Severe Weather - Page 12

happilyanchored · #1 10-29-2012, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Two missing from the HMS Bounty - including a Gamma Phi Beta.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-s...ane-sandy.html

Coast Guard officials said the two missing crew members — a man and a woman — are believed to be in cold water survival suits and life-jackets. They said the air search is being plotted based on wind direction and speed, and will be expanded.

Claudene was found dead. I'm so sorry for the loss of your sister, I hope the missing captian is found soon and alive.

The pictures of Delaware/Maryland/the Jersey shore are awful. It's hard to believe that this has happened so fast and that it's barely half over. Thoughts and prayers to all those who are living in the middle of or have family/friends enduring Sandy.

groovypq · #2 10-29-2012, 02:41 PM

Susquehanna's now closed. The apocalypse is upon us.

AGDee · #3 10-29-2012, 06:19 PM

Hypo says it is REALLY windy now and that it is very weird that everybody has been inside. They are housing staff members in every lounge of the dorms so they can't cook or watch TV though. Not very many of them took TVs to school.

justgo_withit · #4 10-29-2012, 07:10 PM

Nooo, do not want "dramatic turn for the worse". We still have power and it doesn't seem that bad out (DC-Baltimore area), so it's surreal to see what's happening elsewhere on the news.

kateee · #5 10-29-2012, 09:56 PM

My neighbor is living in NJ this year, and he lives on a peninsula and said it is flooding on both sides of the peninsula, coming closer and closer to the middle by the hour. He was told to evacuate.

christiangirl · #6 10-30-2012, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kateee

he lives on a peninsula and said it is flooding on both sides of the peninsula, coming closer and closer to the middle by the hour.

That sounds like a terrible dream.

Oh my gosh, I pray for everyone affected, this all sounds and looks so scary.

adpimiz · #7 10-29-2012, 10:07 PM

Thoughts and prayers to those on the East Coast!

PM_Mama00 · #8 10-29-2012, 10:38 PM

A tree across the street from my aunt's in Brooklyn uprooted and fell into the building next to her. They're watching the tree directly across the street cuz if that falls, it's going into their house.

My aunt's niece in Staten Island had a close call. Trees down on either side of her house but her house was spared.

My other cousin in Staten Island said there is so much flying through the air and moving all over the place, including grills.

Here in Detroit, I'm pretty sure my house is going to blow away. Not looking forward to driving over the Rouge in 40mph winds with jackass semis. Dee are you off? We'll have to keep in touch tomorrow morning.

AGDee · #9 10-29-2012, 10:51 PM

I'll be driving over the bridge tomorrow morning. I'm surprised how windy it is here.

What's more surprising is the way the Great Lakes are being affected. Seeing pictures of people surfing Lake Michigan is nuts.

Hypo is still fine, if not a little stir crazy. The lights flickered earlier, but they are still on for her.

PM_Mama00 · #10 10-30-2012, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by AGDee

I'll be driving over the bridge tomorrow morning. I'm surprised how windy it is here.

What's more surprising is the way the Great Lakes are being affected. Seeing pictures of people surfing Lake Michigan is nuts.

Hypo is still fine, if not a little stir crazy. The lights flickered earlier, but they are still on for her.

I'm taking Southfield in. It'll take me almost an hour but I'm kinda scared with this sleet.

KSUViolet06 · #11 10-30-2012, 05:01 PM

^^^Glad to hear you're okay! Was wondering about you this AM!

As for me, work and school were both cancelled. Almost 500 school districts and universities here are closed, and we are all the way in Ohio!

AGDee · #12 11-05-2012, 12:18 AM

And now a N'oreaster is heading for the east coast? Oh dear. Prayers are with them.

Munchkin03 · #13 11-11-2012, 11:54 AM

Yesterday, I (along with some sorority sisters!) finally made it out to volunteer for the relief effort. I had originally wanted to do it earlier, but with public transit still tangly and most volunteer organizations a little unorganized it made more sense to do it this weekend.

I grew up in Florida, and I've definitely been through some storms, which, were worse on paper (in terms of Category, windspeed, and all that) than Sandy.

It was the worst I've ever seen, in terms of destruction.

If there's anything you can donate, please do so. Some impacted New Yorkers felt that the Red Cross didn't do enough, and I'm not sure how true that is, but they're always a good start.

Please don't forget about these people, especially after the news trucks go away and there's another big news story.

PM_Mama00 · #14 11-11-2012, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Yesterday, I (along with some sorority sisters!) finally made it out to volunteer for the relief effort. I had originally wanted to do it earlier, but with public transit still tangly and most volunteer organizations a little unorganized it made more sense to do it this weekend.

I grew up in Florida, and I've definitely been through some storms, which, were worse on paper (in terms of Category, windspeed, and all that) than Sandy.

It was the worst I've ever seen, in terms of destruction.

If there's anything you can donate, please do so. Some impacted New Yorkers felt that the Red Cross didn't do enough, and I'm not sure how true that is, but they're always a good start.

Please don't forget about these people, especially after the news trucks go away and there's another big news story.

I've heard that they are in dire need of cleaning supplies. Donated a couple bags of clothes and blankets last week to a truck near Detroit that was going straight to Staten Island--- basically the forgotten people. I know they got more attention after that but all we kept hearing about was the Jersey Shore and the City. I hope they and Hoboken are now getting the help they needed.

Munchkin03 · #15 11-11-2012, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

I've heard that they are in dire need of cleaning supplies. Donated a couple bags of clothes and blankets last week to a truck near Detroit that was going straight to Staten Island--- basically the forgotten people. I know they got more attention after that but all we kept hearing about was the Jersey Shore and the City. I hope they and Hoboken are now getting the help they needed.

Yes, cleaning supplies. I helped clean out flooded houses in SI and the cleaning supplies everywhere, even in Queens where I live, are in short supply. Also, construction equipment like pickaxes and sledgehammers are sold out, and everyone needs them. They seem to be good for regular clothes (winter gear is always needed), and there's just a TON of food everywhere.

Even in NYC, we weren't hearing much about Staten Island--it wasn't until Wednesday after the storm that the full scope of what happened there got out to the rest of the country.

Hoboken is much better--from what I can tell, most of my friends there were able to go back by last weekend, and they have power. There seems to be more infrastructure damage than actual structural damage.