Vlad 276 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 This time its not a Blizzard, thank goodness, but its a rainstorm and well by the looks of it its not just any old rainstorm, but basically three nor'easters are headed our way, as 3 low pressure systems will be marching up here tonight and into tomorrow and through Sunday it seems. We probably won't see the sun untill Tuesday next week, and most of the stations in the area are predicting in between 3 - 5 inches of rainfall in the area before all of this is upcoming heavy rain is set and done. Looks like winter does not want to go away without one final severe punch and this certainly is one. At least, thankfully this is not snow, because this could've easilly translated to over 3 to 4 feet of snow! But the floods are definitely likely there are numerous flood watches in the area. Anyway, I'll post updates here tomorrow about how the stations are covering this as usual. WABC is providing extended coverage as the entire Accu-Weather team will be there tomorrow. Sections in New Jersey, particularly Lodi are getting boats ready for the flooding rains arriving tomorrow. Freeport here in Long Island sits so close to the coast and they are urging people who live in low lying areas near the harbor to evacuate as the waters will rise high, especially during High Tide tomorrow which is scheduled to occur at the height of the storm tomorrow evening, this could be pretty bad as it is happening during High Tide, but lets hope its not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Lots of trees and power lines down in Northern, NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George84 0 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 These winds are amazing. Our lights keep dipping....we're hoping we don't lose our power. Stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 We lost our power since about 6:18pm. We've been without power and in candlelight for nearly 5 hours now. What a crazy storm. In the last 16 years I've lived here I've never experienced a blackout this long (with the exception of the 2003 Northeast Power Failure) for storm related causes. There is just so much damn trees that fell and couldn't withstand the tropical storm force winds. Anyway hopefully the power will come back on for me soon. I'm usingme Palm Pre right now to post this message as both of my computers are down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Mike Masco, Morning Meteorologist at Verizon Fios 1 News, is on WPIX subbing for Chris Knowles who's dealing with a flood at his home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 Yeah what a storm this was, power is back on in our home, but damn, what a night and day yesterday was, I'm not gonna forget this storm. Apparently the Town of Hempstead here in Long Island was hit the hardest. There are still some more spots around here where the lights are still OFF and people aren't expected to be on untill Wednesday the latest. Coverage wasn't as bad though, I thought Fox 5 had the best coverage as they had more reports from the areas hit the hardest on Long Island such as the Town of Hempstead area and etc.. Fox 5 devoted all of their news along with ABC 7 to strict storm coverage. I myself took many pictures and video of the storm damage, so many downed trees, the funny thing is that it wasn't even that loud, yet they were so close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchorman 93 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 What a storm. Good coverage by all stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 WNBC just ran a report from the NBC station in Hartford, CT and the logo on the mic flag is big. Is NBC doing that with other O&Os? It just looks to long. Free Image Hosting by ImageBam.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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