Whether NYC has dodged a bullet yet or not really has yet to be seen I think. Hurricanes aren't like bullets, they're like tanks. Kind of slow moving, but you don't need to be in the center of its path for it to do massive damage, particularly if it does collide with this front. In fact if you look at Irene's path it did go over NYC, however the damage was more severe in the surrounding areas then in NYC itself including Vermont and Connecticut.
Actually the Sandy tracking west of NYC can be worse for the city then Irene's path because now it's in the eastern quadrants of the the hurricane as opposed to the west like with Irene. Though that could be moot given the possible effects the nor'easter would have on it.
I find it funny actually cause when you read the Irene article Bloomberg was saying "I was being cautious yay!" and now for Sandy he's not doing as much as he did for Irene. Probably because Irene was such a low impact for the city, not as much as the media hyped it anyway. That's where these prediction things can be dangerous. Boy who cried wolf factor and all that. (EDIT: Bloomberg as of Sunday morning has changed his tone and is starting to do things such as order evacs, etc)
Fortunately it does appear as if Connecticut is in significantly less danger then when this was posted. The reason I did post it was mostly because of the Irene impacts. Like last time the media still likes to talk about the NYC factor a lot. Population bias mostly.
It still might cause some delay for people leaving the convention however if flights are grounded and such. Those driving home that have to go southwest (given CT's relative to rest of US might be quite a few furs) may have to drive through it still.
Whether NYC has dodged a bullet yet or not really has yet to be seen I think. Hurricanes aren't like bullets, they're like tanks. Kind of slow moving, but you don't need to be in the center of its path for it to do massive damage, particularly if it does collide with this front. In fact if you look at Irene's path it did go over NYC, however the damage was more severe in the surrounding areas then in NYC itself including Vermont and Connecticut.
Actually the Sandy tracking west of NYC can be worse for the city then Irene's path because now it's in the eastern quadrants of the the hurricane as opposed to the west like with Irene. Though that could be moot given the possible effects the nor'easter would have on it.
I find it funny actually cause when you read the Irene article Bloomberg was saying "I was being cautious yay!" and now for Sandy he's not doing as much as he did for Irene. Probably because Irene was such a low impact for the city, not as much as the media hyped it anyway. That's where these prediction things can be dangerous. Boy who cried wolf factor and all that. (EDIT: Bloomberg as of Sunday morning has changed his tone and is starting to do things such as order evacs, etc)
Fortunately it does appear as if Connecticut is in significantly less danger then when this was posted. The reason I did post it was mostly because of the Irene impacts. Like last time the media still likes to talk about the NYC factor a lot. Population bias mostly.
It still might cause some delay for people leaving the convention however if flights are grounded and such. Those driving home that have to go southwest (given CT's relative to rest of US might be quite a few furs) may have to drive through it still.