Am i safe from the hurricane flood thats coming? from brooklyn

[Gudrests]

I live in brooklyn fort hamilton 65st, Do you think the flood would reach this place?

Yo bro Staten Island here

http://gis.nyc.gov/oem/he/index.htm This type in where you live and it will tell you. I think only Zone A is getting evacuated right now.

 

[alandavidson]

I live in brooklyn fort hamilton 65st, Do you think the flood would reach this place?

I looked at the topos of your area and compared it with the satellite imagery of the hurricane path, and you are in a bowl, meaning that where you live will probably fill with about 3-5 feet of water.

EDIT: Of course, that is depending on the way that the storm moves and how much total rainfall there is compiled with the surge water. I would be more worried about total rainfall than the surge, that will put more water in your area over a longer period of time, which, in the long run, is worse than a quick flood. /edit

The surge is expected to be 11ft high, meaning that it will travel at least 1/8th mile before fully breaking. If you look at Katrina as a storm of reference, that wave went as far as 1 1/2 miles before fully breaking.

In other words, get your valuables and get out.

 

[Furbyz]

Okay guys, I have some experience in this department. I grew up in Louisiana, and I was there for all the recent major storms (Lily, Katrina, Rita, Gustav, etc.). All of those were stronger than Irene is now, and it will be a Cat 1 by the time it reaches us. It's basically going to be a really, really bad thunderstorm.

Also, it appears to be turning pretty heavily east. Yesterday the projected path had the eye basically passing over my house (I live in Jersey City for reference, just past the Newport Mall, roughly a mile off of the river), today the eye is projected east of Nassau.

Don't worry friends. There will be damage, there will be power outages, but this is hardly the storm of the century.

This right here. Cat 1's really aren't that bad. I've rode out a few of them. A full Cat 2 can be intimidating, but if you prepare and are at a decent elevation, things tend to work out all right. Any stronger than that and things can go very, very badly. The strongest hurricanes I've dealt with were Rita, Ike, and Gustav. East Texas.

 

[Gudrests]

It's a category 2 hurricane, and by the time it gets to New York it'll be a category 1, there really isn't that much to worry about.

Double post buttttt.....NYC is kinda a bunch of islands....that ya know...have lots of land REALLY close to the beach, I've lived here almost 20 years and to my knowledge have they ever started evacuating like this before. When they shut down public transportation....you know shit is going down here.

 

[rutger5000]

Not a clue, but I think you're safe Brooklyn is west of hanhattan right? That ought to break any flood and keep you relativly safe. I live in Amsterdam, that's bellow sea level for all you non Dutch folk out there. Any clue how screwed I would be if any flood would come to be.

 

[alandavidson]

No clue. Park Slope here, my apartment came with busted windows, and I'm not going to be able to fix them on time. On the plus side, I'm well above ground.

You're high enough that you shouldn't have to worry about flooding, but I do recommend that you at least put a piece of plywood over your windows (that actually goes for all in the path of the hurricane. It's far cheaper to buy plywood than a new window.)

I'm starting to feel like combination of PSA and stalker.

 

[SeeIn2D]

Something like this has happened before. I live in Greenpoint/Williamsburg so I'm right on the water and coming from me you will be fine. The last time this happened it was just massive hype and hysteria, and when the storm finally came, some people's basements got a little soggy, and some wind was blown. You'll be alright.

 

[Dr. wonderful]

I live in brooklyn fort hamilton 65st, Do you think the flood would reach this place?

No clue, Downtown manhattan is Screwed though.

New jersey as well, Philadelphia may get out with a bruise, but we're going have fucking flooding out of our asses.

 

[soren7550]

My tired and true predictions for what will happen when a hurricane 'hits' New York:
- It'll rain a bit, more so than people would probably like.
- It'll be a bit windy, more so than people would probably like.
- Tree branches will be blown off.
- Some idiots will be dumb enough to try to drive their cars through a massive pool deep puddle.
- Everyone will realize how they overreacted yet again about a hurricane passing by New York.

I mean, that's how it's been for all the hurricanes I've been through in New York for my 19 years of life here.

 

[retyopy]

My good isr, I live in an outlying suburb and I'm screwed. You have to prepare.

 

[Dags90]

I mean, that's how it's been for all the hurricanes I've been through in New York for my 19 years of life here.

The power could be out for a while. I don't get why people are pointing about the category so much. It's not the winds that really matter too much where I live, it's the water. Ground might as well be made out of slush. When Floyd hit, we lost power for days, and there are already people in the area who've lost power.

I'll be fine though, Lonnie Quinn will save me with his deep tan and perfect hair.

 

[Kryzantine]

Fort Hamilton, 65th street... Oh, the streets might be a bit flooded, but your house should be fine. I actually lived in Boro Park for about 16 years, I can tell you that rain won't affect your neighbourhood too much. The winds won't be strong enough to damage property significantly. I would know, I went to school along the Hudson River, we had a couple of 55 mph gusts during the fall and winter every year, no damage to power lines or anything like that, and where you're living, it'll be more like a constant 40.

I actually didn't even have to look up the address, I know that intersection from heart. You'll be fine, don't worry about your house flooding. You're far too inland for that. The only danger of flooding comes from areas directly next to water already, and you're nowhere near that.