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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
Fri Oct 26, 2012, 09:08 PM Oct 2012

Now here's a storm scenario...

Look at the blue line. (This gif is probably constantly updated, so it may not be there hours from now)



C'mon man... that's not even funny! Not even in jest.

It is only one of many computer generated tracks, and far from likely... but for a hurricane to plow into Washington DC, then head over to Manassass for lunch and then make a 180 to plow into DC again... not funny.

Last hour there was an even more malicious looking track where Sandy smacked DC then actually circled the city like it was looking for a parking space, then smacking DC again.

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Curtland1015

(4,404 posts)
1. According to the weather channel, it'll most likely hit right around New Jersey/NYC
Fri Oct 26, 2012, 09:12 PM
Oct 2012

According to the the "American Model" anyway.

Scary stuff though.

 

a geek named Bob

(2,715 posts)
4. I keep thinking there has to be a way to divert
Fri Oct 26, 2012, 09:29 PM
Oct 2012

all of that wind and wave energy into useful and safe power.

reformist2

(9,841 posts)
9. All those tracks are crazy. One even does a loop-de-loop. I don't think anybody knows where Sandy's
Fri Oct 26, 2012, 09:41 PM
Oct 2012

going!

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
11. Notice that ALL scenarios seem to have a violent turn
Fri Oct 26, 2012, 09:51 PM
Oct 2012

just in different directions.

This thing is going to have a head-on collision with a big cold air mass and we don't know which way it will deflect from the collision

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