East Coast DUers, cleck in here.

[WilliamPitt]

In Boston, the storm is basically a bad, windy rainstorm right now, although we got a gust around 3am that shook the house for 30 seconds and woke me right the hell up. The wind is supposed to pick up in a couple of hours and roar for the next 12, but really, we in Boston are only going to get nicked by this thing...but it's such a big goddam storm that "nicked" means near-hurricane gusts and driving rain until Tuesday.

So that's us. How's by you?

P.S. Power outage hint: if you think you're going to lose power at some point, crank your freezer to 11. If the power goes out, the freezer will hold the cold longer and keep your food from spoiling.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Bergen County, 3 miles south of the NYS border.

Dry, a little breeze of maybe 5 mph.

I'm dreading the likely one week plus w/o power.

[Jersey Devil]

25. hey neighbor

Dumont here. No rain yet and winds just about 20 mph.

[no_hypocrisy]

29. Ramsey. Wind has picked up to intermittent gusts.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Downeast Maine has been drizzled on since last night. They are warning us that the wind will

be picking up this afternoon.

Hope that everyone closer to the storm stays safe!

[annabanana]

3. Here I am Will

Long Beach NY

hunkering down. fearing surge

[Squinch]

12. Anna, I've been thinking of you since you posted last night.

You stay safe and let us know you are OK. God Bless.

I'm a little north of NYC, and we're hunkered. Some gusting now. and the sky is very dark.

[malaise]

38. Stay safe you hear

[Javaman]

39. Former resident of Hicksville here, good luck and be safe! nt

[Bonhomme Richard]

4. Clecking in. I couldn't resist n/t

[qanda]

5. In Maryland and we're just getting a bunch of rain right now

Apparently the winds that are coming this afternoon are supposed to be fierce.

[justiceischeap]

16. Same here

lots of rain and breezy.

[MiniMe]

6. DC suburbs, raining like heck here, but the wind hasn't started yet

Still 12 hours away from landfall.

[MiniMe]

7. I should add that the entire area is shut down

From the subway to the trains to the government federal and state and schools and colleges. I think most of it will be shut down tomorrow too.

[LiberalLoner]

9. NoVa here, too.

[Neurotica]

23. NoVa-about to go out to dig a ditch

Major ponding on the west side of our house. I tried to address the drainage situation before the storm, but ran out of time to finish. I'm going to try to direct the water away...

I won't be sleeping for the next 2 days.

[randr]

8. Family is safely out of Fenwick Island

Just saw on CNN that blizzard conditions have started in West Virginia.

[SCliberal091294]

10. Greenville, SC

There is some wind and rain down here. We are the very end of the storm

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Absolutely pouring here in Philly and they issued a Flood Warning

about 30 minutes ago. Here we go!

[TeacherB87]

13. D.C. here

Just a little breezy and rainy for the time being...nothing serious until later this afternoon apparently.

[bushalert]

14. Princeton NJ checking in....heavy rains...wind picking up a bit...gonna loose electricity soon.

[mindfulNJ]

15. Drizzly, occasional gusts at the moment

here in northeastern CT. The generator is all ready to go. No worries here. I'm more concerned for my two kids who live in Brooklyn NY, one block from the manadatory evac area.

[Berlum]

20. The Moon will be full later this afternoon at 3:49 PM eastern time

[Tom Rinaldo]

17. In the Catskills NY, not far from Woodstock.

We are stocked up and ready, with food, ice, water, batteries, oil lamps etc. Nothing from Sandy has hit yet. Irene was really bad in the area where we live (Town of Shandaken) with areas of bad flooding from streams. Our home is on relatively high ground so that is not a concern for us personally, though our village we could get cut off if bridges get damaged. It will drive me crazy though if our power goes out and stays out through election day!

[smokey nj]

18. Bayonne, NJ checking in.

It's rainy and windy right now, but it's not too bad yet.

[LynneSin]

19. Also, now is the time to fill up all the containers you might have and freeze them

I have a basket at the bottom of my freezer where I put all the good stuff along with 2 soda bottles filled with water.

I just took my car over to the local hospital parking garage this morning and parked it inside so it's out of the path of any projectiles. It was cold, windy and raining as I walked back to my house.

[psychmommy]

21. soutj jersey-Gloucester county

Lots of rain. Wind picking up a little. My family is safe. Will be praying. For all. Of us

[Tracer]

22. Boston suburb.

Light rain, not particularly windy.

However, my neighborhood is one of those that loses power at the drop of a hat.

After Irene, we had no power for 5 days, and in desperation, we bought a generator. It's a godsend for running the fridge, a couple of lights and over-the-air TV. Saved us from going bonkers.

[DinahMoeHum]

24. Westchester County, NY (north of NYC) here.

Hunkered down and ready. Main worry is losing power, but I've stuffed the refrigerator/freezer with ice packs and water in pint and quart containers. All items charged up as well.

Stay safe, everyone!

[mainer]

26. Coastal Maine -- warnings of 40-60 mph winds later today

And weather service predicting 4 inches of rain. But reports indicate the worst of it will bypass our state.

I'm right on the water, and keeping my eye on those waves. Luckily I'm about 20+ feet above sea level.

[Jersey Devil]

27. Hoboken under evac order

Most of Hoboken is below sea level so they expect a great deal of flooding there. My son lives there. For those unfamiliar, it is on the Jersey side of the Hudson River directly opposite the Battery (Wall Street).

[WilliamPitt]

32. ONLY STUPID PEOPLE LIVE BELOW SEA LEVEL WHAT DO THEY EXPECT WHAAAARGARBLE

<--- Channeling dickhead Republicans during Katrina.

[smokey nj]

35. Hoboken floods when a drunk has a crying jag on Washington St. It could be very bad there.

I have clients that live in Hoboken and I've had problems getting around the city after bad thunderstorms.

[democrank]

28. Checking in near the great Northeast Kingdom of Vermont

No hype on our local tv station, just stern warnings to prepare and pay attention. No rain yet, sky darkening and wind picking up slightly.

I`m thinking of fellow Vermonters, especially those who went through Hurricane Irene and suffered such devastation. I`m also thinking about the animals....lots of cows, horses, sheep and alpacas out in pastures around here.

My best to all first responders and work crews. They`re doing a great job.

Best wishes to all DUers in the storm`s path. Stay safe.

[Meg_Griffin_1]

30. Kill Devil Hills here and no electric running on generator ....

These houses are on stilts and you talk about rock and roll.

I have weathered a few here but the sustained winds are worry some, excitingly scary!

I'll try and post a picture later if I'm still here.

[hack89]

31. Aquidneck Island RI - lots of wind and rain

I am on high ground but they expect flooding in Newport and other low lying areas.

[Jersey Devil]

33. pic of Hoboken before the storm

Very light rain and wind only about 20 and already the flooding has begun
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[lynne]

34. Northern VA - rain since last night and bands of wind -

- which will become worse and more constant as she comes ashore.

[boston bean]

36. Norfolk County, MA checking in.

drizzle rain, since yesterday.

Raining and more windy this am.

Forecasters are expecting high winds to begin around 11am eastern and continue for 12 hours.

We'll see I guess.. Obviously still have power.

All MA schools have been closed and many private businesses have closed.

[KurtNYC]

37. up the Hudson river

cloudy with light wind, no rain at all yet

[FSogol]

40. I'm in No. VA at work! Streets deserted. Just heavy rain and no wind.

The heavy wind is coming around 4 pm, so I'm leaving around 2.

[NutmegYankee]

41. SE Connecticut - the wind has picked up big time.

All the trees are moving now.