At this point, it's hard to see Sandy as anything but a major disaster

[cali]

The winds have increased. The storm is massive and the tidal surge could well be the worst thing about this storm. I know a lot of folks here have scoffed at the coverage, but this is not looking good for millions of people. Unless it suddenly veers sharply out to sea, the Northeast is in for a hell of time, not just today and tomorrow but for weeks to come.

Here's a live blog from ABC.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-live-updates/

Please stay safe.

[Skittles]

1. my dad was a weather forecaster

when people complained about forecasts he'd say, "YOU go up against Mother Nature - SEE HOW YOU DO!" And that is it - Mother Nature can be VERY UNPREDICTABLE and in case like Sandy, assuming the worst is the best course of action!

[Jennicut]

2. 17 towns along CT's coast were under mandatory evacuation yesterday.

The Governor warned of a threat of potential drowning if you stayed along the coast.
High tide will be effected by the full moon. The highest ever recorded surges in Bridgeport were 12 feet during the 1938 Hurricane. We have predictions of about 10 feet. Hope it doesn't break any records.

I live more in the northern part of CT but worried about those further down.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

3. There are going to be rivers over their banks in some areas....

Remember the bridges and roads washed out in New England with the storm that hit Washington and NYC?

[justiceischeap]

5. I posted this last night to give folks an idea

of how big and bad the storm surge is. This is the PETA headquarters in Norfolk, VA. They offer a dog park. The park is right along the river and the hurricane proper isn't hitting this area. Anyway, this is what the park usually looks like when a hurricane HITS the area.

http://features.peta.org/PETADogPark/

[WinkyDink]

6. I can't see it; I get this message:

Axis Media Control
The AXIS Media Control, which enables you to view live image streams in Microsoft Internet Explorer, could not be registered on your computer.

[justiceischeap]

8. Screenshot

[Spitfire of ATJ]

9. That's funny, it works fine with me on Linux.

Only on mine it's in color instead of the b/w screenshot.

[OldDem2012]

4. Surge + high tide + waves on top + high winds + heavy rain = very bad news....

....for a very large number of people who haven't experienced the effects of a large hurricane in generations.

I really hope the people in low lying areas are evacuating if they've been told to do so.

[TBF]

7. I'm hoping it will not be as bad as they're predicting -

but after experiencing a few down here I urge everyone to take all precautions (and we don't even stay - we evacuate and come home to an area that usually has no power or is just getting it back, store shelves bare, gas stations empty etc ...) There are so many conveniences we take for granted in this country.

The thing that worries me is all the power outages with elderly folks, babies, homeless etc - I hope Red Cross is ready and I'll certainly be making a donation.

[KharmaTrain]

10. I Don't Think There's Enough Coverage...

With MSNBC in prison all weekend (obviously the storm wasn't worth spending the time and a half or bothering staffers to come in on the weekend) and football and baseball all over the other channels, there wasn't much coverage of the storm on my teevee this weekend. Sorry...faux and CNN don't count as they don't come in on my teevee. I found a lot more information here, on Facebook and other websites...from people who are actually being affected...not from some studio talking head...