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Thanks for all three of you who checked in to make sure I'm ok. I guess for some debating the merits of federal vs. local emergency response was more important than ensuring a fellow UNT alum and Mean Green fan was still alive.

Jerks.

Anywho...Sandy was a weird storm...New Haven, and I'm pretty sure most of Connecticut was hit with pretty significant winds (70mph gusts) but actually got very little rain. Coastal CT and Long Island flooding and the flooding you're probably seeing in lower Manhattan and the low lying parts of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island was actually due much more to the storm funneling the tides into Long Island Sound much faster and at a higher volume than it could flow back out. I actually got back into New Haven around 10am on Monday and New Haven Harbor was significantly higher than I can recall ever seeing it in the past...a good 8-10 hours before Sandy actually made landfall. In the end I think about a third of the state lost power (not my home, but my work is still without). The most recent death toll I've read is 62 for the entire eastern sea-board...tragic, but kudos to all involved in the evacuation, rescue and emergency response for with a storm of this magnitude things could well have been much worse.

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UNT90 Newbie

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Boo Hoo. I'm still not convinced this whole thing isn't just a left wing fabrication designed to make Obama look good.

Nah, if that were the case, they would have directed the storm to Florida or the N.C.-Virginia area.

No need to check on you, CBL. We all know communes are built on high ground. ;)

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DeepGreen Grand Master

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In all seriousness, 70-85 mph winds are not that big of a deal. At least not to the gulf coast states. Been through a bit of Katrina, and of most Rita. took a direct hit from the bad boy Ike. Tidal surge is a different animal. Looks like the surge caused more damage than anything else.

CBL, glad your OK.

CMJ Grand Master

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Looks like the surge caused more damage than anything else.

That is generally the case with hurricanes. When assessing a strength of a tropical cyclone, I think the NHC does a disservice categorizing by winds - pressure usually is a better indicator of intensity. Sandy only had Cat 1 wind speeds, but a central pressure found in more of a strong Category 3 or borderline 4 hurricane.

Coffee and TV Grand Master

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That is generally the case with hurricanes. When assessing a strength of a tropical cyclone, I think the NHC does a disservice categorizing by winds - pressure usually is a better indicator of intensity. Sandy only had Cat 1 wind speeds, but a central pressure found in more of a strong Category 3 or borderline 4 hurricane.

And I think it might have something to do with the vegetation in the Northeast. The same winds that might snap some branches in a North Texas thunderstorm were snapping trees in half like toothpicks, or just pulling them out of the ground altogether. I guess the oaks and pines just can't bend like the palms or live oaks in more hurricane active areas.

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