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<\/a><\/p>\n3:30 – it’s increasingly clear that the NWS is lying. Their description of the storm says hurricane strength “gusts” exist in only a “small area” – east of the center of the storm. There is no “eye” left. If they downgrade the storm, all the TV cameras go home<\/p>\n
3:50\u00a0 – latest NWS projection maps (very old) now show very small chance of 60 mph winds…\u00a0\u00a0 top sustained winds are likely to be only 40 mph – just a big storm<\/p>\n
7:15 – tornado watch until 11:00, Flood warning in Housitonic River (Same area that flooded this Spring – same people living right along the river will whine they weren’t given enough warning? Power and Internet stll on<\/p>\n
7:30 – I guess I slept through it – the Microwave shows “Reset” and the stove clock shows 4:54, which means power was out for 2+ hours unless I didn’t change it for DST. It’s worth knowing power companies will often turn off power on purpose to protect equipment even if nothing has gone wrong – to prevent fires, transformer damage, shock hazards from standing water….<\/p>\n
8:15 – the trees are getting noisier<\/p>\n
8:50 – totally weird. The radar and satellites show essentially no storm South of the “Center of Rotation”. Western NY looks like it will get a ton of rain. Back to playing Angry birds<\/p>\n
9:05 – “eye” of storm hit Manhattan at 9:00 AM…\u00a0\u00a0 storm is no longer a hurricane.\u00a0 2 cars stuck in flooding on 10th Avenue.<\/p>\n
10:05 – small gusts of wind, rain is ending… Sun will likely be out in a few minutes… A few cars going by (I live on a busy street half a block from a major highway)<\/p>\n
10:40 – I just read that the Mayor of Derby has ordered “All Non-essential” vehicles off city streets from 11 PM last night “until the storm passes”.\u00a0\u00a0 Our mayor is supposed to be a part time job, but he doesn’t take the hint.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Parking Lot at City Hall is also closed on Sunday Morning, so it can hold all the Emergency Response vehicles.<\/p>\n
4:20 PM: The End.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
9:20 PM – first thunder, noticeably heavier rain. This is the first “outer band” – how dare it interrupt my Angey Birds update 10:15 calm, sporadic rain, oppressive humidity Time for sleep, hopefully not to end to the sound of … Continue reading