High Tide

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57571827/superstorm-sandy-brings-cleaner-water-to-long-island/
 
And only in todays paper are articles of all the oil and gas washing up on the beaches and marshes as pellets. Birds nesting areas being contaminated and towns with now funds to clean it up. its like all of the south shore is a now a superfund site. ( those are my words ) The media is a joke and has an ajenda of its own. Serving the people is not one of them .

Rob
 
The tide was way over the bulk head tonight and in the street. Gonna be alot of hand wringing for tomorrow mornings high tide.

Billy K.
 
I'm on So. Broadway Lindenhurst, a couple of houses up from Charlie's Marine. This mornings tide was higher, but the wind has shifted to the north so I think the worst is over.

Billy K.
 
The tide hasn't dropped as much as I expected from the north wind so tonight could still be an issue. Was just looking at the canal and I think it's heading up again and is still pretty high. Didn't come over the bulkhead at my house (further up the same canal) but it was just at the top across the canal (which is a little lower) this morning.
 
High tide is 6:30 pm in Lindy.

Billy K.

Anyone interested can watch a video update of old inlet from January. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f5ChzPb60M. They better jetty that inlet if they are going to keep it open. There is a lot of water rushing through there.

Billy K.
 
Yeah - the merrick area (Neds Creek) had high tide at 5:30pm but I couldn't get down there to check on anything.
 
Was down at the dock at lunchtime, about an hour or so before low tide. The tide was still up pretty high.
 
Higher than this morning. Babylon Fire Island ave is under water.

Billy K.
 
I was just about to say not as high as this morning, Shore road across the canal from me didn't get wet this time as far as I noticed.
 
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Originally posted by Mantle107

I've read a few articles on the flooding issues, some due to the breach and others attribute it to new weather patterns etc. As we've now gotten very serious about searching for a home on the water there are some things I've seen. Prices are not drastically lower. They came down a bit, but the land still has value and anything that was priced under market was scooped up really quic in an "all-cash" deal by an investor or builder.

The biggest concerns about flooding are the elevation. Some of the newer houses are built to FEMA standards, such as 15' above mean high tide for the last 100 years, or a certain level above BFE (base flood elevation) They also have all the systems elevated, such as the A/C condensers bolted on to a platform 4' off the ground.

Also, many of the towns are no longer issuing permits for basements to be built. This does limit the amount of space/storage a house has, but, the obviously feel that the risk of a basement flooding is high.

I've seen a variety homes, and all I'll say is, we're looking at something as high as possible. Even if not on the water, many people got flooded as they had lower elevations.

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Do yourself a favor and look on the North Shore, there are many areas where you can find water view homes with private beaches and mooring rights. You can then be elevated 50-60 feet above sea level and never think about floods again.
 
I appreciate the concern Lou, but very likely going to stick with the Souh Shore on the water. Lots of research and a realistic approach to the risks, but we still feel that's the way to go. May have even found the right spot, just really doing or due diligence before deciding.
 
During Sandy our old Massapequa neighborhood flooded up to Merrick Road. We were about 1/2 mile north of the bay and the water went about another 1/2 mile up to Merrick Road near Seaford.
 
Where on south shore waterfront are you looking? We just bought in bellmore, newer consturction (2002) so elevated but did get minimal water from sandy.
 
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