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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#81 Postby Florida1118 » Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:53 pm

I'm a fireman. I know all to well of which you speak...lol
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Im sure you do...My parents are Police Officers and in 2004 They really had to be on call many times. They always got irritated with people that were ignorant and rude during a storm. Thats how I know...lol
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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#82 Postby Stephanie » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:06 pm

msbee wrote:
UpTheCreek wrote:But all that work, stress and mental investment for this???!!! sheesh..... :roll:


I know the feeling LOL
that's what happens when you live in a hurricane zone.
I cannot tell you the number of times we have boarded up for a cane and nothing happened.
It's exhausting!

Glad everyone is OK though!


You've had that feeling though so many more times than us. Do you ever get used to it?

Thank you msbee and everyone else checking in on us on the East Coast and Eastern Canada! Your advice and knowledge was really helpful. :D

The only thing that Atlantic City experienced was the awesome sight of those waves crashing along the beach, piers and even on top of each other far out. There were many that were observing from the Boardwalk as the water washed underneath it and into our empty valet parking lot next to the building. Some of the steps from the piers to the beach that were replaced due to the Nor'easters this year were ripped away again. I hope that everyone that was watching those waves understood just how fortunate we really were.
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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#83 Postby Persepone » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:22 pm

greels wrote:We have all preparations in place for Earl's approach later today and early evening. Since I live right at the entrance so to speak to Cape Cod and in very close proximity to the Cape Cod Canal and Bourne Bridge leading onto the Cape (and with rumors it "might close if the winds get high enough), it is time to venture out for any last minute items on "the list" which need to be picked up before the traffic begins to jam up on the roads with folks planning Labor Day weekends on the Cape and wishing to arrive there prior to Earl.


Hi Neighbor! (Marstons Mills here)... Yes, we, too have lived through major enough and we always prepare. Our neighbors think we're nuts--but I'd much rather prepare and not have the prep. necessary than the other way around! Still pretty quiet here but wind is picking up...

Stay safe everyone!
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#84 Postby Ladylight » Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:45 am

I am so relieved that Earl was such a minor thing for so many of you Sigh!!!! What a relief. I have been checking with friends up on the EC all day.

Having lived through three big nasty storms and a couple of non-events, I know I would always prefer to be over-prepared and ready and have the storm be nothing than not be prepared enough. We waited too late for our first hurricane and didn't realize we'd be without water for days as well as power. We didn't have enough gas for the cars and forgot propane for the grill. It was miserable! Luckily we had great neighbors who shared. But there were some who didn't put up shutters or take in patio furniture and got hurt/home damage. I'd always prefer the stress of over-preparing and saying "I'm ready" but it ends up nothing. That's better than going "we have 2 bottles of water left for 2 of us, it's hotter than hell, and we can't get out of the development". Luckily, a neighbor had prepared and had extras!! After that, we always had extras. It's a good thing!!
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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#85 Postby mpic » Sat Sep 04, 2010 6:41 am

:uarrow:

Amen to that! I live in a mobile home and have battened down the hatches and evacuated many times for non-events. Part of my preparations every summer is saving 2 weeks of vacation for that purpose and always go visit friends inland so it is never a total waste....always fun to visit friends.
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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#86 Postby bvigal » Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:32 am

No reports this morning from our friends New England? Gretchen?

Looks like there was some really heavy rain in a few places, and some wind gusts over 50kt: http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&format=CI&version=1&glossary=0&highlight=off&issuedby=BOX&product=PNS
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#87 Postby artist » Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:54 am

please be sure to check in when you can and stay safe everyone!
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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#88 Postby msbee » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:54 am

hope everyone is OK.
Juest got this from NHC

TROPICAL STORM EARL MADE LANDFALL NEAR WESTERN HEAD NOVA SCOTIA
AROUND 10 AM EDT...1400 UTC. SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
AFFECTING A LARGE PORTION OF THE PROVINCE...
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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#89 Postby artist » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:08 am

msbee wrote:hope everyone is OK.
Juest got this from NHC

TROPICAL STORM EARL MADE LANDFALL NEAR WESTERN HEAD NOVA SCOTIA
AROUND 10 AM EDT...1400 UTC. SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
AFFECTING A LARGE PORTION OF THE PROVINCE...

Good morning msbee. Me too. I just noticed the webcam page for Nova Scotia appears to be down.
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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#90 Postby Stephanie » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:15 am

Thank you artist and msbee for giving us a status update on Earl and where he hit in Nova Scotia. I hope our friends will be checking in with us shortly.
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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#91 Postby greels » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:54 am

Good morning everyone and greetings from West Wareham MA :sun:

"We dodged the bullet as Earl fizzled" is the topic of the morn here.....simply music to my ears at least.

The winds and rain did pick up around 8PM last night, tho it was hard to see through the glass sliders of the livingroom leading out to the deck and overlooking the river. As I am recovering from very recent knee surgery, the combination of venturing out to get last minute items (supossedly taboo) and the painkillers I am on, I dozed off fairly early with my new pup, Mercedes, curled at my side....so basically I slept through whatever swept through here...

As with preparations for any storm, I always learn something new. I was impressed that phone calls were made to each resident with a taped message informing them of Earl, hurricane preparedness, and locations of shelters now open, Tho the highway/road is across the river from us, I could hear police cruisers with bullhorns advising residents to remain inside until the storm passed.

