Hurricane Sandy

[deerfield]

I will try to get pictures. Forecast for late Monday is waves to reach a height of 25 feet in Lake Michigan.

[jpetty3023]

looks like the east coast if fixin to get spanked. let us know how you beast coast maniacs are holding up!!


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[wolfeman131]

I will try to get pictures. Forecast for late Monday is waves to reach a height of 25 feet in Lake Michigan.

Wonder if you'll see anybody out there surfing?


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[lsvboombox]

Who else is in jersey beside Cigars & me?

Looks like cigar is taking a direct hit. I am a out an hour and half north of him

[wolfeman131]

Heck, is and 1 1/2 far enough to be out of the rough stuff?

You guys stay safe!

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[jmvotto]

We are suppose to get high winds and lots of rain Monday and Tuesday. In central NY. Hopefully the flooding is minimal.

[lsvboombox]

Heck, is and 1 1/2 far enough to be out of the rough stuff?

You guys stay safe!

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We are supposed to get 50-60 mph winds for a 24 hr period. Should be exciting

[sandm]

I bet it will be good to be a roofing contractor for the next month or so..

hope everyone is locked down and no injuries... stay safe..

[deerfield]

The near-shore marine forecast for Lake Michigan has been updated. Not as severe as earlier predicted, but still packs a punch. Gale warning is in effect from this evening through late tomorrow night. Will be going down this afternoon to check out the lake and take pictures.

REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 8 TO 11 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FT.

TONIGHT
NORTH GALES TO 40 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 9 TO 12 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FT....BUILDING TO 13 TO 17 FT OCCASIONALLY TO
24 FT.

TUESDAY
NORTH GALES TO 45 KT EASING TO GALES TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 18 TO 23 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 31 FT.

TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 18 TO 23 FT OCCASIONALLY
TO 31 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 18 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 24 FT LATE.

[jmvotto]

Stuart , Good Lord!!!

What are the normal waves like on a normal day? . A 24ft wave seems like a tsunami on a lake....

[deerfield]

What are the normal waves like on a normal day? . A 24ft wave seems like a tsunami on a lake....

I guess you could say that on a normal day waves are in a 1-3 or 2-5 foot range. I take the Outback on Lake Michigan only when waves are less than 1 foot or glass smooth, which happens in summer when wind direction is out of the SSW.

In 1975, a 729-foot iron ore freighter and its crew of 28 went down on Lake Superior in conditions similar to the ones we are seeing today and tomorrow on Lake Michigan.

Here's a "normal" day for water skiing on Lake Michigan. This evening, will post a picture of the lake's current condition.

[bergermaister]

Seriously- is Bodie out there waiting for his set?





Hope you guys out east in/near the path are all safe and out of harms way!

[New Guy]

Stuart you talking about the Edmond Fitzgerald?


http://youtu.be/Q0DqPSF2fyo

[deerfield]

Stuart you talking about the Edmond Fitzgerald?


New Guy - That's the one. The Great Lakes can be vicious. But today, not too bad. Am back from Lake Michigan. Waves appear no bigger than five to seven feet. Long way to go if they are going to reach heights of twenty feet or more. Tomorrow will take another look. - Deerfield

[BobP]

It sounds like the south of the lake by Gary, IN will be getting the bigger waves.

[Cigars n scotch]

Well the storm is almost past and there's just devastation everywhere. I can't even get to our house at the shore to assess damage.

Hope everyone here who has been affected is ok, it's going to be a long week of cleanup. I still don't know how my Supra is, going to check on it in a bit.

[New Guy]

^damn hope everything is ok. I'm sure that it will all work out somehow.

[jmvotto]

Good luck with the damage CS, glad eveyone is safe, the storm surge looked unreal...

[wolfeman131]

^damn hope everything is ok. I'm sure that it will all work out somehow.

Same here! Hope to hear good news from you, C&S. Glad everyone is safe.


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[jpetty3023]

prayers sent CnS. glad to hear you and your family are okay, now go check on that baby of yours and report back. hope to here she has no damage


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[deerfield]

Took these pictures an hour ago from the boat launch area.

Waves are in the seven to nine foot range. The big one, waves over twenty feet, must be away from shore out in the open water or at the lake's southernmost point.

Lake Michigan is a nasty mess!

[jpetty3023]

it's so crazy to think that those pics are of a lake and not an ocean somewhere


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[KG's Supra24]

No lie and it looks cold!

Enjoy seeing the local pics. Hope all is going well cns.

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[jmvotto]

Took these pictures an hour ago from the boat launch area.

