Nor'easter stalled over New York

8.11 inches recorded in Central Park so far - the second rainiest storm in New York's history. And the storm has decided to park right over us for the day, so expect another couple inches. New Jersey has declared a state of emergency and closed all schools, calling this the worst storm to hit the state in over 120 years.

Ah, weather!

THE WORST IS YET TO COME

964mb low over NYC tomorrow morning. For a layman, that is equivalent approx. to a Catagory 2 Hurricane (the same strength as Hurricane Katrina as it smashed New Orleans). Remember those 100mph gusts I forcasted? Expect those tomorrow morning. Already approaching 8 inches of rain, but we could very well see 10 or 11 inches before all is said and done - smashing the old record of about 8.5 inches.

Unfortunately it's going to be hard for me to get pics. Water is pouring the lobby (three or four inches deep) and they aren't letting anyone leave at the moment. Will try to snap some shots from my window up here on the Fifth floor. I went out for a walk a bit earlier - there's a few inches of water on most surfaces, with puddles knee-deep in dips in the ground. I'm sure it's worse just by the river. There's also an insane amount of thunder right now (my first thunderstorm since moving here last September!). Montana never got T-storms like this. In fact, there's not a place out West that gets T-storms like New York. Arizona's monsoon season has nothing on us.

Voluntary evacuation issued for Lower Manhattan and Southern Long Island

And naturally I am going nowhere. ;)

Observations in NYC

7.21" of rain (expecting another 1-2")
Sustained wins 46mph gusting to 72mph (approaching hurricane force)
High tide is at 7:30pm, 4-5 feet above normal

Low pressure centered off the North Carolina coast at 977mb and dropping. GFS shows it at 964 (Catagory 2 Hurricane force, about as powerful as Katrina over New Orleans) as it passes over New York!!!

UPDATE: Rainfall in NYC now the 4th highest amount all time in a 24 hour period! Before all is said and done we might be able to make a run at the all time record! Rain has never been so exciting.

SECOND UPDATE: 79mph sustained winds recorded on Long Island's South Shore. The hurricane conditions have begun.

Pictures from Nor'easter '07

Collingswood, New Jersey


Huntingdon, New York


Babylon, New York


Brooklyn, New York

(no, I didn't take these pictures)

More to come as the situation worsens...

Evacuations?

Governor Spitzer is now talking evacuations for coastal areas, including low-lying neighborhoods in NYC (such as mine) and the South Shore of Long Island. Already there's an inch of water that's flooded Fifth Avenue here with a shitload more to come. Worst flooding since 1992, if not worse.

Oh dear..............

UPDATE: 40mph sustained winds with 64mph gusts recorded at JFK International Airport. Tropical Storm force winds already. Expect winds to be twice that before the day is out! So basically Catagory 1 Hurricane force winds. Water has already breached the sea-walls on the East River.

TAX DAY!!!

TAX DAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!! OMFG WTF WTF WTF OMG MASS PANICK MASS OMFG OH MY FUCKING GOD TAX DAY NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOLY SHIT TAX DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(