As per the weather channel: NYC is expecting a 6-11 foot storm surge!

[Javaman]

Holy crap!

This will shut NYC for a few days.

[Norbert]

1. Wow!

Just an FYI, I've switched to Accuweather.com ever since I found out TWC is owned by Bain Capital.

[Chorophyll]

2. National Weather Service for me.

I'm a soshamalist.

[CheeseHead316]

11. Lol! Is it bad that I'm watching the Saints game instead?

It's not that I don't care. I just like football...A LOT!

[hunter]

18. No.

On April 14, 2005 U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) introduced the "National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005" in the U.S. Senate. The legislation would have placed into federal law a definition of the duties of the NWS similar to its stated mission and would have prohibited the NWS from providing products or services for free that the private sector is willing and able to provide (S. 786). The bill, which did not garner a single co-sponsor, did not come up for a vote.

AccuWeather received criticism for its support of the legislation. Santorum received campaign contributions from AccuWeather's president, Joel Myers, a frequent contributor to Republican candidates.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AccuWeather

[CWS]

3. I know this is serious and hope the best for all, but

A 6-11 foot storm surge is not much. Living in the Gulf Coast, this is not a killer storm by any stretch.

[TBF]

5. It may be for them - they're not used to it

and I doubt they have the seawalls we have down here. Plus it is colder up there, which is not great even if the power is only out a few days.

I'm hoping you're right and it's an over-reaction, but areas that are not prepared for storms can get hit pretty hard.

[Avalux]

6. I'm bookmarkng your post, then I'll be back to reply in a couple of days.

Your ignorance of the severity of this storm is appalling, when millions of people are in the direct path of this storm.

[PCIntern]

7. WTF?

Been to lower Manhattan lately? Or Atlantic City?

12 feet is catastrophic.

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. Never been to the Northeast?

Little different layout than the gulf coast.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

13. 1960 photo of Hurricane Donna storm surge around WTC area in NYC. (Sandy's predictions worse.)

...And combined with the nor'easter it will be freezing cold.

[Posteritatis]

14. That's like saying five feet of snow in Tampa isn't a big deal because I live in Halifax. (nt)

[XemaSab]

24. It's like saying a 5.0 quake is no big deal because I live in California

[Javaman]

15. There is no sea wall in lower Manhattan. The sea level of the battery is about 6 inches.

That is just that one area. Long Island, along the barrier islands; is about 2 feet above the sea level. Again, no sea wall. (I'm from there)

A cat 1 hurricane with the combined elements in this storm would be like a cat 3 anywhere else.

Lots of people were offended by your comment, but I chose to inform you.

However, give a little thought to what you are going to post, before you post it.

[morningfog]

19. There is no NYC on the Gulf.

[DonRedwood]

20. Look at the evacuation area then go to google maps and look.

Manhattan Beach, for instance, is all housing...and being evacuated.

[CWS]

4. Oh...and...

FUCK BAIN!

[Barack_America]

23. Uh huh.

[gkhouston]

8. How much of a storm surge is NYC equipped to deal with? n/t

[Javaman]

16. 6 inches? LOL

Lower Manhattan has zero sea wall. It's sea level is about 6 inches.

[gkhouston]

21. No seawall?

They're in the shit.

[Junkdrawer]

10. I'm hearing that sandbags are being used to seal the subway stations....

11 ft. storm surge + waves held back by sandbags?

$55 Billion riding on this.

[CheeseHead316]

12. I feel sorry for the Port Authority. :(

They've to to be working their tail ends off.

[Javaman]

17. No kidding.

They are working through all of this and out in it too!

Yeah, it's OT for them, but damn, it's intense stuff.

[madinmaryland]

22. Bridgeport, CT is being evacuated. I lived there before moving to MD.