Husband did buy new generator in preparation for Earl, tho we never that I know of ...lost power. Being a "man and tool guy in every sense of the word", I could almost see the drool running down his face in anticaption of losing power, allowing him to fire that baby up.....we will keep it as I am quite sure he will have the opportunity to use it this winter, given the severity of our winter N'oreasters...(and we are prone to losing power here for absolutely no reason at all....) :froze:

I do wish to thank all who voiced concern for our safety with Earl and in past years, such as Hanna and Earl. This is a wonderful website where I have gained so much valuable knowledge and also have been given the opportunity to meet a wonderful group of people who care and are concerned for the safety of their members.

We will always be "water people" between hubby being a commercial hard-hat diver by trade and I, by nature, a Pisces. Living by or in close proximity to bodies of water is an absolute given for us. Wherever we land, when our villa in the Turks sells...will be, of course, with a body of water, be it ocean, river, lake....and an absolute priority as to our choice in the purchase of our new "nest".

I wish all remaining in the remnants of Earl safety and that also extends to all those who will lay within the path of Mother Nature's storms in the months and years to come.....

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.....you have made me(us) feel special ...... :D
Gretchen
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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#92 Postby Maritimer71 » Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:01 am

Just checking in. We lost power a few hours ago. Very thankful for the generator. Saw a few trees come down but no threat to our home. Winds are still quite strong as we are on the windy side of the storm. The worst we are told is just about behind us now.
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#93 Postby artist » Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:42 am

good to hear from you Gretchen and Maritimer!
glad you didn't lose power Gretchen(I know about that drooling man thing!) and hope that your power returns soon Maritimer. You are all in our thoughts and prayers here.
Thanks for checking in and please continue, so we know how things are going for you.
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#94 Postby Hybridstorm_November2001 » Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:27 pm

As I posted in the Earl thread. Made it through the storm with almost no damage (a couple bushes lost some dead branches & got a little rain in an open window). Now it is a cloudy, breezy & thankfully a cooler day here. All & all Earl wasn't as bad as most winter & fall nor'easters that effect us here near the coast of SW NB/SE Maine. :sun:

After this evening, I'll be taking a break from the tropics for awhile. I need it lol. :lol:
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#95 Postby Maritimer71 » Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:33 pm

Earl came a lot closer to us than expected... Still no power, and the estimate from the power company is Monday before we get it back.

We have a generator hook up for our house, so we have all of our main power needs.

Definitely not as bad as Juan (went 2 weeks without power during that storm), but still packed a significant punch... That storm was really moving through quickly which may have contributed to the damage sustained.

When I got up at 9am.. it had just started sprinkling and no real wind, and by noon it was blowing quite significantly and by 3pm it was pretty much all over.

Thanks everyone for this forum and all who contribute info, it really helps me understand all the possibilities with expectations, and just how difficult predicting what will happen can be.
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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#96 Postby bvigal » Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:10 pm

Thanks for reports Gretchen, hybrid-storm, maritimer. Glad you all made it through safely!
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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#97 Postby Stephanie » Sun Sep 05, 2010 9:23 am

It's good to hear from all of you, Gretchen, Maritimer and Hybridstorm!

Gretchen - I had to laugh about your husband "drooling" at the thought of using his new "toy" the generator. You didn't need it for this storm, but you know somewhere in the Fall and Winter with those Nor'easters, it'll come in handy. Best of luck with your knee!
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#98 Postby brunota2003 » Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:04 pm

Well, I recorded a pressure of 999.7 millibars, we were down the road from Morehead City, NC. The maximum winds I recorded were 19 mph...though I know they were higher (judging by the trees, maybe some gusts in the 30s with winds sustained around 20 or 25 mph during the bands). The wind blew from the wrong way and I think it got blocked some, even though the weather station was in the most open area I could set it up in with as little time as we had.

I learned some things though, which will come in handy. First off, my weather station (Davis Vantage Vue) and it's tripod go up and down really easily. My dad and I had the station set up and transmitting data to the console in maybe 15 minutes tops. That included picking out a site, pulling the equipment out, setting the tripod and up, orienting the station to south (didn't have a real compass, so went off of the truck...I think it may of been a little off, lesson learned...carry a compass!), putting batteries in the console and having it pick the station up.

The other big thing I learned was the transmission range of the station I have. We were staying at a friend's house, and neither of us honestly thought the station would transmit all the way to the room we were staying in, but decided to try it out anyway. The room was on the second story, on the back side of the house (basically the totally opposite side of the house from where we put the station). The station was in the yard of the house next door, for probably a total of 300 or 400 foot away (give or take). Not only did the signal have to go the 300 foot, but there was a barn, trees, plus the house itself the signal had to get by/through. I don't think it dropped out once! Davis says their wireless range is 1000 foot line of sight, but going through buildings (depending on construction, interference, etc), that range can drop to 300 or 400 foot...mine did just fine, thankfully, and I did not sustain any damage to the station either. I was quite pleased with the station's performance and learning where kinks could be in a rapid deployment situation.

It is too bad I couldn't set it up on the beach at Atlantic Beach, though...THAT would of had some interesting data.
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Re: Reports from Friends on East Coast affected by Earl

#99 Postby bvigal » Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:35 pm

Really interesting report about your Davis station. Wireless has certainly been a major improvement to weather stations over the days when you had to run basically a lightning conductor from the instruments into set, or worse, computer! Will look forward to seeing what you can monitor during the next storm you do. Hey, wanna hop on a plane and come monitor one down here sometime, just holler! :cheesy:
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