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Hurricane Sandy Inflicts Substantial Damage in US East Coast
« on: October 30, 2012, 05:20:00 PM »
By CNN.com

Though no longer a hurricane, "post-tropical" superstorm Sandy packed a hurricane-sized punch as it slammed into the Jersey Shore on Monday, killing at least 11 people from West Virginia to North Carolina and Connecticut.

Sandy whipped torrents of water over the streets of Atlantic City, stretching for blocks inland and ripping up part of the vacation spot's fabled boardwalk. The storm surge set records in Lower Manhattan, where flooded substations caused a widespread power outage. It swamped beachfronts on both sides of Long Island Sound and delivered hurricane-force winds from Virginia to Cape Cod as it came ashore.

Sandy's wrath also prompted the evacuation of about 200 patients at NYU Langone Medical Center.

"We are having intermittent telephone access issues, and for this reason the receiving hospital will notify the families of their arrival," spokeswoman Lisa Greiner said.

In addition, the basement of New York's Bellevue Hospital Center flooded, and the hospital was running off of emergency backup power. Ian Michaels of the Office of Emergency Management said the main priority is to help secure additional power and obtain additional fuel and pumps for the hospital.

The storm hit near Atlantic City about 8 p.m. ET, the National Hurricane Center reported. It packed 80-mph winds at landfall, down from the 90 mph clocked earlier Monday.

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Re: Hurricane Sandy Inflicts Substantial Damage in US East Coast
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2012, 03:50:45 AM »
at 80-90 miles per hour (around 129-145 kilometers per hour) speed, hurricane sandy is a bit "less" than 1990's typhoon ruping (international code name typhoon mike), which packed winds at 140-165 miles (225-265 kilometers) per hour.  cebu was directly in its path.  it took more than a month before electricity was completely restored in the city. 

i was in a nearby province (negros occidental) when it struck.  and while the winds were less strong there at 111 miles (180 kilometers) per hour, i will never forget their whistling, taunting sound.  it felt like i was in another universe where dawn is a constant stranger.     

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Re: Hurricane Sandy Inflicts Substantial Damage in US East Coast
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2012, 04:14:32 AM »
my memory of the worst typhoon i experienced goes back to Typhoon Nitang. it was as strong as ruping.

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Re: Hurricane Sandy Inflicts Substantial Damage in US East Coast
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2012, 04:21:32 AM »
Even Chicago is affected. I took a jog this morning by the lake and saw the surging waves in Lake Michicagan...waves that reached 35 feet tall. It seems as if all of America is affected by these storms.

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Re: Hurricane Sandy Inflicts Substantial Damage in US East Coast
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2012, 12:20:35 AM »
35 feet, whew!  scary.  for perspective purposes, it means it's the height of this 35-foot screen on this building (something like a two-storey house?).



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Re: Hurricane Sandy Inflicts Substantial Damage in US East Coast
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2012, 03:40:22 AM »
Yes, Isles. It was very scary. Last year, when we were hit by a winter storm during November, there were bikers who were washed into the lake. Unfortunately, they drowned. Delikado lagi kaayo...ning nature.

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