HURRICANE SANDY: STAY SAFE!

[lawn mower fanatic]

Schools in the area are closed Monday and Tuesday....and maybe longer if something happens to them (flooding, debris, etc.)

 

[D2hornets58]

Schools in the area are closed Monday and Tuesday....and maybe longer if something happens to them (flooding, debris, etc.)

Ya most schools are closed around here too.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

The storm is pretty bad. We got over 2 inches of rain so far, but the wind is really strong. But it is nothing like at the shore. One of the boardwalks on the beach was damaged, and there is a lot of water in the streets. :thumbdown:

 

[slammed]

The storm is pretty bad. We got over 2 inches of rain so far, but the wind is really strong. But it is nothing like at the shore. One of the boardwalks on the beach was damaged, and there is a lot of water in the streets. :thumbdown:

Post some pics if you can. We had alot of wind, some trees down, and a little rain mix but thats all so far.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

Post some pics if you can. We had alot of wind, some trees down, and a little rain mix but thats all so far.

I will try to go out tomorrow to take some pics. I took some today but nothing great. It's not like our street is flooded or anything like that. But there is a creak near our house so I will see if that is flooded.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

A braved the elements and went to take some pics.....sorry they are not the best. It was hard to take pics because it was getting dark out and pouring, so I took a video and got these snapshots from the video. As you can see, the creek is at the top--level with the grass, and in some spots overflowing. It will definitely overflow tonight into tomorrow. This is the 3rd year in a row it will overflow. Sept. 2010, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2012. :licking:
The first picture (since it is a little hard to see) is showing the creek in the background. The creek is above the red dashes I drew on the picture, and in the circle, you can see where the creek overflowed.
The second picture is easy to see----creek on left, overflowed on right.
The third picture shows the creek in the center of the picture, right up to the top of the cement walls.

 

[slammed]

A braved the elements and went to take some pics.....sorry they are not the best. It was hard to take pics because it was getting dark out and pouring, so I took a video and got these snapshots from the video. As you can see, the creek is at the top--level with the grass, and in some spots overflowing. It will definitely overflow tonight into tomorrow. This is the 3rd year in a row it will overflow. Sept. 2010, Sept. 2011, Oct. 2012. :licking:
The first picture (since it is a little hard to see) is showing the creek in the background. The creek is above the red dashes I drew on the picture, and in the circle, you can see where the creek overflowed.
The second picture is easy to see----creek on left, overflowed on right.
The third picture shows the creek in the center of the picture, right up to the top of the cement walls.
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Nice shots and it is really taking the leaves down.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

Nice shots and it is really taking the leaves down.

I know! My tree has lost SOOO many leaves because of the storm. If I can I will get out tomorrow to see the road TOTALLY covered with water since it is going to continue to rain (and we windy :frown: all night).

Just a minute ago we got a 38 mph gust, which for in a residential neighborhood is pretty strong! It is usually staying around 25-30 mph. If we got in the middle of a field, the gusts would be 50+!!

 

[Ric]

I know! My tree has lost SOOO many leaves because of the storm. If I can I will get out tomorrow to see the road TOTALLY covered with water since it is going to continue to rain (and we windy :frown: all night).

Just a minute ago we got a 35 mph gust, which for in a residential neighborhood is pretty strong! It is usually staying around 30 mph. If we got in the middle of a field, the gusts would be 50+!!

Be glad it's only a cat 1 storm and not a 3 or 4 or you mite be picking up trees instead of leaves.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

Br glad it's only a cat 1 storm and not a 3 or 4 or you mite be picking up trees instead of leaves.

I know! I am glad! I am also glad we don't live on the shore because it would be a lot worse!!