Waves are in the seven to nine foot range. The big one, waves over twenty feet, must be away from shore out in the open water or at the lake's southernmost point.

Lake Michigan is a nasty mess!

Wow. Wow. Wow. How wet did they get in pic 4?

[Cigars n scotch]

Hey everyone, here's an update for you all from NJ. The Supra is fine, thank god! I had actually brought it inland on Friday and stored it at my fathers house and it came out unscathed thankfully even though he has a ton of trees.

Our shorehouse however, did not. And the rest of the neighborhood. What I saw today was just absolute devastation. I was in awe. Our house is on a lagoon which leads to the bay and there's a creek across the street which also leads to the bay. I can't imagine what Long Beach Island looks like but they aren't letting people on the barrier islands for at least 10 days. They wouldn't let you drive to the houses from the main road, you had to park and then actually sneak past the cops because they were directed to not let anyone to their house down towards mine because the streets were still flooded. Water is at the bulkheads when I left and there's still high tides to come. Uugghh!

I saw boats and cars sitting in the middle of the road, a persons entire back of their house blown out. It was just insane.

Our house sits on 4.5 ft stilts and we had water and mud all over our first floor. Everything is ruined. Going back tomorrow to do some more clean up, what a mess. Power is still out there and all over Jersey, luckily my main place has power. We lucked out there.

But, no one was hurt and that is the important thing.

Check out these pics!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/5uba4a8u.jpg my buddy Alex's street
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/uje3eber.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/sa2ehazy.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/juru3e4u.jpg these people were evacuated and had to leave their cars. It floated into the street.

[Cigars n scotch]

Continued...

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/tu6y3ura.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/2a8e5uru.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/ja2u9yba.jpgthis is the house at the end of my lagoon. That's their dock.
16475 this is someone's deck from the BACK of their house, it was in someone's FRONT yard.

[Cigars n scotch]

Part 3...

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/yhy6uryz.jpgthis boat usually sits on a nice lift, it was in the neighbors back yard. I have no idea how they are going to get it out of there. Their lift is mangled..
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/adu8y6an.jpg. Our neighbors across the street
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/jyty3uzu.jpg. My entire first floor was covered in this mud and water. I didn't get any good pics because we were just in shock and started cleaning

[jpetty3023]

terrible stuff, hope tour clean up and recovery isnt to terrible. this is why we carry that good insurance. glad to hear your peeps and your supra are all good brotha.


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[Cigars n scotch]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/gysyruda.jpg
The side of my yard. In the morning it was all full of water..
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/asuju2e6.jpg
Two streets down
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/eraryme6.jpg
Underneath out house

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/aze4ujat.jpg
My buddies neighbors' boat


I have more but I am just tired.. I'll probably get some more tomorrow when it's light out.

Thank you for all the well wishes folks. To anyone affected by this storm my heart goes out to you and your family. This storm was just awful. I can't imagine the cost of it. The holidays are going to be no fun this year.

[New Guy]

Man what a mess of there is anything I can do let me know.

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[kaneboats]

Glad to hear the Supra is OK. Sorry about the damage. Hurricanes really make us appreciate the folks who live in tornado alleys. At least we get a few days warning. They get minutes with the same devastation or worse. I hope you see neighbors taking care of neighbors and all come out better for it. It will be all right again. It will just take a while.

[wolfeman131]

C&S - feel for you & your family. It's tough, nearly impossible, but try and stay focused on the positives! While a huge step back, all that stuff is just that - stuff. It can be fixed/replaced and made whole again. Sounds like you're all safe & sound. Count those blessings and enjoy the Holidays!


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[E4NASH]

Took these pictures an hour ago from the boat launch area.

Waves are in the seven to nine foot range. The big one, waves over twenty feet, must be away from shore out in the open water or at the lake's southernmost point.

Lake Michigan is a nasty mess!

Saw this picture on Facebook of people surfing Lake Michigan recently...WOW!

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/01/ba3yduge.jpg


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[jmvotto]

Saw this picture on Facebook of people surfing Lake Michigan recently...WOW!

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/01/ba3yduge.jpg


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That looks like a 24 fter , wow.. Hope those did not make it o shore like that...

[bergermaister]

Wow... that's nuts. Huffington Post said 20fters but I'm thinking when you're out in the middle of it do you really care!?

No pics of them actually surfing though.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/31/lake-michigan-waves-2012-_n_2049040.html

[KG's Supra24]

Found a few good links for pictures ....

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/10/hurricane-sandy/100395/

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-after-landfall/100396/

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/10/hurricane_sandy_the_superstorm.html