***The Official Hurricane Irene Watch** MTA Subway is likely not running on Monday!

[Zeze]

*** MTA Subway is likely not running on Monday either! ***



***Bloomberg declares mandatory evacuation for most of Staten Island, first in the history of NYC***

***MTA subway shutdown entirely at 12 PM 8/27 Saturday***

*** New Jersey Transit now all shut down ***

***Philadelphia public systems all shut down ***

***JFK Airport shutdown!***






http://project-s3.wnyc.org/news-maps/hurricane-zones/hurricane-zones.html

You gotta be kidding me. I'm actually in Zone C. I do NOT ever see the water coming all the way the hell up from South Street Seaport.

 

[Anubis]

possibily however its better to be safe then dead

 

[dank69]

They just want people to be prepared in the highly unlikely event that there is a problem.

 

[DominionSeraph]

Are you saying there's a massive elevation change, or are you just going on distance? Because it's elevation that matters.

 

[Demo24]

And how many hurricanes with storm surges and hours of heavy rain have you been in?

 

[arcenite]

You don't have to evacuate as long as your house floats

 

[Wyndru]

My mom is overreacting. She told me to get plywood to cover my windows and make sure we have plenty of water, food and batteries for the flashlights....we are in upstate ny a long way from the coast lol. I think we are only expected to get 30mph winds.

 

[Specop 007]

If I told you, with 100% certainty that you are going to get into a car wreck tomorrow but I am not sure how bad it will be would you hop in the car and go places tomorrow?

Theres something called "better safe than sorry". This is an easily avoidable risk. Do you want to chance it and find out, after its far to late to do anything about it, that oh shit you have water pouring in your front door?

 

[amdhunter]

I had to lol at the "voluntary evacuation" myself. People are stupid.

 

[ThePresence]

I do NOT ever see the water coming all the way the hell up from South Street Seaport.

When was the last time you experienced a direct hit from a hurricane? Maybe you'll see it then.

 

[Kntx]

Woo! I am in a no risk zone! Poor Coney island.

 

[K1052]

Are you saying there's a massive elevation change, or are you just going on distance? Because it's elevation that matters.

This. A lot of lower Manhattan is low lying and the short sea walls won't keep out the water, especially if Irene hits at high tide.

MTA will probably have to shut down most of the subway system and LIRR service. Presumably the Port Authority will close the bulkheads that protect the PATH tunnels to Jersey from flooding.

 

[rcpratt]

My ex is in Hoboken, I wonder how bad it will be there. She said it floods there fairly often.

 

[dank69]

When was the last time you experienced a direct hit from a hurricane? Maybe you'll see it then.

Hurricane Gloria cat 3 direct hit to LI. It was during low tide but this one is supposed to hit as cat 1 and obviously not sure yet what the tide will be when it hits.

 

[blackdogdeek]

My ex is in Hoboken, I wonder how bad it will be there. She said it flood there fairly often.

it does. it is notoriously bad.

 

[ThePresence]

Hurricane Gloria cat 3 direct hit to LI. It was during low tide but this one is supposed to hit as cat 1 and obviously not sure yet what the tide will be when it hits.

I remember Gloria. Wasn't so terrible in NJ. Rain and wind, but nothing too dramatic.

 

[crownjules]

Hurricane Gloria cat 3 direct hit to LI. It was during low tide but this one is supposed to hit as cat 1 and obviously not sure yet what the tide will be when it hits.

Don't just concentrate on the category strength assigned. Irene is a big storm - bigger than the state of Texas. Hurricane Ike was only a Cat 2 storm when it hit Texas in 2008, but it's the 2nd most costliest storm in US history behind only Katrina.

Plus the Mid-Atlantic and NE has had a record amount of rainfall this month meaning the ground is already saturated. Prime conditions for leafy trees to be uprooted by strong sustained winds over an 8-10 hour period.

 

[Texashiker]

You gotta be kidding me. I'm actually in Zone A. I do NOT ever see the water coming all the way the hell up from South Street Seaport.

This is the front of my parents house 20 miles inland after hurricane Ike made landfall. This picture was also taken "after" the water went down about 7 feet.

At the peak of the storm surge, the water was over the eave of the house.

Keep in mind, from the gulf of Mexico to my parents house is 20 miles in a straight line, measured with google earth. The houses right on the edge of the gulf were on stilts and were 20 feet in the air, and those houses were destroyed.

 

[BUTCH1]

Is there someplace you can go or is it a huge hassle to do so?, I would get out as someone already has said better safe than sorry, there are a lot of variables that come into play but one we already know, this is a huge system, there will be significant surge from it..

 

[IceBergSLiM]

can't imagine anything worse than being in the city without power for days. if you think that sounds like a good time go for it.

 

[Zeze]

Is there someplace you can go or is it a huge hassle to do so?, I would get out as someone already has said better safe than sorry, there are a lot of variables that come into play but one we already know, this is a huge system, there will be significant surge from it..

Meh, we live on a high second floor.

If the water floods 18 feet up my balcony, I'm the least of city is problem. The city would be in a catastrophic disaster with massive deaths.

We'll just get 5 gallons of spring water, some spare food, and we're golden.

 

[GrumpyMan]

This is the front of my parents house 20 miles inland after hurricane Ike made landfall. This picture was also taken "after" the water went down about 7 feet.

At the peak of the storm surge, the water was over the eave of the house.

Keep in mind, from the gulf of Mexico to my parents house is 20 miles in a straight line, measured with google earth. The houses right on the edge of the gulf were on stilts and were 20 feet in the air, and those houses were destroyed.

Ah yes, fond memories to be sure. I was without power for week. I was one of the lucky ones.

 

[Texashiker]

I went through some of my old pics and found one I took on the beach where Hurricane Ike made landfall. This was about 20 or so miles to the east of the center of the storm.

There "used" to be a line of beach houses here. This picture was taken close to a place called "Roll Over Pass" and "Crystal Beach".

 

[OverVolt]

Trust me the news always over-hypes these storms. In general the government is being a bit over reactive about the hurricane probably because of katrina and the fact this storm is hitting high population areas you would be scared of the storm too.

 

[Demo24]

I went through some of my old pics and found one I took on the beach where Hurricane Ike made landfall. This was about 20 or so miles to the east of the center of the storm.

There "used" to be a line of beach houses here. This picture was taken close to a place called "Roll Over Pass" and "Crystal Beach".

Wow, I drove through that last year on a pass by the ocean on my way to San Antonio. Sure has recovered nicely, at least to my eyes.