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Wednesday, 31 October 2012
When you're one of the estimated 5.3 million people that ride the New York City area subway system every day, what do you do when its under water (literally) and out of service? If you have one, you jump in the car or on your scooter or motorcycle, right?That's exactly what thousands did today, and it caused a huge problem as the unusually high number of vehicles jammed roadways, some of which were still closed and/or covered with some kind...
As city crews pump water out of the subways and tunnels across NYC for a 2nd straight day, many residents will still find themselves without power for this Halloween.As of 7am EDT this morning, 1.8 million customers were still without power in New York, with a staggering 70% of Long Island still in the dark. In New Jersey, 86 percent of the region serviced by New Jersey Power & Light is without power.Little has changed since this map was...
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
The above image was taken in lower Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy struck yesterday evening, right? Wrong. Believe it or not, this shot was taken along Lakeshore Drive in Chicago earlier today, as high wave action pounded the area along southern Lake Michigan.A peak wave height of 21.7 feet was measured at the South Buoy on Lake Michigan at 12 Noon today. The timing of the massive wave corresponded perfectly with a peak wind gust of...
By now you've probably heard of the record tide gauge reading yesterday evening at The Battery near Lower Manhattan. The water level at high tide reached an astounding 13.85 feet (see the solid red line on the tide graph below), crushing the old record of 11.2 feet set way back in 1821.The solid red line running left to right across the same graph denotes the flood level of 6.5 feet at that location. (I've noted that in purple text for...
Water Rushes into the Carey Tunnel in NYC Yesterday Evening (Getty Images)The death toll from Hurricane Sandy's impact on New York City's 5 boroughs has risen to 10 as of this writing:- A 30 year old man in Flushing, Queens died when a tree crashed through his home- A 23 year old woman in South Richmond Hill, Queens, was electrocuted when she stepped into a puddle draped by a live wire- A 70 year old woman was found in a flooded home on 98th Street...
In a "quick update" post first thing this morning, I remarked that daylight was about to dawn on the aftermath of Sandy. As we all feared, it did not reveal a pretty sight. Here's is just a small sampling of the photos coming in from across the region:Flooded Tunnel at Shore Parkway and East 7th NYC (NYPost) Flooded Tunnel Beneath Battery Park (EPA)View from the other side of Battery Park Tunnel (twitter)Underground Garage in Manhattan...
One of the many tragedies of last night's impact from Sandy in the NYC area was on Breezy Point, located on the Western tip of Long Island, to the Southeast of Coney Island.A house fire initially broke out around 11pm on Monday evening and spread quickly, engulfing over 50 (some reports indicate 80) homes before all was said and done. All of this took place amidst incoming storm surge that made it very difficult for firefighters on the...
As we await sunrise across NYC and the Northeast, here are some up to the minute things that we do know in the aftermath of Sandy:-Nearly 8 million people are without power across the Northeast, and that number continues to rise. This includes hundreds of thousands of customers in the ConEd service area (serving much of NYC):-The tidal flood gauge at The Battery in NYC fell below flood stage during the pre-dawn hours, but is about to rise...
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