Look at the size of Franken-Philippe - stay safe North-East DUers

[malaise]

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/franken-philippe-bring-damaging-winds-and-flooding-rains-northeast-us
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Tropical Storm Philippe is no more, done in on Sunday afternoon by over 50 knots of wind shear and merger with a cold front near the North Carolina coast. But much of the moisture and energy from the season’s 16th named storm will feed into a powerful non-tropical coastal storm gathering strength off the coast of North Carolina, and this new “Franken-Philippe” storm is poised to bring damaging high winds and flooding rains to the Northeast U.S. Sunday night though Monday.
Philippe

Early Sunday evening, Franken-Philippe was deepening rapidly at a rate of about 2 mb per hour, as the storm sped northwards towards New England. The center of the storm is expected to move over the New York City area at approximately midnight Sunday night, with a central pressure near 975 mb. As noted in our Saturday post, this pressure would make the storm the first or second strongest October storm of the past 30 years (behind Hurricane Sandy of 2012) in much of the region.

Given that Franken-Philippe is drawing in a rich stream of tropical moisture associated with the remains of Tropical Storm Philippe, a large portion of the Northeast could see more than 2 inches of rainfall, with some isolated amounts in excess of 5 inches. As of 6 pm EDT Sunday, New York City had already received 1.77” from the storm. The heaviest rainfall is expected in portions of Upstate New York and northern New Hampshire.

[elleng]

1. 26 mph nw now here,

60 miles south of DC in southern MD, 50 degrees F.

Forecast for rain to end @ 5 a.m., sunny @ 9 a.m, wind down to 15 mph.

[malaise]

8. Looks like more rain than wind for some folks

It won't be Sandy

[elleng]

10. HOPE not.

[yuiyoshida]

2. Hokey smokes Bullwinkle!!

[Deb]

3. Upstate here in the +4 inch area

Hubby and I are outdoor folk and suddenly we find ourselves learning new weather patterns. The old signs of impending weather change are no longer reliable. We knew the time would come but it is unsettling just the same.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. Light drizzle here on Long Island now, and after two days of fearmongering...

very little wind and rain today.

The dire warnings about how we we were all going to die worked, though. Went out to Greenport this afternoon and came back via Shelter Island and Easthampton and there was no traffic. None. Normally, Sunday pumpkin pickers this time of year would have everything stopped dead.

[Clarity2]

9. Im on LI as well

North shore eastern'ish. It wasnt bad all day, but things are picking up in last 15 min.
But I'll be glad when pumpkin season is over, and its quiet again.

[TreasonousBastard]

11. Rain is heavier now, but not that bad. And no wind.

[Madam Mossfern]

16. Drove thought the thick of it

from Connecticut to NJ. Conditions on the road were blinding driving rain. It was exhausting and very very scary. That, and some idiotic other people on the road who must have a death wish.

[GoCubsGo]

5. Oh. You mean "Franken" as in "Frankenstein."

Not Al Franken.

[Clarity2]

6. I didnt prepare very well this time

Trump/Mueller was a distraction. So there might be a few flying pumpkins if it gets really bad. : p
In fact I just heard a thunk. I hate going to sleep wondering what we'll wake up to.

good luck everyone. I hope this is nothing remotely like Sandy.

[malaise]

14. Won't be close

Stay safe

[Clarity2]

26. Thank you!

We survived...not too bad at all.

[stevenleser]

7. Getting socked with rain in Manhattan. 1.5" of rain so far and more coming

lots of periods of high winds today too.

[spanone]

12. WoW!!!!!

[malaise]

15. Wow is right

[spanone]

17. 😁

[Cryptoad]

21. I want what he been having!

[malaise]

25. I'll pass

[Doreen]

22. Is that a trump supporter?

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

13. 4.23" of rain since this afternoon.

And its still raining very hard here just inland from the northern Jersey shore .

[hexola]

18. Winds really starting to rip here in S. Central PA.

Might even be a bit of sleet at times.

[George II]

19. It's been pouring for about six hours in CT, lots of water but not much wind, thankfully.

[milestogo]

20. Franken-Philippe sounds like a bill in the Senate, not a storm.

[Doreen]

23. I have a suggestion for hurricane names.

I think we should wait until they are over and then give the name of the politician who has been causing the same damage but in a political way. Just a thought. The one over Puerto Rico should have been named trump.

[NutmegYankee]

24. Power cycling on and off, SE CT. 90,000 customers out now.

On the last power drop I got a red service light on my modem, so internet might be down for awhile.

Had 3.1 inches of rain by midnight. Wind is howling and the rain hitting the side of the house makes sleeping difficult.