Hurricane Sandy Weakens Slightly

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

Hurricane Sandy's maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 75 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm continues to move toward the United States' East Coast at near 7 mph.

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[Comrade_McKenzie]

1. Some storms do that before they tighten. nt

[LisaL]

6. But it's going to meet some cold water.

[leftynyc]

2. My office

is trying to figure out how to let everyone know if we're going to close on Tuesday (I'm in midtown Manhattan but have to commute north to Westchester). People are taking this very seriously.

[LibertyLover]

3. My husband called to tell me that our county (Anne Arundel in Maryland)

called to alert residents in low areas that they may need to evacuate. Our house is in an older, small community on the South River, really an estuary of the Chesapeake Bay. From our living room you can see South River, which is about 250 feet away. Our house is an old beach house converted to year-round living (badly converted, but that is another story), but it does sit higher than some of our neighbors. I've got 3 dogs and very little money so I'm hoping to ride it out.

At work (I work in DC) we just got an e-mail telling us to take our computers home with us this weekend and to forward our phones to our home or cell.

I hope that this is all hype, but I don't think it is in my heart of hearts.

[amandabeech]

5. I'm in Montgomery County, Md.

I'm on a rise in Rockville/Gaithersburg, and during the derecho two years ago, my east-facing bedroom windows and the whole section story started shaking. The derecho only lasted a few minutes. We lost power for a week.

This thing is coming from the east, will last much longer and will have close to tropical strength winds and much stronger gusts. I'm thinking about catching a plane tomorrow to make a early Thanksgiving with my Mom in Michigan and not coming back 'til the lights come on.

Somehow, the election isn't my #1 worry right now.

[LibertyLover]

9. Stay safe amandabeech

some of my best friends live in Montgomery County and have posted on FB that their power has flickered but that they are still ok. I hope you get to spend Thanksgiving with your mom - enjoy!

[Skittles]

4. everyone in the path, PLEASE be safe

take every precaution you can!

[blazeKing]

7. It's turning into a noreaster

It was never going to hit as a true hurricane. But actually it means it will be worse because as it turns into a noreaster (It won't have a true defined center) the wind field and rain field will spread out farther.

[davidpdx]

8. It's good to see that people are taking this seriously

and making contingency plans. I'm hoping the damn thing will take a turn and maybe go north.