Frankenstorm

We Floridians don't have such worries this time but I do have a memories that might be of help to you Yankees.

Many folks in the mid-Atlantic have need for basement sump pumps to prevent springtime water intrusion from nearby streams. They do get messed up and its wise to check them out before any super-heavy rainfall such as you may see very soon. Once in Annapolis I had to run a bucket brigade from the basement to the dining room deck in order to keep the basement more or less dry.

Clean the junk out from the pump head area RIGHT NOW!. Good Luck to All!
 
Watching shingles getting blown off my roof...nothing I can do
 
As long as it's just shingles... When the roof goes you have a problem.
 
hang tight guys and gals,. I wish you all the best of luck during this...
 
Hang tight. Be thankful it is just a cat 1 storm not a cat 3. Now THAT would really get your attention especially if it sat ontop of you for 12 hours & took your power away for 6 weeks.
 
Central MD: Power out. Generator on. Boat on the hard (and hoping for the best).

This is the worst I've seen since Agnes in '72 when I was 4 years old.
 
where ae all the ROs that said this was a non issue
 
Couple of big tree branches down in the yard which are blocking the access to our development. Water being blown under the roof and making wet spots on the living room ceiling. So far it looks a lot like hurricane Irene.

Boat is on a lift slip just off the Cheseapeake Bay. All the canvas was taken down, so nothing should have blown away. Hopefully I don't get a lot of water intrusion into the cabin or damage to the exposed cockpit instruments and chart plotter.

Mike
 
I've been on the net all day getting updates on the area where I boat but I can't get any updates ABOUT my boat. Needless to say I'm not resting too well. I pulled and had the boat hauled inland about 4 miles and blocked but I can't say I feel certain its OK. I don't know if anybody cares but there are alot of scary pics on Facebook, Delaware surffishermans page I think it is.
I'm glad I pulled, got a pic of my marina from Mon AM and there were only about two feet of pilings still exposed and electric panels underwater. The big tide was tonight about 8:45, about the time this thing came ashore near AC.
BTW I boat across the DE Bay in Lewes DE, so it was a fairly close hit. I won't be able to get any info til tomorrow on the general area and don't know when I'll hear about my boat.
This is the worst storm I've seen and worse from a coastal perspective than Agnes, which was a big flood event, vividly remember that form my childhood. The damages from Sandy will rank up there with the 1962 noreaster Ash Wendsday storm I think.
Stay safe and sorry for the ramble, I'm fried.
 
Wow, this looks real. My thoughts are with all of you who are facing this, remember your safety is first, and all possessions - including boats - are secondary. That said, I hope all your boats somehow make it through this!
 
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Originally posted by getakey

where ae all the ROs that said this was a non issue

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Well, I for one am surprised by the level of flooding, including that within my house which truly has never been seen. I am sure I underpredicted that in some of my posts. OTOH I stand by my aggravation at the portents of doom they were putting out that I challenged. I'm sitting on a couch drinking a beer with my wife. My downstairs is soggy but I don't seem to be dead and my daughtwr is not terrorized.
 
Hope everyone remains safe and the damage to any boats is minimal. In upstate NY (north of Albany this has essentially been a non-event. Hope my extra prep down in Kingston (Ulster Co.) was equally successful. But thoughts and prayers are with all of you down in the path of this storm!
 
Had to be highest water ever on long island. My estimate is 4ft higher than gloria in 85. We didn't get the winds but we got water. As I sit here in the dark it looks awful outside. I am sure sunrise won't make it prettier. My neighbor is passed out on my recliner from exhaustion. His home is wiped out. Must have been 5ft in his house. But his family is safe and he is getting some well deserved rest. Mother nature is the most powerful. Incredible
 
Can't speak for the rest of Long Island, but we made it safe & sound. Have not look over the entire house but right now it looks like all we Lost were the Chimney caps
No phones & Internet, cell service is just 3G and it seems overloaded, duh!

Wind was the major issue and flooding seems to be purely from tide overflow in shorefront areas as there was very little rain as in past storms to cause flooding elsewhere.

We've been on the Genny since late yesterday afternoon and with about 920,000 LIPA customers without power, that's about 85%, it looks like it will be some time before the grid is a grid again and we will be on it.
 
We're on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Winds at 75 MPH and about 10" of rain reported through yesterday and most of the night. Amazing that we still have electric... I credit my neighbor who just spent $7K for a new standby automatic generator. Our boat is on the trailer in the yard and away from trees, no cover, no canvas, plug out. Everything looked OK before the sun went down last night, floating docks still in place, no real damage that I could see except my neighbor's boat cover across the street was shredded and blowing against their car (he was at work so his wife and I stablized what was left of it). Another neighbor took their boat off their lift and anchored it in the creek; it was OK last night as well. Everyone else has hauled except one brave soul who left his boat at his floating dock. Just waiting for sunrise so we can see what Sandy left for us over the night.

Son lives in Queens. He sent a text last night that all was well with him. He's in Astoria so he's nor threatened by the fire in Breezy Point. Daughter is in PA, Philly burbs and all seemed OK there last night as well.

We are feeling pretty damned lucky right now! Hoping that continues and some of it spreads to you folks and all our friends!
 
Hoping all my boatered friends and their families are safe and that damage to property is minimal.

Nic is safe at Princeton...no flooding, dorm building OK, on university generator power.
 
I think alot depended on where you are located. Some areas got slammed and others came thru mostly unscathed. I'm trying to find out if my boat is OK but it may be awhile til travel restrictions premit anyone from taking a look. Hope worst is over and not much damage was done.
I think all the preparations helped minimize damage.
 
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Originally posted by getakey

where ae all the ROs that said this was a non issue

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I am here, and stand by it being a non issue (for my area anyway). A little rain and some high winds. At least for RI, hardly what I would call a "Frankenstorm". Nor does it even come remotely close to the "Perfect Storm", which it was drawing comparisons to.

No power loss in my grid, we had some surge at the marina, but all boats are fine.

On top of it all, my favorite Chinese restaurant was open last night.
 
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