses are burning. There are 170 firefighters on scene but the wind is so bad and their water pressure is low.

It looks just horrible.
 
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CBS/AP/ October 30, 2012, 7:14 AM

Superstorm Sandy slams East Coast, leaving floods, millions in dark
...
The storm that made landfall in New Jersey on Monday evening with 80 mph sustained winds killed at least 16 people in seven states, cut power to more than 7.5 million homes and businesses from the Carolinas to Ohio, caused scares at two nuclear power plants and stopped the presidential campaign cold.

Its effects were still being felt acutely in New Jersey, as hundreds of people were being forced to flee their homes after a levee break flooded the entire town of Moonachie. Bergen County executive chief of staff Jeanne Baratta told the Record newspaper that as many as 1,000 could need to be evacuated.
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The massive storm reached well into the Midwest: Chicago officials warned residents to stay away from the Lake Michigan shore as the city prepares for winds of up to 60 mph and waves exceeding 24 feet well into Wednesday.
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Officials blamed at least 16 deaths on the converging storms ? five in New York, three each in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, two in Connecticut, and one each in Maryland, North Carolina and West Virginia. Three of the victims were children, one just 8 years old.
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New York University's Tisch Hospital was forced to evacuate 200 patients after its backup generator failed. NYU Medical Dean Robert Grossman said patients ? among them 20 babies from neonatal intensive care that were on battery-powered respirators ? had to be carried down staircases and to dozens of waiting ambulances.

The subway system, the largest in the U.S., remained shut down Tuesday as transit officials begin the process of pumping floodwater out of tunnels in lower Manhattan and parts of Queens that were inundated.
MTA officials told WCBS that process alone could take up to four days. Salt water could corrode the switches and signals in the system, which would force the MTA to replace hundreds of pieces of equipment before any service could be restored.
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Trading at the New York Stock Exchange was canceled again Tuesday ? the first time the exchange suspended operations for two consecutive days due to weather since an 1888 blizzard struck the city.

Airlines canceled around 12,500 flights because of the storm, a number that was expected to grow.

Off North Carolina, not far from an area known as "the Graveyard of the Atlantic," a replica of the 18th-century sailing ship HMS Bounty that was built for the 1962 Marlon Brando movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" sank when her diesel engine and bilge pumps failed. Coast Guard helicopters plucked 14 crew members from rubber lifeboats bobbing in 18-foot seas.

A 15th crew member who was found unresponsive several hours after the others was later pronounced dead. The Bounty's captain was still missing.

One of the units at Indian Point, a nuclear power plant about 45 miles north of New York City, was shut down around 10:45 p.m. Monday because of external electrical grid issues, said Entergy Corp., which operates the plant. The company said there was no risk to employees or the public.
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Canada -

TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT UPDATED BY THE CANADIAN
HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:53 AM ADT TUESDAY
30 OCTOBER 2012.
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TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR:
NOVA SCOTIA
NEW BRUNSWICK
SOUTHERN QUEBEC
SOUTHERN ONTARIO.

FOR POST-TROPICAL STORM SANDY.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3:00 PM ADT.

POST-TROPICAL STORM SANDY IS NOW FURTHER INLAND AND WEAKENING
RAPIDLY AFTER BATTERING THE US SEABOARD ON MONDAY.
THE REMNANTS OF SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS AND BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND
SOUTHERN QUEBEC THIS MORNING.

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==DISCUSSION==
1. SUMMARY OF BASIC INFORMATION AT 9.00 AM ADT.

LOCATION: NEAR 40.3 NORTH 77.5 WEST, APPROXIMATELY 165 KILOMETERS
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF WASHINGTON DC.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 95 KM/H.

PRESENT MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTHWEST AT 25 KM/H.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 974 MB.

2. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY.

THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL STORM SANDY MOVED INLAND ALONG THE NEW
JERSEY COAST JUST SOUTHEAST OF ATLANTIC CITY AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 PM
EDT MONDAY EVENING. THE SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY OVERNIGHT
BUT WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE STRONG WINDS AND BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN TO
MUCH OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND QUEBEC THIS MORNING. THEREAFTER THE
REMAINS OF SANDY WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE EASTERN
GREAT LAKES. A DEVELOPING FRONTAL SYSTEM UNRELATED TO SANDY'S
CIRCULATION WILL GIVE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TO PARTS OF THE MARITIMES
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

IT IS ADVISED THAT PERSONS IN THE ABOVE LISTED REGIONS CONTINUE TO
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION INFORMATION FROM THE REGIONAL STORM PREDICTION
CENTRES IN ONTARIO, QUEBEC, AND ATLANTIC CANADA FOR THE LATEST
OFFICIAL FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR YOUR AREA.

