Hurricane Sandy's top winds increase to 90 mph

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

BANNER: Hurricane Sandy's top winds increase to 90 mph. President Obama returns to White House to oversee storm preparations.

Read more: cnn.com

[progressivebydesign]

1. Is there any place to watch coverage of this without Weather Channel's blatant hysteria?

Where is everyone watching the updates on the storm? I'd like to know more about it, but TWC is driving me carzy with their over-the-top drama. It's a horrible storm, and damaging and dangerous. No one disputes that, but TWC is treating it like one of their Made-for-TV movies, and it's not helpful. I swear they're being purposely over-the-top in their reporting, so that they can use it in future shows. I want facts, not "brings the East Coast to its knees" "terrifying" etc. "Frankenstorm"

Where is a NEWS type source that is accurate to watch without the theatrics?

[brooklynite]

5. Not sure you're going to get dispassionate coverage of a storm threatening 60,000,000 people

Local news stations aren't being too bad, but wait until the flooding starts.

[progressivebydesign]

9. NOT saying it's bad to be passionate, but TWC is ridiculous.

I've seen news coverage before about other disasters that was not hysterical in nature. I want facts and updates, not adjectives. I guess you don't get the point.

[TBF]

15. Here ya go -

This is the site I normally watch. Folks on the east coast are on edge right now and media is doing nothing to help that. I wish they could get through to folks to prepare without the unnecessary hyperbole. Of course, it looks like a monster of a storm so I guess the priority is getting people to move and prepare as opposed to toning it down.

At any rate, here is NHC -

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/211343.shtml?5-daynl

[Kindly Refrain]

20. News should be delivered with zero passion.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

24. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of NYC, Long Island and the Jersey Shore

Everybody, for that matter, in the way of this behemoth.

I pray the subway system don't get flooded.

[geckosfeet]

6. weather underground isn't bad - strictly web afaik

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201218.html

[progressivebydesign]

10. Thanks! That's what I've been looking for.

I don't need TWC, which is now an enterainment channel, to get the facts.

If anyone has seen TWC's own dramatic programming and re-enactment pieces, they know what I mean. Any place that has "Storm Week" and themed disaster movies with bad re-enactments, has lost their mission.

[KurtNYC]

31. Agree. There is something sick about turning people's suffering into entertainment

in the form of melodramatic re-enactments, hysterical hyperbole, etc. I also believe that part of preparing for this thing to hit not wearing yourself down with fear and negative thoughts.

[wordpix]

13. just stay inside and stop buying property on the coast/on rivers in the storm surge zone

That's all you need to know, really.

I say, free the coasts and river shorelines from all low lying developments and people and property will be fine into the future.

[barbtries]

14. i'm watching a philadelphia live stream

because that's where my son is. i don't know if you'll be happy with the coverage. right this moment they're showing a press conference.
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Hurricane-Sandy-Expected-to-Bring-Flooding-Wind-to-Region--176118761.html

[snooper2]

18. CNN is probably the best streaming live

They cover non political events better than anyone else...

I had to use my Verizon FIOS account to log in, they have a cabal with most cable companies



http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/cvptve/cvpstream1

[Baclava]

2. batten down your hatches

[marions ghost]

11. it's making the turn now...

Get where you're gonna be in the northeast.

[Ghost Dog]

17. Moving/transforming fast.

[marions ghost]

27. landfall not too long now...maybe before 8 pm...

I wonder how DC is faring. I'm supposed to go there soon.

[Baclava]

32. It's gonna hit reeeeeeeeeal soon

[geckosfeet]

3. Yeah. That's not good. 96mph is cat 2.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. I've been meaning to ask because I can't decide

Is this storm God's will?

It's like something is saying "Pay attention here!"

[geckosfeet]

7. for fucks sake - everything is gods will

[SheilaT]

12. Maybe God is a little bored

with making sure rapists' victims get pregnant and so he decided to mess with the weather?

I am always anywhere from irritated to enraged at the bullshit "It's God's will" about bad things happening.

[condoleeza]

16. It's because of the gays, says this guy - again

[link:http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/10/29/1104901/anti-gay-preacher-blames-hurricane-sandy-on-homosexuality-and-marriage-equality/|

[snooper2]

19. Everything that happens is god's will

Or he is an incompetent noob and a major FAIL in his job....




We had these discussions last week

[adigal]

8. And the pressure went below 940mb, which is freaking weather geeks right out

Unprecedented, they are saying, this far north, this time of year.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

26. It is unprecedented - global warming on parade

If the pressure is as low as 940 mb, this isn't good news for NYC,NJ, Connecticut.

That would indicate further strengthening is likely.

[NutmegYankee]

29. It's intense outside now. SE Conn.

[dkar]

21. Could this huricane been created on purpose

anyone think this huricane could be something the repukes could create. i mean, you dont know what all they came up with when they were in office for so many years. i know its far out there but i do not put anything past them. its possible in my opinion they created this storm to mess with the election in new york.

[arcane1]

22. I find that most unlikely n/t

[seabeyond]

25. are you fuckin serious? nt

[truthisfreedom]

30. By ignorning climate change, we all created this hurricane.

Weather's gonna get weirder and weirder.

[Fumesucker]

35. That's what reprogramming the voting machines has been about

They have created a distributed parallel supercomputer with all the voting machines in a giant network that predicted just where and when Karl Rove had to fart in order to lead to the formation of what has become hurricane Sandy.

A cunning plan indeed, milord.



Welcome to DU and do try to keep up.

[dkar]

23. trump casino

ol donald trump is gonna need a new casino after this storm wipes out atlantic city. he should stand out there and let the wind fix his hair right

[Uncle Joe]

28. I believe most people didn't expect Sandy to strengthen as it moved North.

Thanks for the thread, brooklynite.

[Waiting For Everyman]

33. 43K without power in Maryland as of 4:30 EST

MEMA's power outtage map:

http://mema.maryland.gov/current/Pages/PowerOutages.aspx

It looks to be mostly in Baltimore County and Harford County. So far my power (in Frederick County) is still on, knock on wood. I have Potomac Edison, they seem to do better than BG&E (who I had before, with lots of outtages).

[dipsydoodle]

34. That the sort of figure which was projected

Sorry to hear it turned out to be accurate.