New York City Cat 3 Hurricane=9 PM,May 23,History Channel

[cycloneye]

This is a reminder for the members to see this important documentary on May 23rd at 9 PM EDT on the History Channel.

I will not miss the documentary about what will occur if a cat 3 hurricane slams the City of New York.

[Evil Jeremy]

didnt they do a "It Could Happen Tommarow" episode on it?

[terstorm1012]

It actually is It Could Happen Tommorrow/Perfect Disaster repackaged for the History Channel.

The History Channel has been replaying these for sevaral weeks now.

I think History, Discovery, and The Weather Channel are all owned by the same company.

[stormie_skies]

Is it just me, or does the History Channel really get a kick out of finding ways to destroy NYC?

I've seen hurricanes, blizzards, floods, tidal waves, heat waves ..... c'mon y'all, aren't you forgetting about Godzilla?

[HURAKAN]

After Katrina, and the Asian Tsunami, everyone is taking natural disasters more seriously.

[terstorm1012]

stormie skies is right. I've seen in uptick in this "disaster TV" as of late. Whether the tsunami and last years hurricanes started it I don't know, but frankly, it's kind of creeping me out.

It's just the morbidness of it all. Thats all.

[Jim Cantore]

Time to set the VCR

[NCHurricane]

..... c'mon y'all, aren't you forgetting about Godzilla?

[Stratusxpeye]

Time to set the VCR

VCR? Caught me by surprise

[HurricaneJoe22]

New York warned to prepare for hurricanes
By Martinne Geller

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A hurricane with only moderate intensity could wreak havoc in New York City because it has been years since the nation's financial center faced severe weather, government forecasters warned on Tuesday.

"The first time we get hit here with a Category 2, it's going to be disastrous," said meteorologist Michael Wyllie of the National Weather Service, referring to the scale used to rate hurricane strength.

Wyllie said powerful storms have missed New York in recent years, unlike parts of the Gulf Coast, where periodic storms "thin out the trees and the buildings."

Gloria, the last big storm to hit the New York area, caused about $900 million in economic losses along the East Coast in 1985, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

"It's not like we can all run down to Home Depot and pick up these two-by-fours to board up windows," said John Koch, lead forecaster at the NWS forecast office in New York. "What we want people to do is know what they are going to do with their family and their pets."

Koch urged residents to familiarize themselves with the location of evacuation zones and make plans to have extra dry clothes, medicines, batteries, water and copies of valuable documents.

Although evacuation orders might be limited to low-lying areas, Koch said high winds could put tall buildings throughout the city at risk.

"Winds increase with height, so you're going to see much stronger wind on the 30th floor or the 50th floor of a building than you do at the surface," Koch said.

Wyllie said he expects the hurricane season, which starts June 1 and lasts until November 30, to be similar to last year, which saw an unprecedented 28 storms including Katrina.

"If there are more storms out there, odds are you have a higher chance of being hit," Koch said. "It could be this year, it could be five years from now, it could be 10 years from now."

[terstorm1012]

I'm so glad Mr Koch is putting out there the info that NY Emergency Management has put together.

Are they running public service announcements on TV? That'd be an excellent way to get the word out too

[Hybridstorm_November2001]

The complacency factor he warned about in the above article will be what kills most people in these parts. People in this part of the World (i.e 40 degrees and further North) DO NOT TAKE THE THREAT OF HURRICANES SERIOUSLY. It is a big worry for my friends in local and neighboring regional EMO offices.

[terstorm1012]

The complacency factor he warned about in the above article will be what kills most people in these parts. People in this part of the World (i.e 40 degrees and further North) DO NOT TAKE THE THREAT OF HURRICANES SERIOUSLY. It is a big worry for my friends in local and neighboring regional EMO offices.

How can they be so complacent WHEN THE EMOs HAVE PUT THIS INFO OUT THERE FOR THEM? ON the NET! In the PHONE BOOK! goodness!

do they NEED THEIR BLOODY HANDS HELD?

MY God!

there is absolutely no excuse!

[Evil Jeremy]

Is it just me, or does the History Channel really get a kick out of finding ways to destroy NYC?

I've seen hurricanes, blizzards, floods, tidal waves, heat waves ..... c'mon y'all, aren't you forgetting about Godzilla?

didnt the american Godzilla movie take place in NYC?

[terstorm1012]

yes it did.

he(she?) had her babies in Madison Square Garden.

It was an otherwise bad movie.

[Hybridstorm_November2001]

I agree Terstorm1012, but because it hasn't happened in their life time (or at least since they were young kids, and the memories have faded), many people don't think it can happen at all. They do not watch the weather as we do. I'm sure everyone in the region has encountered many people who share this outlook in regards to hurricanes.