A. RAINFALL.

BANDS OF MODERATE RAIN HAVE MOVED INTO CENTRAL ONTARIO AND HAVE ENDED
IN MOST OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO. HOWEVER, SOUTHERN ONTARIO CAN CAN
EXPECT PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE MODERATE RAIN
OVER CENTRAL ONTARIO WILL GRADUAL DIMINISH TODAY TO LIGHT RAIN LATER
TODAY.

RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL QUEBEC IS STILL OCCURRING AND WILL
GIVE TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 40 MILLIMETRES ALTHOUGH THE CHARLEVOIX
REGION AND OTHER AREAS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN COULD SEE AMOUNTS OF 50
MILLIMETERS OR MORE. THE QUEBEC STORM PREDICTION CENTRE HAD ISSUED A
RAINFALL WARNING YESTERDAY FOR CHARLEVOIX AND THIS WARNING IS STILL
IN EFFECT.

THE PRECIPITATION HAS MIXED WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN OVER PARTS OF
ONTARIO AND EXTREME WESTERN QUEBEC AS TEMPERATURES APPROACHED THE
FREEZING MARK NORTH AND WEST OF THE STORM.

RAIN FROM A DEVELOPING FRONTAL SYSTEM UNRELATED TO SANDY WILL BEGIN
OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN MARITIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE OVER SOME
REGIONS INTO WEDNESDAY. AMOUNTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT AND TOTAL
AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 50 MILLIMETRES IN SOME AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

B. WINDS.

STRONG WINDS RELATED TO POST-TROPICAL SANDY ARE STILL OCCURRING OVER
A WIDE SWATH OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO AS WELL AS SOUTHERN QUEBEC.
IN QUEBEC, ?LE D'ORLEANS RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 91 KM/H,
WHILE OVER ONTARIO TORONTO HAS RECEIVED WIND GUSTS OVER 80 KM/H AND
SARNIA RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 100 KM/H. THESE HIGH WIND
GUSTS OF 90 KM/H OR MORE WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING, AND HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE BROKEN TREE LIMBS OR IN SOME CASES UPROOTED TREES
WHICH MAY RESULT IN DOWNED UTILITY LINES. A WIND WARNING IS STILL IN
EFFECT FOR SARNIA-LAMBTON IN ONTARIO AND QUEBEC CITY REGION IN
QUEBEC.

THE SOUTHWESTERN MARITIMES CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO
80 KM/H BUT THESE WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING.

C. WAVES.

THE QUEBEC STORM PREDICTION CENTRE HAD ISSUED STORM SURGE WARNINGS ON
MONDAY FOR POUNDING WAVES ALONG SHORELINES ADJACENT TO GASP? AND THE
THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE
WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE QUEBEC STORM PREDICTION CENTRE.

LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE GREAT
LAKES TODAY WITH UP TO 7 METRES OVER SOUTHERN LAKE HURON.

WAVES APPROACHING THE SOUTH SHORE OF NOVA SCOTIA COULD POSSIBLY
REACH 5 TO 7 METRES THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TODAY. THESE
WAVES HAVE ALREADY RESULTED IN ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG PARTS OF
THE ATLANTIC COAST. FARTHER OFFSHORE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN MARINE
AREAS OF 7 TO 9 METRES ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE
DIMINISHING TODAY.

3. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY.

GALE WARNINGS ARE STILL IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN MARITIMES MARINE
AREAS BUT THESE WILL LIKELY BE ENDED LATER TODAY. GALE AND STORM
FORCE WIND WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE GREAT LAKES AS
WELL AS THE SOUTHERN ST LAWRENCE RIVER BUT THESE WINDS SHOULD
GRADUALLY EASE LATER TODAY.

ALSO, HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED ON THE ST LAWRENCE
RIVER DURING HIGH TIDE TODAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN COASTAL FLOODING
IN THE QUEBEC CITY REGION.

VISIT WEATHEROFFICE.GC.CA/HURRICANE (ALL IN LOWER CASE) FOR THE
LATEST:

- FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE TABLE.

- STRENGTH AND PREDICTED WIND RADII TABLE.

- HURRICANE TRACK INFORMATION MAP.

- TECHNICAL DISCUSSION.

PLEASE ALSO REFER TO THE PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA FOR YOUR AREA.

END

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