Big Sandy The Hurricane

[Rastus]

There is nowhere near a Katrina type catastrophe in store as it stands now from this minimal storm.  I've heard some bantering about snow, etc...regardless, there doesn't appear to be a huge threat here.  If the power went off for a week in the cities or they were innudated with snow and the snow persisted then OK.

It would be a catastrophe, I think, for the Democrats if a couple of large cities went off the grid for more than a 4 or 5 days.  It would be nice for the sheep to get a dose of the sordid underside of humanity they think they coexist with right before the election.

Note the final paragraph in the discussion talking about underestimating wind speed  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT3+shtml/252037.shtml?  This link only good for a few hours...methinks.

[tombogan03884]

The dems will say it's a racist conspiracy by Romney.
Something serious to think about, The track is similar to the hurricane of 1938 that devastated the Northeast..
While Sandy is not currently packing anything like that much power, the areas that will be effected very seldom get hit by hurricanes.
We frequently get the effects of one running up the coast, but by then it's just rain, sometimes heavy.
Sandy though, is predicted to come ashore around NYC/ Long Island, they are not prepared for that kind of storm and a slow response could be used to discredit the Dems the same way they screamed about Bush after Katrina.

[fightingquaker13]

Plus remember there's that cold front moving in. Not only are building codes up there not geared to deal with Hurricanes, and not only don't most houses have serious hurricane shutters or storm glass, but there is the cold. Down here, after the storm, its generally in the '80s or higher. The standing water sucks, and the lack of electricity makes you sweat, but if you get flooded when its in the '30s? Thats ten times worse. Plus, you can suck it up with no AC, but no heat is a different animal, depending on how cold it gets. If it makes landfall in New England it could be very bad. In New York, it will at a minimum be very expensive, and if snow prevents aid from arriving?

[Timothy]

It's supposed to be in the high 50's low 60's here Monday thru Thursday!  The latest tracks put her into Cape May, NJ.  Shouldn't post any real problems for them other than a lot of rain, a good blow and some inconvenience.

I say, like most New England storms, it's nothing to be concerned about.

Jay, batten down any hatch you might have and fill up the bath tub for toilet flushing!   

[alfsauve]

Interesting thought though. 

What to do if sections of the country are without power during election day?

Hmmmm.    Do any states have provisions in the voting laws that allow for late voting in the event of disasters?

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[jaybet]

It's supposed to be in the high 50's low 60's here Monday thru Thursday!  The latest tracks put her into Cape May, NJ.  Shouldn't post any real problems for them other than a lot of rain, a good blow and some inconvenience.

I say, like most New England storms, it's nothing to be concerned about.

Jay, batten down any hatch you might have and fill up the bath tub for toilet flushing!  

Bah, Humbug. I've been hunkering down in hurricanes since I was 2, AND I moved early this year...inland by 5 miles. I am now a majestic 11 feet above sea level, which is a WORLD around here. My big thing now is all the trees in my yard.

This storm in February might be a problem, but the temperatures now won't hurt much if the power goes out. The models show it running right up the Delaware Bay and River AND we have a full moon monday, so there will be a big pile of water in the back bays either way. I think the shore islands will get washed pretty badly, but I don't think it's going to be like Katrina.

That open ocean is still pretty warm though, and that usually means a build-up once it's away from land. BUT it's a long way off and a lot can happen. it's been my experience that the models aren't usually very accurate and the media picks the path most likely to generate the most opportunity to generate hysteria.

[mortdooley]

 Anything but a solid win for Obamy will be blamed in part on this storm, after the last four years we have learned you can blame everything on someone or something to duck responsibility!

[crusader rabbit]

If you guys will recall, that racist "W" conjured up Katrina because Republicans hate black people.

No surprise to me that Mitt conjured up this storm to nullify the "Sparklefart factor" and actually win in the Northeast. /sarc off

Seriously, if this storm does turn out to be the "100-year storm" as they are saying, it could have an impact on the vote.  People might not be able to get to the polls, or they might not want to go out and get cold and wet, or whatever.

That's why I voted a solid "maybe" in this poll.

Crusader

[tombogan03884]

http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atlstorm18/stormtrack_large.html

Currently a category 2 storm, could be up to 3 by the time it hits land .
While it is only half the strength of the storm of '38 that also occurred during a full moon and it put the center of Providence RI under 30 feet of water.
Jay's sea level +11 probably will not be enough if it comes up the Chesapeake, if it lands further North he should be OK.

[Solus]

If it does get cold and the power is out, you might still have hot water if it is run on NG.

I survived 3 days of power out and no heat in 30's weather by using 3 1gal old Clorox bottles to sleep with.