Hurricane Sandy As of 2:42 a.m. EDT. NASA-GOES
Hurricane Sandy is set to make landfall later today, threatening a huge swath of America's densely populated East Coast. Check back here for the latest news, images, and videos as she heads inland.
Here we go, folks. Hurricane/snowstorm/apocalyptic omen Sandy is churning up the East Coast and preparing to make what is sure to be calamitous landfall in southern New Jersey sometime later today. The so-called "frankenstorm" (a name that will likely end up next to "snowmageddon" in the dustbin of terms we never want to see in a headline again) is threatening some of America's most densely populated areas including New York City, where PopSci staffers have fanned out across the five boroughs to report on the chaos here--mostly because we can't leave our apartments this morning. We'll be posting updates and images from the storm here, so stay tuned.
12:08 p.m.: Hurricane Sandy is now the largest tropical storm ever recorded in the Atlantic, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
11:57 a.m.: A new statement on the storm is out from the National Hurricane Center. Here's part of the 48-hour report, saying winds are increasing:
11:45 a.m.: Weather Underground has a great, clear post on exactly what to expect. Even better, it's organized by state in a readable format. See it here.
11:27 a.m.: Parts of New York are starting to flood. Via Instacane, we're getting a look at some shots of it. Here's Hoboken Terminal in north New Jersey:
And here's one near the Hudson River:
11:02 a.m.: This is a 3-D model of Sandy created using data from NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite. One thing to glean from this view: Even though it's just barely a Category 1 hurricane, the model shows it has some properties (like a strong, compact wall around the eye) that don't usually appear until Category 3 hurricanes.
10:48 a.m.: NOAA is tracking Sandy roughly 200 miles southeast of Atlantic City (that's about 260 miles south-southeast of New York City) moving 20 miles per hour to the north-northwest, showing maximum sustained winds at 90 miles an hour as the storm prepares to turn further northwestward (read: inland) over the next few hours.
Here we go, folks. Hurricane/snowstorm/apocalyptic omen Sandy is churning up the East Coast and preparing to make what is sure to be calamitous landfall in southern New Jersey sometime later today. The so-called "frankenstorm" (a name that will likely end up next to "snowmageddon" in the dustbin of terms we never want to see in a headline again) is threatening some of America's most densely populated areas including New York City, where PopSci staffers have fanned out across the five boroughs to report on the chaos here--mostly because we can't leave our apartments this morning. We'll be posting updates and images from the storm here, so stay tuned.
12:08 p.m.: Hurricane Sandy is now the largest tropical storm ever recorded in the Atlantic, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
11:57 a.m.: A new statement on the storm is out from the National Hurricane Center. Here's part of the 48-hour report, saying winds are increasing:
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SANDY IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION INTO A FRONTAL OR WINTERTIME LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PRIOR TO LANDFALL. HOWEVER...THIS TRANSITION WILL NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY A WEAKENING OF THE SYSTEM...AND...IN FACT...A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS PROCESS. SANDY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AFTER MOVING INLAND.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM...MAINLY SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 485 MILES...780 KM. SUSTAINED WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE OCCURRING FROM LONG ISLAND SOUTHWARD ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE...AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND EXTEND AS FAR INLAND AS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY AND DELAWARE BAY. A WEATHERFLOW REPORT INDICATES A SUSTAINED WIND OF 53 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH A GUST TO 63 MPH...102 KM/H...HAS RECENTLY OCCURRED ON LONG ISLAND AT EATONS NECK NEW YORK.
11:45 a.m.: Weather Underground has a great, clear post on exactly what to expect. Even better, it's organized by state in a readable format. See it here.
11:27 a.m.: Parts of New York are starting to flood. Via Instacane, we're getting a look at some shots of it. Here's Hoboken Terminal in north New Jersey:
And here's one near the Hudson River:
11:02 a.m.: This is a 3-D model of Sandy created using data from NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite. One thing to glean from this view: Even though it's just barely a Category 1 hurricane, the model shows it has some properties (like a strong, compact wall around the eye) that don't usually appear until Category 3 hurricanes.
10:48 a.m.: NOAA is tracking Sandy roughly 200 miles southeast of Atlantic City (that's about 260 miles south-southeast of New York City) moving 20 miles per hour to the north-northwest, showing maximum sustained winds at 90 miles an hour as the storm prepares to turn further northwestward (read: inland) over the next few hours.
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