Why Sandy Has Meteorologists Scared in 4 Images

The Atlantic ^ | Oct 28 2012, 12:23 PM ET | Alexis Madrigal

[brityank]

Why Sandy Has Meteorologists Scared in 4 Images

She's huge. She's strong and might get stronger. She's strange. She's directing the might of her storm surge right at New York City.

Hurricane Sandy has already caused her first damage in New York: the subway system will be shut as of 7pm tonight. Meteorologists are scared, so city planners are scared.
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Dr. Ryan Maue, a meteorologist at WeatherBELL, put out this animated GIF of the storm's approach yesterday. "This is unprecedented --absolutely stunning upper-level configuration pinwheeling #Sandy on-shore like ping-pong ball," he tweeted. It shows how cold air to the north and west of the storm spin Sandy into the mid-atlantic coastline. (Nota bene: his models also show very high winds at skyscraper altitudes.)

[brityank]

Go see the rest of this - a lot of good info to follow up with. Besides the high winds around the skyscrapers, the storm surge along the coasts of DE, PA, NJ, NY, CT, and MA look to be higher than any in previous history.

Stay safe, everyone.

[Professional]

Conspiracy theory....

Someone is trying to shut down greater ny city. NYSE closed, un, media centers....

They seem too certain, exaggeration, dire, serios, pleading....

Like y2k

[Professional]

That gif is a prediction based upon...?

[mylife]

A lot of Tornadoes could break out.

[Drill Thrawl]

But but but, i was told by others on this site that it’s all BS and it’s just to draw attention away from Benghazi.

[DeltaZulu]

Ahhh Bush and Chenney are using their hurricane machine again to influence the election!

</sarc>

[brityank]

Go to WhetherBELL - I gave you the link in the clip! Sheeesh!!!

I’ll believe Dr. Ryan Maue - he has solid credentials.

[brityank]

Not BS - the Jersey Shore is already taking a pounding, and as Sandy swings east will get worse. Not too worried about the winds, but the rain and sea surge will be catastrophic.

[GeronL]

NYC shutting down the subway as “precaution” is not damage being caused by the storm.

jeez

[GeronL]

There has never ever ever ever ever ever ever been a storm “like this” ever ever ever ever ever before in the whole history of the human race... nay... since the world formed!

[EDINVA]

Years ago flghts between DC/NYC were cancelled so I had to take Amtrak into NYC. Arriving at Penn Station, I found the street (33rd) closed because of glass windows that had been blown out of One Penn Plaza. Never felt comfortable in the Big Apple during windy conditions again. Imagine the threat of Sandy-high winds and all those windows 50 stories up (and higher).

[garjog]

Well there is really only one thing to do. We must declare martial law and postpone the election for a few months or perhaps a year or so.

[brityank]

Take a look at the sea levels around NYC - then tell me when you would like to plan for the safety of the 8-12 Million folk in NYC.

[American Constitutionalist]

The God of Israel is just warming up on showing Obama and his thugs how powerful the God of Israel really is.
The God of Israel is telling Obama and his thugs " do you really want to go there ? "

[GeronL]

I am not. Nanny Bloomberg will ban saltwater, all is saved.

Or rename it New Atlantis

That’d be cool.

[brityank]

Election is A WEEK AWAY! Why would you postpone it? Sheeesh!! This will be over by Thursday, cleanup to follow.

[11th_VA]

[brityank]

LOL

That I can believe!

Stupid Bloomy!!

[American Constitutionalist]

Folks ? listen up ? this is Obama's challenge to the God of Israel to show how powerful the God of Israel really is.
If there is any destruction from this storm, the blame can be squarely placed on Obama for challenging the God of Israel.

[American Constitutionalist]

OBAMA’s FAULT !! Obama challenging the God of Israel....