Hurricane Sandy Nears East Coast

An anonymous reader writes "Scientists have been following and projecting Sandy's path with all the tools at their disposal: ocean buoys, radar and satellite imagery, and computer modeling. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also gathers information from special reconnaissance aircraft, which fly over hurricanes and can drop instruments into them to measure wind speeds, air pressure, temperature, and altitude. The latest data gathered on Hurricane Sandy point to an unprecedented and mighty tempest, scientists say." A couple of our East Coast offices are closed today and people have been told to work from home. Please share your storm stories, and updates while you still have internet access.

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[GeneralTurgidson]

I'm sure it will somehow take AWS down :)

Ollie Williams reports

[dkleinsc]

It's raining sideways!

Prepared

[areusche]

Room mates got a little nutty with the disaster preparedness. I took it a step further and bought a cooler, bag of ice, and a 24 pack of Corona. Bring it Sandy!

Re:Prepared

[Anonymous Coward]

a 24 pack of Corona.

Store already sold out of bottled water, huh?

Re:Prepared

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, all they have is canned water (aka Bud Light)

Re:Wall St. Closed

[dkleinsc]

In unrelated news, the crime rate in New York is down dramatically today, as the number of frauds committed dropped dramatically.

If you're working from home...

[arcite]

Then why are you posting on slashdot? Back to the grindstone with you!

Re:Don't PANIC!

[PopeRatzo]

We all know this is a sneaky plot from the Romney camp to disenfranchise liberal voters by sending a massive 1000 mile storm in their path. Huff Post and Daily KOS told me so!

I realize you're making a joke, but do you realize that at least one right-wing radio talking head is accusing President Obama of "seeding" Hurricane Sandy using (you knew it was coming, didn't you) HAARP?

I'm not going to promote this turd, so you can find out who's making this accusation yourself if you are so inclined.

So, if you're going to make a sarcastic comment about someone probably accusing someone of a plot to disenfranchise the electorate, you better make sure that someone on your side hasn't already done it.

Utter CHAOS in Upstate New York Already!

[damn_registrars]

The storm must have skipped the seaboard and struck here already. Cars are flying off the road. Buildings and roads are crumbling. People are begging for money on the street while others are shouting religious mantras to nobody in particular. Cell phone service is spotty and gas prices are climbing.

Oh, wait. It's just Monday. This happens every Monday here. And Tuesday, and Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Move along, nothing to see here.